Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: water damage to laminate 11Jun 16, 2009 8:13 pm Strumer I try to never run joins close and parallel to a sink if at all possible. It is a rule of thumb to not put a join near a sink in this manner. If the join is where the benchtop changes direction then the join should be running at 90 degrees to the way yours is currently joined. Relaminating is not really an option, as it is the substrate that would have absorbed the water and expanded causing the join to move. As already said, new postformed tops are not that expensive and with any luck can be joined in a more appropriate manner. We too always put silicone in the join, but I don't rely on it to stop every type of problem - one really needs to keep joins away from wet areas. Can you provide a plan or a shot showing more of the area so the opportunities for fixing this properly can be assessed? Cheers, Earl X2 I can't believe this issue wasn't made VERY apparant to you at the design stage. As a designer I'd have written all over the plan that there is an issue with this and had my sales man talk to you about it. there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. The workmanship is a separate conversation. 10 23719 I thought this would be a popular question but I haven't been able to find any similar posts. Perhaps I'm wording my searches wrong? When you have car insurance and the… 0 6604 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair The workmanship is lifetime guarantee by "the insurer", not the builder. They will of course ask the initial builder to rectify and if they don't they will appoint… 7 5022 |