Building A Laundry Room Countertop

These photos were taken on two different days during the building process.

Building a laundry room countertop.

I noticed that every laundry room photo that drew my eye had a gorgeous wood counter. Measure the laundry room. Rip the first piece of plywood to length. This post contains affiliate links to products that i use.

Materials for installing the laundry room countertop. Measure the depth of the washer and dryer to determine the depth of the countertop. Remove the washer and dryer from the room. Some companies sell premade laundry room countertops but they can cost hundreds of dollars and some won t fit properly.

Having a countertop over your washer and dryer can help to organize your laundry room. Supplies needed for this diy laundry room countertop. Why not spend around 200. 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.

Wood for support frame flooring or quality wood for countertop wood screws wood glue wood putty wood gloss sand paper white paint wood stain. Cut the two side pieces of the. It was time to create one of my own. Here is how i made mine.

We attached a 2 2 board across the front attaching it to the 2x2s on the side walls. Luckily for me it is a very simple project and relatively budget friendly coming in under 40. The laundry room s wooden countertop is made from 3 4 maple plywood. Just to help you envision our laundry room countertop here is.

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. Wearing eye protection use a pneumatic nailer.