"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net...
"N. Thornton" wrote in message

You CAN still get Fablon and lookalikes - try decorators' merchants -
but
it's not all that durable for a kitchen surface. Also, when you have to
lift
it, it can leave deposits of adhesive. It might do the job for a few
months
as long as you protect it from hot and sharp objects. I'll be interested
in
others' suggestions.

Dont even think about it. The surest way to totally trash your
worktop.

I agree that it's not ideal but it wouldn't trash the worktop any more - in
fact not as much - as formica or tiles.


On the contrary, it would wreck it good and proper. Sticky coverings
have 2 major failings: firstly they are not in any sense durable, and
will soon become a real eyesore. Secondly they leave adhesive all over
the remaining surface thats near impossible to remove, captures lots
of dirt, and oozes out all the places where the covering has been
damaged. Stick on coverings were popular once, but time has proven
them to be the worst option available.

Formica does work, had it once, its acceptable if not great. Tiles are
I would think the better option here, and replacing the worktop
probably the best. And if the OP has neither time nor money I would
even consider a vinyl mat.


Regards, NT