{"id":28886,"date":"2017-11-16T18:05:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T18:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordablegranite.co.uk\/?p=28886"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:58:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:58:20","slug":"laminate-worktops-granite-worktops-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.affordablegranite.co.uk\/laminate-worktops-granite-worktops-22\/","title":{"rendered":"LAMINATE WORKTOPS V GRANITE OR QUARTZ WORKTOPS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laminate Worktops v Granite Worktops - Which is Better?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”instalation-page quartz_grid_effect”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Laminate worktops<\/strong> are still the biggest sellers in the UK kitchen countertop market in terms of volume. But just what is laminate? Why is it so popular? What are its pros and cons? And how do laminate worktops stack up against their rivals – granite and quartz?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”28887″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]\n

A breakfast bar \/ peninsula in wood-effect laminate. Notice the stuck-on edging strip to achieve the curve.
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Close-up cross-section of white sparkly laminate worktop
\n<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]What is laminate? Although it is often thought to be simply plastic, laminate is older than the era of the plastics, and is much more complex in its make-up. The original Formica <\/a>company started in 1913. It’s products were layered materials, created using papers and resin. This is still the basis of Formica to this day – the word “laminate” doesn’t mean that the material is bonded to some an underlying substrate of hardboard, mdf, chipboard or cardboard, but that the material itself is made up from layers of Kraft paper, bound with resin. It is THIS laminate which is then stuck onto a chipboard base to make the kitchen worktops we all know.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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<\/div>[vc_column_text]What are the positives of using laminate for worktops?<\/p>\n