Any suggestions for a concrete-look benchtop?
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PROProctor Building Solutions
5 anni fa
Helen Keating
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PRODr Retro House Calls
5 anni faDon't choose a concrete-look benchtop from a photo. Have a look at real-life samples, see how they feel to the touch, and consider how the edge is detailed. Are you building new cabinetwork that has been designed for the extra bench weight if considering a cast option? Or are you replacing an old bench top over existing cabinetwork? Lots of companies, such as Laminex, produce concrete-look laminates which are lightweight (compared to the real thing), cost-effective, and easy to keep clean but aren't as durable as the heavier options such as Dekton and Ceaserstone.
Your choice of edge treatment and a drop-in versus an undermount sink will also affect the installation cost. A lot comes down to your personal preference (especially the touch part) and budget, so do your research.
Concrete and concrete-look benchtops are very much an on-trend fashion item and in 2028 they will seem very 2018 so consider your options for the long term wisely.
Best of luck,
Dr Retro
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Swa Neee
5 anni faCaesarstone cement look benchtop works well for me, just replaced laminate benchtop, so much easier to clean and more durable.
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Dr Retro House Calls
5 anni faWith all due respect I am going to disagree with bigreader. Don't look at DIY benchtops unless you are sure that the cabinetwork under the benchtop has been designed and engineered for the additional weight. The most expensive and messiest way to destroy a kitchen is a DIY concrete benchtop over existing cabinetwork. When the concrete pour becomes too heavy for the cabinetwork it collapses and spills wet concrete through the wrecked cabinetwork, then flows on into adjacent rooms. If you don't clean it all up quickly it sets literally like wet concrete. This happened to a client of mine who didn't take my advice not to do it. Some things should be left to the professionals (such as the GFRC guys), and in some areas, you just shouldn't cut corners.
Best of luck,
Dr Retro
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