Worktop corner joint trim

johnnyren

Hi  
      I’ve have a small kitchen I’m attempting to supply and fit myself,    I’ve spent a fair bit of time making sure my measurements, tools needed ect are all correct ,        The one task I was unsure of was joining the worktops ,  having to use templates ect was giving me the fear lol .
i saw one YouTube tutorial that had a woman use a corner joint trim which for me Is perfect for what im after ,       Why is this method not promoted more on you tube tutorials or am i missing something ?       Is it purely down to the asthetics of having a visible joint on show ?        I could only find one tutorial online using this method ,  why ?     

DullGreyGuy

It'll be a combination of the aesthetics of having the trim and because it sits proud of the surface so makes that area of the worksurface a little less usable.  Had trim in the corner on an old kitchen, how I liked to be in the earlier kitchen was in the corner when chopping but it meant one corner of the chopping board was on the trim and so the board rocked, could turn sidewise slightly to avoid it but our large saute pan then wouldn't fit behind the chopping board to be able to scrape the chopped stuff directly into it. 

FreeBear

johnnyren said: i saw one YouTube tutorial that had a woman use a corner joint trim which for me Is perfect for what im after ,       Why is this method not promoted more on you tube tutorials or am i missing something ?

Salmonella Strip - Whilst cheap and saves on the effort of a properly mitred join, they harbour all sorts of bacteria.

It is worth getting a router & jig so that you end up with a neat joint. And if your walls are not straight, you can use the router to scribe the worktop to the wall and get zero gaps (but if you are using an upstand or tiling, a gap doesn't matter). If you don't have a router & jig, it may be cheaper to get a fitter in to do the joint. The difference will lift your kitchen from looking like a DIY install to a professional job.

ButterCheese

I'm not sure I know what you mean?  My Dad and I installed my new kitchen, we searched for "how to kitchen worktop" on YT and there were loads of guides available.  It is tricky but once everything is set-up it doesn't take long.  Make sure you use a good (expensive) router bit, as the cheap ones will chip and dull immediately.

In my opinion, the joining strips look awful and they are not practical unless you want to trap bits of food and grease in them

johnnyren

Thanks for all comments so far.     I’ll give it a bit more thought regarding the way forward,    I will say there’s just the 2 of us ,    I’m pretty sure we can keep a small strip of aluminium clean of any grease , food debris or salmonella