finishing strip for kitchen worktop

[Ian & Hilda Dedic]

Hi everyone, I have this two part clip on sealant strip round the top of my kitchen worktops which seals between the worktop and a tiled wall.

it is about 3cm wide laminate (wood patterned) and with flexible chamfered edges so stuff can't get down behind it.

This has over time melted where it is near the hob and I'd like to replace it, but can't find anything like it in the sheds or on the net so far.

Has anyone ever seen this or do you have a neat suggestion to get round the problem, Other than new worktops or a new kitchen which I am sure my husband won't stump up for!

The gap is of course too wide to just get a moulding and silicone it in place, and I don't see how any tile edging can be retro-fitted after the tiles have been laid.

Please feel free to comment.

dedics

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

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[Ian & Hilda Dedic]

Thanks for your reply,

yes, I know this, but I already have the clip fixing on the worktop in place, I would like to replace the strip which has a groove running along the centre of the strip which clips onto the fixing which is already there.

The beading available in the sheds is not wide enough to cover the gap and I have doubts about the hygiene aspects of extruded wood products in a kitchen environment where crud and grease can be liberally applied and not effectively cleaned off. (I'm not a neat freak or anything but It'd have to be sealed with something so that when the worktop was cleaned it didn't all soak into the beading.)

Basically if I can't get something the right size, I have a gap between the bottom of the tiled splashback and the worktop.

It's actually concave quadrant (is that scotia?) I'm after.

The only thing I've see has been some flooring two part edging, but that obviously is made to lie horizontal on the flooring to cover the expansion gap up. The stuff I was looking for does the gap covering in both vertical and horizontal directions and has nice flatly chamfered edges so that it's easy to clean.

I just thought that someone might know of a kitchen company that used such stuff, or had a clever way of achieving this. The company that did the kitchen is long gone so I have no idea where to look next.

Any ideas?

dedics