Mirostone worktops

sg0102

Evening

We're considering a mirostone worktop for our kitchen.

Anyone got any experience or thoughts on these?

Positive or negative.

Cheers
Steve

Steve_the_fitter

Havent fitted this make of worktop before but it looks much the same a Mistral. Nice solid worktops but be warned. They do scratch quite easily. If you do decide to get them make sure your fitter has the right tools and skills to fit them

sg0102

Thanks Steve.

Thoughts on how they compare to getacore? That's are current alternative option - that or going down the durapol route

Cheers
Steve

Steve_the_fitter

Not really sure to tell you the truth. There are so many of these solid worktops out there its hard to keep up with all of them.
I think Getacore just have a 3mm surface on chipboard or maybe mdf. This means that there will be more time needed to fit them as worktop end will need to be finished and drainer grooves etc will just be for show rather than actually drain the water away

ryder72

Avoid the lot, spend money and get corian or an equivalent product. All of these alternatives are polyester based products which are a poor cousin of Corian and not really that much cheaper either.

hebridean

I've just recently moved into a self build house and at the time my wife was talking about getting granite or quartz worktops which were working out about £3000. Having two children at 15 and 11 years old and knowing that granite was pourus i could just see what was round the corner and convinced her to get a bog standard run of the mill formica type worksurface for £300. Which can ultimately be changed for pennies if it gets damaged or on a whim. So imagine my dismay when i return home after being away for a couple of weeks to dicover that my wife had spilt a massive blob of superglue on the new worksurface!
Go cheap you will save in the long run.

cddc

ryder72 wrote: »

Avoid the lot, spend money and get corian or an equivalent product. All of these alternatives are polyester based products which are a poor cousin of Corian and not really that much cheaper either.

Not much cheaper! On large areas they are thousands cheaper!
If Corian was more reasonable and cheaper to fabricate, none of these products would have a market. Corian is the best of breed, but it is a bit like advising everyone to get a Rolls Royce...

Stick to lighter colours and the cheaper alternatives are fine. If going for a Resin on Chipboard type one, get one with a bit more resin than 3mm. That sounds like you are asking for trouble.