[Shop-talk] recovering kitchen counter

[Wayne]

Chadwick E. Labno wrote:
> My 30 year old kitchen counter tops are covered with a Formica type laminate
> and I need to recover them. Can I install new Formica type laminate over 
> the old

Have you priced new ones?  Laminate isn't terribly expensive;  well.. 
probably less than $10 a linear foot for std 2' depth with built in back 
splash.  Unless you value you labor $zero/hour I think it would be hard 
to justify the hassle.

   -Wayne