Worktop alternatives to Quartz

garden

HI all just got new kitchen in and unfortunately we can't afford quartz. We have white gloss kitchen and now don't know what to go with. I really love the modern look and if money was no option i'd go with silestone, that is the look i love, so i'm kinda stuck now and if anyone could offer ideas i'd be grateful. The kitchen is quite large and we have a breakfast area on our island/peninsula. I suppose the options i can think of is white laminate or very light wood. Any ideas appreciated

funky mum

We are looking at getting a white gloss kitchen in KUBE and will probably go with Quartz. But they also had fantastic laminate worktops, which I thought were quartz until they told me. They are not the type of laminate that you would be used to. They can be made thick or thin in a range of finishes and she said that they are really hard wearing. I was really surprised at the quality of them to be honest, so it could be worth checking out.

BTW I have no affiliation to KUBE.

k123456

Topshape or Topform worktops are a couple of steps up from Formica, they look pretty good, on view in most kitchen retailers

paddy147

Topshape is square edged and is finished on all 4 sides,unlike the standard formica and laminate worktops.

Topshape is much much tougher than normal formica or laminate worktop.

garden

thanks so much for replies I'm going to look into those suggestions

Praetorian Saighdiuir

I have a white gloss kitchen.......strangely we have a lime green glass worktop on it.

Works well for a funky look, people seem to like it.

k123456

BTW Quatrz and Granite has dropped in price , since the boom, ring around,
I found a 100% price diff, between cheapest and dearest

fm

garden wrote: »

HI all just got new kitchen in and unfortunately we can't afford quartz. We have white gloss kitchen and now don't know what to go with. I really love the modern look and if money was no option i'd go with silestone, that is the look i love, so i'm kinda stuck now and if anyone could offer ideas i'd be grateful. The kitchen is quite large and we have a breakfast area on our island/peninsula. I suppose the options i can think of is white laminate or very light wood. Any ideas appreciated

quartz is dear but silestone is one of the dearest brand of it,quarella and compac are better priced and just as good

New build in sight

Out of curiousity, what were everyone quoted on quartz? We have had 2 quotes for the exact same style quartz with 2 different prices, a place in dublin said max would be €400 per sqm, another place in the midlands quote €500 per msq! And they were both first quotes i intend to bargain down as much as possible!!
We need 3.2msq min.

Tabitharose

benwavner wrote: »

I have a white gloss kitchen.......strangely we have a lime green glass worktop on it.

Works well for a funky look, people seem to like it.

wow can I ask where you got that benwavner? it's stunning

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Tabitharose wrote: »

wow can I ask where you got that benwavner? it's stunning

I will be completely honest with you. I would have serious problems recommending the crowd that did it.

The design is not what we asked for, we wanted a round edge on the breakfast bar but were given a straight edge.

It was fitted and removed due to a fault in the glass. The supplier to the company I bought off has since went into liquidation.

The company I bought off in August 2011 had a shop in Ranelagh in Dublin. It took them 5 moths to measure, produce and fit. To this day they are still trying to give us what we wanted.

There are other companies throughout Ireland doing glass worktops and splashbacks but I have had no dealings with them.

I can PM the company if you are still interested, price was €2000 for all the glass you see in pics.

Tabitharose

it looks stunning, but I'll pass on the company name thanks hope all the hassle with it doesn't take away from your enjoyment of having it now though & thanks for your honesty over it

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Tabitharose wrote: »

it looks stunning, but I'll pass on the company name thanks hope all the hassle with it doesn't take away from your enjoyment of having it now though & thanks for your honesty over it

No problem.

MOD NOTE ** No need for comments on here like that, be civil please**

I still love it though.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

benwavner wrote: »

No problem.

MOD NOTE ** No need for comments on here like that, be civil please**

I still love it though.[/QUOTE

Wtf?

Believe me i was being civil. Im not sure exactly what i posted but i think you over reacted by removing what i said. Its not like i named the company or went on a rant. Il hold my tongue as obviously this will also be modded.

yop

benwavner wrote: »

benwavner wrote: »

No problem.

MOD NOTE ** No need for comments on here like that, be civil please**

I still love it though.[/QUOTE

Wtf?

Believe me i was being civil. Im not sure exactly what i posted but i think you over reacted by removing what i said. Its not like i named the company or went on a rant. Il hold my tongue as obviously this will also be modded.

I didn't over react. You weren't civil. Keep it civil please.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

yop wrote: »

benwavner wrote: »

I didn't over react. You weren't civil. Keep it civil please.

Can you please PM me what I said so I can retract / rephrase it?

yop

benwavner wrote: »

yop wrote: »

Can you please PM me what I said so I can retract / rephrase it?

I'm not getting into a discussion over this, it has been removed. You said you thought you were civil so you know what you said.

Thanks