New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am renovating a
house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen; I forked out £2500 to have a
£6000 kitchen fitted professionally. As it was going in I noticed a couple of
chips on the laminate worktop where it had been cut. Nothing was said and now
it looks as if the fitter has just filled them. They are only small (2 x
1-2mm) however, I can obviously see the filler. Is this acceptable, or should
I get the worktop taken out and replaced? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

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On 10/10/2016 22:14, Rich wrote:
New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am renovating a
house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen; I forked out £2500 to have a
£6000 kitchen fitted professionally. As it was going in I noticed a
couple of
chips on the laminate worktop where it had been cut. Nothing was said
and now
it looks as if the fitter has just filled them. They are only small (2 x
1-2mm) however, I can obviously see the filler. Is this acceptable, or
should
I get the worktop taken out and replaced? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
Thanks.


Definitely needs replacing and done right. If done correctly then there
shouldn't be any gap/chips at all.

On 10/10/2016 22:42, JoeJoe wrote:
On 10/10/2016 22:14, Rich wrote:
New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am
renovating a
house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen; I forked out £2500 to have a
£6000 kitchen fitted professionally. As it was going in I noticed a
couple of
chips on the laminate worktop where it had been cut. Nothing was said
and now
it looks as if the fitter has just filled them. They are only small (2 x
1-2mm) however, I can obviously see the filler. Is this acceptable, or
should
I get the worktop taken out and replaced? Any thoughts greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.


Definitely needs replacing and done right. If done correctly then there
shouldn't be any gap/chips at all.

PS: it is likely to result in swelling if (or more likely, when) it
comes in contact with water. Any joiner with any self respect would have
offered to replace it at their expense - he (she?) clearly didn't do the
job correctly.

On 10/10/2016 23:02, JoeJoe wrote:
On 10/10/2016 22:42, JoeJoe wrote:
On 10/10/2016 22:14, Rich wrote:
New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am
renovating a
house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen; I forked out £2500 to
have a
£6000 kitchen fitted professionally. As it was going in I noticed a
couple of
chips on the laminate worktop where it had been cut. Nothing was said
and now
it looks as if the fitter has just filled them. They are only small (2 x
1-2mm) however, I can obviously see the filler. Is this acceptable, or
should
I get the worktop taken out and replaced? Any thoughts greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.


Definitely needs replacing and done right. If done correctly then there
shouldn't be any gap/chips at all.

PS: it is likely to result in swelling if (or more likely, when) it
comes in contact with water. Any joiner with any self respect would have
offered to replace it at their expense - he (she?) clearly didn't do the
job correctly.

If it was cut with a router and a template jig, then it could probably
be recut to shave a couple of mm off the chipped bit, and the joint
remade (unless there is no extra length available to use - say with a
worktop running between two walls)

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What is theworktop made of? If its a material which is affected by water any
breach is going to just get worse. Otherwise it depends on how you feel I
suppose. I'd not go for it if I could see, but not everyone is a
perfectionist.
Brian

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New to this forum, however, I am looking for some advice. I am renovating
a
house but didn't want to tackle the kitchen; I forked out £2500 to have a
£6000 kitchen fitted professionally. As it was going in I noticed a couple
of
chips on the laminate worktop where it had been cut. Nothing was said and
now
it looks as if the fitter has just filled them. They are only small (2 x
1-2mm) however, I can obviously see the filler. Is this acceptable, or
should
I get the worktop taken out and replaced? Any thoughts greatly
appreciated.
Thanks.

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replying to Rich, Rich71 wrote:
Thanks Joe, that's kind of what I thought but wasn't sure if I was being
fussy; I may add a picture when able.
Thanks John; unfortunately I don't think cutting more is an option as the
space between the front of the cupboard and the edge of the worktop is
constant as it bends around the corner. Difficult to explain, I will
definitely try to post a picture!
Thanks again

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replying to JoeJoe, Rich71 wrote:
Thanks Joe, that's kind of what I thought but wasn't sure if I was being
fussy; I may add a picture when able.

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replying to John Rumm, Rich71 wrote:
Thanks John; unfortunately I don't think cutting more is an option as the
space between the front of the cupboard and the edge of the worktop is
constant as it bends around the corner. Difficult to explain, I will
definitely try to post a picture!
Thanks again

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