What material are these counter tops made of ?

ZoZoZo

Hi,

See the attached photos of the counter-tops in a new-build. Can anyone tell me what these are made of ? Would they just we wood laminated with some sort of plastic or something else ? I'm trying to figure out how to care for them and what to use to clean them. Will exposure to water damage them in the long term ? I just find it a bit odd that the tap for example isn't surrounded by a metal draining board, so every time I wash my hands I'll leave a little pool of water on the counter-top just by turning off the tap with my wet hands. Similarly its almost guaranteed that pots on the range will boil over from time to time, will this ruin the counter top over time or is it made of some sort of material that is resistant to water etc. Also, what should I be using to clean them ? When I look at various cleaners in the shops they say don't use on X,Y,Z so I dont know if they are safe to use on these counter tops until I can figure out what they are made of.

Thanks,

Zozo.

Doop

You've no photos attached

ZoZoZo

Doop wrote: »

You've no photos attached

That might explain the lack of replies!
Attached below, so any ideas of what these are made of or are they just wood with a plastic veneer of some sort ?

MrMusician18

ZoZoZo wrote: »

That might explain the lack of replies!
Attached below, so any ideas of what these are made of or are they just wood with a plastic veneer of some sort ?

You can't really see anything in those photos. You need to be close to see the "grain". The underside is always good to see too.

I'd surmise that it is synthetic stone.

BryanF

Corian?

sydthebeat

Could simply be formica

Wyldwood

Can you not just ask the company that fitted the kitchen?

peter bermingham

Ill go with Corian or similar nobody in their right minds would put an under mounted sink in Formica worktop. For cleaning just use hot water with a splash of vinegar and a little lemon juice try it and see don't be bothered getting all these cleaners on the market. Its not recommended to be leaving hot pots on the worktop, water or hot water wont effect it. As for the tap that's the way they go with under mounted sinks. You should get stainless steel worktop savers for pots you might come across things called hot rod worktop savers you have to get groves cut into the worktop for them. If its Corian it will scratch over time don't worry Corian can be re polished back to new its not a diy job unless you know what your at. Nice kitchen. If you don't use the vinegar and lemon juice any of the kitchen surface cleaners are ok

Apocalypse

Could be Krion also , same as Corian pretty much.