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Summary: Inserting a marble or granite section into a timber worktop.
Marble and granite worktops, in fact all stone worktops, are the up to date "must have" kitchen item of the day. The advantages of a stone worktop are many but sometimes these advantages are outweighed by the cost of installing a kitchen full of stone.
The polished finish of a stone surface gives every contemporary kitchen the ultimate finish. There are a huge range of granite or stone worktops for every kitchen. They are extremely hard-wearing and virtually scratch resistant. They are heat resisting to a much greater degree than timber worktops. They are easy to maintain and a dream surface for rolling out pastry. In short, as mentioned above, the advantages of a granite, marble or stone worktop are huge but sometimes the cost is prohibitive.
At DIY Doctor we are always on the lok out for innovation and in a kitchen we recently fitted we needed a worktop length of 3.2m to complete the side of the kitchen. The worktop the customer had chosen came only in lengths of 3 m which meant another joint (we try and keep joints to a minimum) and the purchase of a 3m section of worktop just to use 200mm !
We suggested to the customer that we look at getting a stone section cut to put into the worktop. Yes it woulod be slightly (£42.00 + VAT) more expensive than buying a full timber worktop but pointed out all of the advantages above. She agreed, chose a beutiful granite section and we fitted it. We used a masons mitre for the join to the timber worktop return (see our reated projects on the left of the page) and produced a template out of a piece of hardboard to give to the marble mason to cut the marble.
Now we have the absolute uniqueness of the fantastic Zebra worktop she chose plus a lovely polished granite insert for putting hot pans onto, rolling pastry and generally adding a touch of elagance. Both timber worktops and stone worktops can be excellent finishes, why not try them both at once!?
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Basic Decking
CHANGING TAPS
Choosing a kitchen
CUPBOARD DOOR ADJUSTMENT
CUTTING & SAWING TIMBER
Drilling and fixing into concrete or steel lintels
Filling and disguising worktop joints
Fitting a kitchen wall unit or cupboard.
GRANITE WORKTOPS
Kitchen Appliances
KITCHEN FITTING
KITCHEN PLANNING
Kitchen worktop concealed sockets
MITERING WORKTOPS
Self and New Build Basements
TIMBER JOINTS 1
TIMBER JOINTS 2
TIMBER JOINTS 3
TIMBER JOINTS 4
TIMBER JOINTS 5
TREATING WOODEN WORKTOPS
Using a worktop mitre jig
WOODEN WORKTOPS
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