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newshound writes
On 17/01/2015 17:16, wrote:
On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 12:31:27 PM UTC,
wrote:
On Tuesday, 24 February 2004 19:51:30 UTC, Rachel wrote:
My question is : Has anyone had any experience of covering the
existing worktops using FABLON ?

Fablon type sticky-back-plastic won't be anywhere near hard-wearing enough.

Alternatives might be:

linoleum
http://www.svane.com/svane---uk/fors.../linoleum.aspx

http://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-uk/...urniture-linol
eum/bt4vgq
http://www.tsbooker.co.uk/Worktops/L..._worktops.html

tile over it with worktop tiles and waterproof grout

surface over it with stainless steel

If it's just the cooker area that is going to need expensive special
worktop, you could cost up getting that done in steel by a fabricator
and use cheap ordinary worktop for the rest. Cheap ordinary worktop
is probably cheaper than anything else.

You can also of course buy melamine laminate on its own and apply to
the existing worktops, especially if you can de-assemble them rather
than relaminating in situ.

Owain

Surely lino is rapidly damaged by hot pans


NT

Melamine (e.g. Formica) is quite heat resistant (unlike genuine lino or
the modern vinyl replacement). I havn't seen Formica for ages but it is
(or used to be) a good fix for shelves, worktops, or work benches which
see heavy duty. No good on modern style radiussed worktops though.

Formica is still around.

apparently is was 100 years old in 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddes...n-blog/2013/ja
n/17/formica-turns-100

And I know the original post is ancient, but I'd probably just replace
the worktops rather than bother covering them with formica
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Chris French