Building A Laundry Room Countertop

How to install a laundry room countertop preparation before installing the laundry room countertop.

Building a laundry room countertop.

This post contains affiliate links to products that i use. Building one yourself involves measuring out the dimensions purchasing the wood and putting it all together. Remove the washer and dryer from the room. Just to help you envision our laundry room countertop here is.

Measure the depth of the washer and dryer to determine the depth of the countertop. Measure the laundry room. The laundry room s wooden countertop is made from 3 4 maple plywood. It s pretty heavy so i had a beast of a time getting it to fit on my walls which were also wonky as hell the back corners were just slightly wider than the width of the wall where the front of the washer and dryer are oh the joys of working on an old house.

Wearing eye protection use a pneumatic nailer. Some companies sell premade laundry room countertops but they can cost hundreds of dollars and some won t fit properly. Materials for installing the laundry room countertop. These photos were taken on two different days during the building process.

And as i mentioned in the reveal a laundry room countertop was an integral piece of the design plan. We attached a 2 2 board across the front attaching it to the 2x2s on the side walls. We attached a 2 4 on the back wall and used 2x2s on the side wall at the height we wanted our countertop to be. Having a countertop over your washer and dryer can help to organize your laundry room.

Why not spend around 200. Here is how i made mine. Luckily for me it is a very simple project and relatively budget friendly coming in under 40. It was time to create one of my own.

I noticed that every laundry room photo that drew my eye had a gorgeous wood counter. Rip the first piece of plywood to length.