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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
The kitchen counters in my condo are kinda cheap, and now the laminate is starting to peel off in several places. They look like crap so I think I just want to redo them all, but have no idea who I could call for something like that or what kind of costs I'm looking at (fairly small kitchen with a raised breakfast counter)
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Tiled splash down to the surface; or do they have the integral backsplash ("post formed") on them?
Failing laminate can be resurfaced in place, but there will be additional costs involved as the sink will have to be "R&R'ed" during the process and the substrate in the sink area may be too shot (water damaged) to support the application of new laminate. If you have tops with the "integral" splash and tile above this, then you are looking at a much more involved process to R&R this in place. The old tops will have to be removed (carefully) and the new ones fitted to match the same profile as the ones you are removing. There are also companies that will do an "overlay" process using a 1/4" of man-made glass/quartz composite which goes right over your existing top. "Granite Transformations" is one such operation. I used them on a complete "gut and redo" (new top substrate) and it came out very nice.
As I've noted, it really comes down to budget and the extant state that you're starting from. A simple laminate overlay job could be as little as $6-700 if everything is ok with the substrate. R&R on post-formed (integral splash) will be more due to the need to remove the existing tops and fit any corners (mitered joints). The "Granite" overlay is not cheap, but it will take you from "average" to OMFG... this can be useful from the perspective of a potential re-sale.
Many different ways that this can go.
I'm in St. Albert so unless you're "up here", I can't help you out any further.
Best of luck!