Has anyone tiled a kitchen worktop?
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> > Our standard worktop is getting a bit worn and shabby
> > and I thought about tiling it.
> >
> > Things I've thought of,
> > ... fixing a hardwood strip at the front,
> > ....making the existing surface rough with coarse sandpaper.
> > ... using a flexible adhesive or even silicone
> > ... waterproof epoxy grout.
> >
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> Seen it done, just how you are thinking of doing it, to tart up a house
> ready for selling. It was done with plain white tiles, waterproof adhesive
> and the grout was made with one part sand with one and a half parts of
> cement. Went to the house two years after it was sold and the worktops
> looked as good as the day they were done. I think I was also told that you
> could add a concrete dye to the grout if you wanted different colours. > >
A friend had a tiled worksuface and a jar of coffee was split on it while wet and it totally stained the grout. Probably the wrong grout was used, but I think coloured grout is a very good idea to hide any small stains.