Bamboo worktop?

freddykruggar

weh hey! what a bite, sucker

1jim

geordie_joe wrote: »

I think a lot of times people can't do right for doing wrong.

Which why forums like this on the whole are pretty good because people can come on here and discuss plans and look at pros and cons...... although it would be a shame if people didnt post questions on here because our friend fred has nothing better to do with his time

freddykruggar

1jim wrote: »

Which why forums like this on the whole are pretty good because people can come on here and discuss plans and look at pros and cons...... although it would be a shame if people didnt post questions on here because our friend fred has nothing better to do with his time

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Ben84

I would challege the idea that particle board with plastic laminate is worse for the environment than real wood, bamboo or stone of some type.

It might not be new, nor have been designed to be eco-friendly, and it might be an entirely artificial material, but that doesn't make it a bad choice. The wood chip core is made from waste wood and the plastic layer is thin, and plastics despite their bad environmental image have been unfairly criticised on some counts. Plastics normally consume less energy and resources than natural materials, so replacing natural materials with plastics can result in positive environmental improvements.

The major environmental problems with plastics are single use disposable plastics, which have caused excessive consumption and disposal problems, but this issue doesn't involve kitchen counters.

I strongly suspect that plastic laminated particle board, being mostly made from waste material and a layer of plastic is going to consume the least resources, both in energy and materials, of any choice.

kitchencrazy

freddykruggar wrote: »

weh hey! what a bite, sucker

Wow you really are pathetic.

bungle4by4

as with all wood, i think its really smart. and have just put 7metres of wood worktop in the kitchen. BUT you do need to oil it. and every 2 to 3 days for the first 2 months, and then 4 times a year.

that means clearing the worktop of everything, cleaning throughly, and oiling and then 'polishing' the excess off.

if your happy with this then by all means its stunning, and any damage can be simply sanded out. I bought 2 large chopping boards, also wood, from ikea to use instead of risking damaging the work top.

themull1

Because there are pro's and con's with every worktop material, why not just get the one you like the best?

Zenoka

This may be a dumb question, but how do they make bamboo into a worktop? We grow it in the garden and its a great material but how do you get a worktop from it?

Cardew

Zenoka wrote: »

This may be a dumb question, but how do they make bamboo into a worktop? We grow it in the garden and its a great material but how do you get a worktop from it?

Like this:

http://www.woodandbeyond.com/products/Premium-Bamboo-Worktop.html

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Granite is pretty much a non renewable material. After all, it forms in geological timescales, not human ones.

And why do people like having additional radioactive sources in their kitchens? Not that it isn't far less dangerous than a transatlantic flight, but why encourage it?

Always wondered as a boyfriend fitted kitchens for wealthy Southwest Londoners who were purging their homes of synthetics, having their fillings removed and forgoing hair dye as they 'turned organic' for their babies - and then had giant slabs of inherently radioactive material right where they lovingly prepared the organic baby mush.


Why not look for recycled oak from construction or something? Railway sleepers can be sliced to create boards the same thickness as a normal worktop, for example.