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Has anyone tried re-surfacing a kitchen counter?

  • 23-02-2018 9:42am
    #1
    chillyspoon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭


    We have a seriously outdated melamine on chipboard kitchen counter in the granny flat in our house, I've been planning to replace it but then heard about some re-surfacing options on a YouTube video.

    Has anyone tried re-surfacing an existing melamine countertop or know if any of these kits are available over here (all I've seen are USA)?

    Some of the options on this list are the kind of thing I'm talking about: https://www.thespruce.com/the-five-best-diy-countertop-refinishing-kits-3955792


Comments

  • #2
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,216 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    far less time consuming and better finish just replacing it.


  • #3
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,643 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    listermint wrote: »
    far less time consuming and better finish just replacing it.

    +1

    a laminate worktop isn't particularly expensive. I can't think of any circumstances where it would make financial sense to try and resurface.

    Even looking at the prices of some of those US restoration kits you're in the same ballpark as a new worktop.


  • #4
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    I did this in a hair salon 20 years ago. The only reason we did it was that it wasn't a kitchen. It was dressing out units ceilings to floor all hand made. I wasn't possible to replace the worktop itself yet we had to match new counter tops in the an extention.

    It wasn't too difficult. As far as I remember the counter top was flat at the edge. There was no curve on the front to cause problems. The counter tops are still there today so they did last


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