20mm worktop thickness - possible?

Hintza

Talk to these guys, they are manufacturers and should be able to sort you out.

http://www.rearo.co.uk/

I see they have some commercial stuff for washrooms which might be adapted to fit. I have used their selkie boards and did have a chat about having some custom made (just used their normal range in the end) and it was perhaps double the standard price.

Worth a chat anyway, and I like the guys that work their (gruff but straight, in the Govan outlet )

julianashcroft

You could use 18mm MDF and then put something like Formica on top, cutting and trimming the Formica, takes a fair bit of skill though.

ic

I would have thought you'd be better to use proper kitchen laminate worktop, and to cut it to fit around the window frame. A joiner or kitchen fitter should be able do this with ease. As people have said above, you need something that will be suitable for the humidity and wear and tear it will get in a kitchen.

Jonesya

Can you live with pine?

You can get laminated pine sheeting that is 18mm thick, 600mm wide, 1m or 2m long. To make it last I'd give it a few coats of a polyurethane varnish to water-proof it and give it good protective coating. You could stain it/lime it to taste.

http://www.wickes.co.uk/timberboard-600x2350x18mm/invt/110150/

thebaldwindowfitter

https://www.gap.uk.com branches throughtout the country

tony6403

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Based on past experience, I wouldn't use that anywhere that may get damp. The edges are not sealed and the chipboard core swells up when water gets in.

If you have ever fitted sinks into worktops you will know that the chipboard is exposed when you cut the necessary aperture.
In addition to any gaskets/silicone I seal the exposed chipboard with polyurethane varnish to exclude moisture.

Gloomendoom

tony6403 wrote: »

If you have ever fitted sinks into worktops you will know that the chipboard is exposed when you cut the necessary aperture.
In addition to any gaskets/silicone I seal the exposed chipboard with polyurethane varnish to exclude moisture.

I have, and I have also used the melamine coated chipboard in kitchens and bathrooms. Unfortunately, it's not the cut edges that are the problem as they are relatively obvious and easy to seal, it's all the other edges where the water gets in. Of course, you could seal them too.

LlamaKarma

Hi Phil99, I am based in Leicestershire.

Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.
I am now getting a joiner/kitchen fitter in to look at it tonight. From all the advice, sounds like the best idea is, as ic says, to get kitchen worktop and cut to fit.

I'll see what he says.....

LlamaKarma

I'm getting some Mdf, 18mm which the joiner is getting and he will cut it slightly to go round the windowframe.

Thanks very much for all the advice