Hi guys
I'm in the middle of refitting my kitchen and not sure what the best cutting plan would be for my worktops. The worktop will be in a 'U' shape with one leg of the 'U' shorter than the other.
I've put a simple diagram of it here
Thanks
Jim
AB and DE if it were mine.
Think though the fitting sequence, and any maintenance issues. You may, for instance, need to remove a 'leg' to fix plumbing in the future. Otherwise your plan is OK.
It's not easy to put an inset sink or hob in over a joint.
R.
As others have said will bits need to removed for access and where are sinks, hobs, other kitchen appliances?
How are the joints going to be done, with one of the metal filler strips or properly routed and "seamlessly" joined? With the strips I'd be tempted to use BC DF so that you eye is looking along the joint rather than across it from most of the kitchen area.
I don't think there's a universal right or wrong answer - and a lot depends on factors which you haven't mentioned.
Are you planning to use jig-cut mason joints, or just butt joints with joining strips over the top? How square are the walls? Are you going to cut any holes for inset sinks etc.? If so where? [You won't want holes spanning joints!]. What is supporting the worktops - and will the joints be better supported if you do AB rather than BC etc.?
My kitchen is more or less a mirror image of yours, with a short length on the left and a long length on the right - and with walls that are not completely square. There is an inset sink which starts to the right of BC and extends slightly beyond DF. I used mason joints which were machined by the worktop suppliers off-site. My joins were BC and DE. The short piece along the LHS didn't go quite to the plaster all the way along because of the out of square, but the gap was adequately covered by the thickness of the tiles. [I guess if the joints had been machined on site, they could have been done slightly away from 90 degrees to allow for the out of square of the walls.]
I but and scribed a similar one - AB DF. First time I had done a but and scribed worktop so would not like to comment if it's the only way.
Eric
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