Laminate flooring as kitchen countertop

HeyBub · 2009-01-13T03:05:41+00:00

There are patterns that resemble butcher-block and would probably look nice.I figure if the "engineered" (fake wood) stuff is built to stand up to the abuse of being on a floor, it could probably take ordinary kitchen conditions.Anyway, I've got some left over from a flooring project and thought I would give it a go -- unless, of course, somebody can come up with a discouraging word other than "That's the most f***ed up idea I EVER heard!"

Jan 13, 2009 22 Replies

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HeyBub 17 years ago

I did and reported on it sometime back. I put a sliver in a glass of water and left it for three weeks (replinishing the water from time to time). I checked the results with a caliper accurate to 0.001 inches.

The soaked material was 0.004 inches thicker than the virgin material. I've also tried to drive a finishing nail into it, attacked it with a wood rasp, and offered other insults. That s*it is impervious.

They ought to cover the space shuttle with it or make bullet-proof vests from the stuff.

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h 17 years ago

And all the crud that washes into the joints every time you clean the counter. YUCK!

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DerbyDad03 17 years ago

That's always been my objection to tiled countertops and back splashes. I find it hard to believe that no matter how much well you seal the grout it won't still get all nasty with the stuff that ends up on kitchen counters.

I've got a deck table with fake grout lines and you can't just wipe it off. You have to clean each grount line individually. I'd hate to have to do that everytime I wiped down the kitchen counter and I can't imagine that my kids would be as fastidious as I am.

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