On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:46:52 +0000, Rod
wrote:

Haven't responded so far because a) thought someone else would already
have written that pre-mitred worktops were available; b) it was some
time ago I saw them and I don't know if they still are available.
Somehow, I doubt it.

'Twas in Homebase, probably around four or five years ago, they had a
length of worktop with both ends mitred and routed. You choose where
between those mitres to do a single straight cut.

I thought it quite a good idea but there were inevitable problems such as:

You require a worktop with two mitres or indeed anything other than a
simple 'L'.
The room isn't square.
The very limited range of finishes available in this form.
Excess cost and waste if every piece of worktop has to be bought in this
form in order to match up properly.
The limited maximum length of a single run.

Thanks, that would have been ideal - as long as they had a worktop
colour/pattern that met with SWMBO's approval :-)

Unfortunately the bits have been paid for and the new length of
worktop arrives tomorrow - just got to buy some Rustins and remember
to oil the bottom a couple of times *before* it's screwed in place

Perry