Glad to see how well it turned out and that i wasn t the only one to attempt this i just wanted to add that we purchased stair nose with the rest of the wood and are using it for the edges of the counter that are exposed.
Bar top made from hardwood flooring.
Hardwood flooring boards are often milled from quality lumber that is more expensive if you buy if by the board foot so it makes sense to put boards that don t end up on your floor to good use.
Engineered wood floors are also made with core boards made from high density fiberboard or hdf.
That was the price of the flooring and we had the rest of the materials on hand but if we didn t the total cost would have still only been about 60.
It is a handy tool to have.
You can combine kits to create a planked bar top of any length by simply alternating the joints.
Main bar top kits in poplar oak cherry maple mahogany or walnut hardwood are perfect for the diy bar top.
I came across this when looking for advice on building a base for a countertop made from wood flooring.
Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11.
Hdf is even more dimensionally stable than a plywood core board.
Select enough hardwood flooring boards so that the accumulated width of them together exceed the width and length of the desired table top by at least 2 inches.
Available in 6 8 and 10 lengths.
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Kits include tongue groove planks.
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However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results.