Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Feb 24, 2010 7:41 pm Am rethinking selection for bench top on our island. As ours is a home in the country, thinking a feature slab of timber may be appropriate. Island top is approx 1m wide & 2.4m long. Does anyone have timber in this sort of application? Pics & prices would be appreciated? TIA HH Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Timber Slab For Island Bench 3Feb 27, 2010 12:12 am Hammerhead - were you thinking solid timber not glued? Pitty you are there and what I have is here ...also a bit larger than your needs at 4.0m x 1100mm x 120mm. When we came here we had a tree slabbed, ...it had been down since around my birthdate so it was well cured (nearly 50y) and clear of the ground we used the rest on the door frames, achitraves, benchtops and cupboards n doors oh and a kitchen sink I think I got side tracked... ... but I do have to say it was one heck of a site to see 20 people standing around the bench during a party Where you are coming from is where you are going to... DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 6651 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 16080 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11882 |