Your choice of a benchtop for your kitchen is among the most crucial decisions you make when designing your kitchen. With so many choices available it can be difficult to pinpoint precisely what you’d like! We’re here to assist you discover the benefits and drawbacks of a single benchtop materials, specifically laminate.
Check out this article for more information about the benefits of laminate and why you should look into installing a laminate countertop in your new kitchen!
What Is A Laminate Benchtop?
Laminate is a manufacturing process. A process in which the designer’s selection of material is layered over itself and then bonded by a glue or other binding agent. This is a very versatile method to make tough materials that cost nothing in an arm and a leg to create.
For countertops for kitchens, laminates that you’ll see here are usually some substance that is enclosed within the layers. The laminate itself is its outer skin. The laminate shell is typically comprised of around ten layers of paper. Each layer is coated with resin and then pressed. These ten layers are covered with an outer layer which gives us the appearance and feel we want.
The Advantages Of A Laminate Kitchen Benchtop
We love using laminate materials because of a myriad of reasons. For starters when it comes to creating a kitchen layout the sheer range of laminate is difficult to beat. Laminate benchtops can be designed to look however you think you think is best for the kitchen you are in. An array of shades as well as textures can be made by using a low-cost top layer, which makes it simple to create a style you’ll enjoy for many long time to follow.
Laminate benchtops are extremely robust. We’ve seen laminates built 50 years ago still looking amazing as they did. You’d be hard-pressed to locate any evidence of impact-related wear on a laminate surface. The most important thing is ease the way laminate surfaces are installed and maintained. For us as installers and for our customers looking to keep their kitchen benchtops in Queensland for many long time to come.
The Disadvantages Of A Laminate Kitchen Benchtop
Each material has its own disadvantages, and although we love laminates in kitchens of different sizes and shapes but there are some disadvantages that you need to know about.
The second is that laminate isn’t able to handle heat in the same way granite benchtops are expected to manage heat. The kitchen benchtop made of laminate can be burned, blistered or even get brown and show signs of wear when exposed to the hot bottom of a pan or pan.
The other is that you need to be aware of in the area where the joins are located in the vicinity of the sink. Laminates are usually made of an inner composite material which can expand if water does manage to get through. This could cause your benchtop to lose its laminate and create some other issues.
Additionally, laminates with rolled edges are more likely to be finished with a squared edge. This isn’t a problem when kitchen benchtops are located next to the wall, however they may pose a problem to those who want a consistent edge for the island benchtop or similar kitchen layouts.
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Affordable, flexible and sturdy sufficient to endure for years to come, laminates are the perfect material for kitchens in all shapes and sizes. Out of the 300 to 400 kitchens we construct every year, about 40% choose to choose laminate countertops – and we’re so happy with it.