Kitchen Bench tops pros and cons
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| 1 | What do you have and how easy is it to clean, keep clean and how stain resistant. Considering anything except formica. heather902 - 2021-08-11 12:21:00 |
| 2 | I can confirm that all the kitchens I have used, whether own home, rentals, even motels, did have bench tops and I would highly recommend them. pico42 - 2021-08-11 14:45:00 |
| 3 | 30 years ago I bought some Formica for $20 and it has lasted well except where people have scrubbed it with metal scouring pads. trade4us2 - 2021-08-11 15:36:00 |
| 4 | I have stainless steel much to the amazement of friends however I am a cook and baker and it is very easy to take care of. Sister has the one that looks like marble but isn't and it is horrible to keep looking nice. But then her kitchen is all for show and not practical at all. strathview - 2021-08-11 15:37:00 |
| 5 | We have manufactured stone, looks great, I leave the cleaning to Mrs Royle. jeffqv - 2021-08-11 15:56:00 |
| 6 | New kitchen in rental is proper stone. New kitchen in own home is engineered stone. Old kitchen in own home was Formica. thumbs647 - 2021-08-11 18:14:00 |
| 7 | I have Corian, I. Love it, quick wipe, does not hold stains, or should I say mine has no stains. Every couple of months good wipe with jif and then a wipe with a soft cloth. If you happen to get scratches they can be sanded out. Also if it starts looking worse for wear after a few years any Corian seller will come in and sand and refurbish it. dansac - 2021-08-12 09:37:00 |
| 8 | thumbs647 wrote: desi1969 - 2021-08-12 09:49:00 |
| 9 | I once had stainless steel. Then all sorts of modern ones since. I would go back to stainless in a heartbeat lythande1 - 2021-08-12 15:15:00 |
| 10 | We replaced Formica with engineered stone in the last reno, don't like stone now. masturbidder - 2021-08-12 17:18:00 |
| 11 | Can you have wood and then have stainless steel glued onto the top of it, so it has a layer? Might look nicer? tygertung - 2021-08-12 17:24:00 |
| 12 | Old home in Queensland was Corian and it was excellent. Present home has concrete benches. Looks good, easy to clean but very unforgiving. If I was to change my kitchen, I suspect I’d go back to Corian. I personally am not a fan of stainless steel but understand that it’s very good cardiffgirl - 2021-08-12 17:25:00 |
| 13 | You can’t beat those old Mercer stainless steel benches. I have a chunky white glossy Formica, didnt really like it that much but I have found it forgiving, and actually it has worn very well over 10 years of being thrashed so it’s grown on me. If I had a choice I would go for a thick wood kind of like this. lakeview3 - 2021-08-12 17:42:00 |
| 14 | I've recently put in engineered stone and would go with that. Easier to clean than formica. We discounted stainless as our kitchen faces north and in summer the glare and heat off the old stainless bench top was a pain. For that reason we also put in a black sink instead of stainless. hers.nz - 2021-08-12 18:39:00 |
| 15 | We looked at buying a house that had a huge piece of flat tree trunk clear coated for a bench top. It looked great but as it was for a rental we didn't buy it. trogedon - 2021-08-15 19:10:00 |
| 16 | My current house (built 1959) has it's original stainless steel bench, and my last house had a bench of a similar age. Both looked as good as the day they were installed, despite years of use. I don't think any other surface could last as well, so I'd always go for stainless steel if I was renovating. pasadena1 - 2021-08-15 19:33:00 |
| 17 | I would not buy engineered stone, from an ethical perspective. Many suppliers are failing basic H&S of their employees and it should be banned. tjk1001 - 2021-08-15 19:34:00 |
| 18 | We have a 80mm thick slab of macrocarpa, it had 5 coats of tung oil and still looks great after 4 years, you cant cut on it or put hot pots etc, but thats what chopping boards are for. I wouldnt use it in a rental but its easy to look after if its your own, and only looks better with time articferrit - 2021-08-15 19:36:00 |
