Laminate = cheap?

Here is the laminate that is used in laundry and all bathrooms bar one .... not at all cheap looking I would say!

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac15 ... 1187_n.jpg

kayandandy!

Yay for laminate

I don't think you have actually investigated the new fx range I mentioned, you cannot detect joins or edges at all. It's one of the reasons it looks so real, and can be shaped to any configuration - curves etc. without the huge expense incurred with other materials.

I would never have granite as it is possible it naturally emits radon gas and also radiation, whereas laminate is completely safe.
This makes me sound like an alarmist or I nutter I know- but the research is there...
http://inhabitat.com/granite-linked-to- ... -exposure/

I don't know if they have started to investigate the composite stone yet.

Another laminate fan here! I completely agree with you on the omitting things. One of the reasons we went with our laminate is because it is from a german company that guarantee their products to be voc free. Not many kitchens like that!

We get so many compliments about our kitchen and people nearly fall over when I tell them I chose laminate!!!

One thing that i always bring up when a customer comes looking for benches and has stone in mind is that although it looks great, if it is damaged, it isn't exactly cheap to fix or replace. With products like Caesarstone/Marblo ect, it can simply be sanded back and re-polished to come up brand new.

Laminate is always a safe option. If it is a good Quality High Pressure Laminate (HPL), it can last literally decades. low presssure laminate can be used as a benchtop, however you are asking for trouble as it simply will not last. We have customers bring in sections of benches and doors that look nearly brand new, yet they inform us that they are 15-20 years + old. If you do find a good quality laminate that you like and it is looked after, it will more than likely be replaced because after time you get sick of looking at not, not because it needs doing. If a supplier cant supply the laminate as a single sheet of laminate without any substrate, you can just about be sure it is Low Pressure as it is too fragile to be sold as a sheet. This link has some information about the differences between Low pressure and High pressure Lamiantes. http://www.surfacesquared.com.au/latest ... s-malaline - worth having a look at so you can see the signs of a good/poor quality laminate.

that's interesting. How did the delivery work out? I'm German and read a German kitchen forum. Quite often there are bits and pieces wrongly delivered, wrongly ordered and so forth. I always wondered how it works out here in Australia when the kitchen actually comes from Germany. I have been to the Nobilia showroom but that is a few years ago.

What is your view in comparision your kitchen to a locally bought kitchen? are there any differences and if so which are they? Thank you.

Evelin