gap between kitchen worktop and wall.

carlw

Hi

I have recently removed the old crappy tiles from my kitchen walls and plan to plaster the walls (using a friend at no cost) and then re-tile to a lower height with modern tiles, as previously tiles were floor to ceiling. The problem is that there were 2 layers of tiles that i removed and i am left with quite a gap between the worktop and wall now. Even when i have retiled the gap will be too big to hide with silicone i think. I have no intention of replacing the worktop as they are perfectly fine or plaster boarding the wall as this is not really possible. Are there any ways of hiding this gap and it looking ok? I am sure i have seen a beading used in kitchens before but i cant seem to find anything??

Any suggestions or direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Carl

BobProperty

Thick upstand at the back of the worktop?

OddjobKIA

filler espanding foam then trim away then silicone

if not then as above

dld2s

how about quadrant painted or varnished to match

EliteHeat

How about doing it properly?

tomsolomon

How about removing the work surface, cleaning all the old grout and sealant off and refiting closer to the wall. Worksurfaces have at least 20mm to 30mm overhang. So if you move them a bit closer to the wall you wont notice much difference.

carlw

EliteHeat wrote: »

How about doing it properly?

Thanks to everyone for your advise and suggestions:

tomsolomon: i cant do that as the work surface goes round 3 walls in a horse she shape, so by moving closer to one wall it would create the problem at the other side. Otherwise i would have done that thanks for suggestion though.

EliteHeat: Thanks for your absolutely useless advise, next time elaborate or keep your pointless comments to yourself, i don't actually know what you could mean by do it properly, other than get a new worktop, but people come on this site to save money, i have a gap and want to know my options. If you cant help then why get involved.

rockjim69

We had some gap issues with the kitchen in our previous house and solved it using a white plastic L-shape finishing strip. Was about 1inch deep and 1inch high so big enough to cover some fairly sizeable gaps We bought it from Homebase in about 3m lengths and just cut it to the length we needed. Obviously it doesnt look quite as good as a well fitted worktop, but certainly an option Id recommend for a tight budget - The strips cost <£10 each from memory