Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

On 07/11/2020 16:27, Ed wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

1/. All chip when cut if you don't know how to do it
2/. They are all perfectly OK or a pile-o-crap depending on your
standards. I think I have installed 6 kitchens using cheap as chips
coated chip. They are all ok - never noticed a difference


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On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep
(or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.

If you put an upstand and a shelf along the back to fill the gap, you can save money and get away using standard depth ones.

Owain

On 07/11/2020 16:27, Ed wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

I installed a Formica (brand) post-formed worktop about twenty years ago
and it still looks good.

On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:

Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed..

Many thanks.

All chip if sawn. Cut oversize & trim with a router.

None are good, they're all made from chipboard which swells & disintegrates when wet. They're just cheap. Accept it, seal it as well as you can, keep it as dry as practical. Or build with something decent like concrete, stone, tile etc. Those have their own issues.


NT

Chip when cut, do you mean the surface? Is this not why we tend to use tape
over the cutting area and use a saw with less aggressive action though.
Anything laminated tends to, um delaminate!

Brian

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Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast
bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying
they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

Which of course begs the question, why is not the standard the same depth as
an appliance in the first place?
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On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep
(or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.

If you put an upstand and a shelf along the back to fill the gap, you can
save money and get away using standard depth ones.

Owain

On 08/11/2020 00:41, wrote:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:

Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

All chip if sawn. Cut oversize & trim with a router.

None are good, they're all made from chipboard which swells & disintegrates when wet. They're just cheap. Accept it, seal it as well as you can, keep it as dry as practical. Or build with something decent like concrete, stone, tile etc. Those have their own issues.


A hipster friend has concrete. Don't get concrete!



NT

On 07/11/2020 16:27:47, Ed wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

My washing machine sticks out 30mm or so. Not really a problem.

You can always carve out the plaster behind the washing machine to make
room for the pipework.

On Sunday, 8 November 2020 13:22:51 UTC, Fredxx wrote:
You can always carve out the plaster behind the washing machine to make
room for the pipework.

Previous occupants didn't believe in wasting money plastering the walls behind units in the first place.

Midn you, if I go back far enough I'll have a handy ledge in the bathroom to put things on!

Owain

On Sunday, 8 November 2020 at 08:14:53 UTC, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Which of course begs the question, why is not the standard the same depth as
an appliance in the first place?
Brian

I don't know but in this case, the Beko washing machine isn't the standard depth.

My washing machine sticks out 30mm or so. Not really a problem.

You can always carve out the plaster behind the washing machine to make
room for the pipework.

Except mine's an integrated washing machine. I bought it without realising it's an issue.
Yes, I thought about carving out the plaster. I'm hoping that'll be a last resort.

If you put an upstand and a shelf along the back to fill the gap, you can save money and get away using standard depth ones.

Owain

Thanks, that's a good idea. I was wondering about an alternative to tiles, anyway.

On Sunday, 8 November 2020 10:54:21 UTC, GB wrote:
On 08/11/2020 00:41, tabbypurr wrote:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:

Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

All chip if sawn. Cut oversize & trim with a router.

None are good, they're all made from chipboard which swells & disintegrates when wet. They're just cheap. Accept it, seal it as well as you can, keep it as dry as practical. Or build with something decent like concrete, stone, tile etc. Those have their own issues.


A hipster friend has concrete. Don't get concrete!

Tell us more. Sounds too porous for my liking.

On 08/11/2020 23:32, wrote:
On Sunday, 8 November 2020 10:54:21 UTC, GB wrote:
On 08/11/2020 00:41, tabbypurr wrote:
On Saturday, 7 November 2020 16:27:50 UTC, Ed wrote:

Can anyone recommend a good brand of laminate worktops, please?
Because of the washing machine, they have to be 630mm deep (or breakfast bar) and 3.6 or 4m long.
At first, Duropal looked good then I saw a thread on some forum saying they chip when cut.

I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

Many thanks.

All chip if sawn. Cut oversize & trim with a router.

None are good, they're all made from chipboard which swells & disintegrates when wet. They're just cheap. Accept it, seal it as well as you can, keep it as dry as practical. Or build with something decent like concrete, stone, tile etc. Those have their own issues.


A hipster friend has concrete. Don't get concrete!

Tell us more. Sounds too porous for my liking.


It is polished concrete, ie the top surface is a very smooth grey. I
didn't see it being made, but I assume that concrete is a misnomer. I
very much doubt it has any big bits of aggregate in. It could be made in
different layers, I suppose, but I suspect it's actually ply with a coat
of fine sand and cement.

It's wonderfully heat proof, which as far as I can see is the only good
thing that can be said for it. And it hasn't cracked in half, so that's
good, too!

Where it falls down is that it's porous, as you say, and it shows
stains. It's not sealed, and I expect that any seal wouldn't be heatproof.

Plus, I don't like the colour.

GB wrote:

It is polished concrete, ie the top surface is a very smooth grey. I
didn't see it being made, but I assume that concrete is a misnomer.

Here's one I watched the other week ... they can be sealed, but I still
don't like the look.

https://youtu.be/llWsYmrnMUo?t=55

On 09/11/2020 10:45, Andy Burns wrote:
GB wrote:

It is polished concrete, ie the top surface is a very smooth grey. I
didn't see it being made, but I assume that concrete is a misnomer.

Here's one I watched the other week ... they can be sealed, but I still
don't like the look.

https://youtu.be/llWsYmrnMUo?t=55


I'm not quite sure what sand/cement mix he used, but it's obviously very
fine, so not concrete at all.

I'm impressed with how much work is involved in the process. At the end,
you either love it, or you don't. I don't. So, all that effort and
expense ... and it ends up a bit meh.

Also, I assume the seal is just a two part varnish, so that's not very
heat-proof, which rather negates the purpose of the concrete in the
first place.

On 07/11/2020 16:27:47, Ed wrote:


I was thinking about getting custom IKEA ones but their stores are closed.

They claim to be still open for click and collect and home delivery.