Guide to kitchen worktops

Angie_B

I have Duropal laminate and would definitely recommend. The quality is excellent and it looks fantastic. It is incredibly easy to keep clean, doesn't show up marks and the joints are almost invisible (I had it installed by a professional).

My budget would not stretch to granite; however my parents have it (black sparkly - I assume Star Galaxy?) in their kitchen and it is also great. Very easy to keep clean and certainly doesn't show up marks or fingerprints easily.

I personally love real wood but it does take a bit more looking after -you do have to be more disciplined with regard to wiping up after yourself and treating with the right product, but providing you do that it can last for a very very long time and still look great.

jamski07

ryder72 wrote: »

Laminate Worktop in 5.4m lengths are available from select suppliers. The problem is not so much the length but the logistics of transportation and handling.

I would not recommend Maia. Its really not fit for purpose. Save up for Corian or get the laminate worktop cut cleverly so that the joins arent on your working areas if at all possible.

Not fit for purpose how?

mandragora_2

jenfa wrote: »

We have Corian in our bathroom and I certainly wouldn't go for it again, we are in a hard water area and I find that it leaves yellow stains on the white basin, we want a china white sink like we have now that we can bleach and replace on its own without changing all the worktop, but that is just us.

Sorry to hear that - our Corian's been great - it's in the kitchen, it's a sort of blue/green colour, and our water is very soft, so these two combined might explain why we've not had a problem at all with discolouring.

Jdrew

Sorry, I'm new to this and am probably writing this in the wrong place.

Can undermount sinks be used as drop-in sinks? If not, why not? There are better designed, cheaper, single inset/undermount sinks than not these days and I can't see a reason why they can't be 'dropped' on the surface like drop-in sinks. Will the edge be raw? Then how can they be inset if they are raw edged? Will they rust at the edge? Then why won't that show when inset? Fixing? Well it can be glued - no difference.

NB Setting in laminate.

Thanks, any experience of this welcome.

premkit

Some under mounts can be sit on sinks but they will say so in the info, a lot of under mounts are badly finished on the edges and can cut yourself on them. Only use the ones that say under and over, generally the square and rectangle ones can be either.

leveller2911

New to the forum, posted twice and both touting for work.

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