We've been shopping for new counter tops, exclusively looking at the standard "stone" options - quartz, quartzite, marble, soapstone, etc. Having not yet come across "the one", we've started doing someresearch into wooden countertops. While not excluding butcher block, I think we know enough about butcher block that we don't need to do much research on that specific product. It's all the other options thatwe are curious about.Does anyone have any first-hand experience with wooded countertops?Pro & cons - beyond the need to refinish occasionally? Best types of wood, installation concerns, etc. FWIW I have stick-build cabinets, built in the 50's. Adding blocking or corner bracing, etc. to support any type ofcounter top would be quite simple.Ping Leon - Some of the wooden counter websites mention the Rubio Monocoat products since it's food safe and easy to refinish. As you and I know, it's a breeze to work with.

No experience with wood countertops. So I should not even be responding. But I am. Plastic laminate was used as the standard countertop from the 1950s up through the 1980s. And it worked just fine. Yes you had to use a hot pad underneath pots you took off the stove. And you had to use a cutting board when using a knife on the countertop. But those are just common sense things you should do anyway. And plastic laminate countertops worked fine for 30-40 years. Then fancy solid surface appeared and it was all the rage. Then a few years later granite came along. And quartz is the new man made wonder material. All work fine as countertops. So wood would work just fine too. You would need to be sort of careful with it like plastic laminate.But, plastic laminate does have one big advantage over wood. It is waterproof. Water does not harm plastic laminate at all. With wood, even with a finish, coating on it, is susceptible to water damage. Although maybe teak is sort of...

Wooden Countertops For Kitchens?

Mar 12, 2023 Last reply: 2 years ago 21 Replies

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Leon 3 years ago

Some people, don't know enough about most everything that they don't understand what they don't know.

My nephew's wife is like that, 50 years old. She claims she is smarter than most every one and actually claimed that she could run Microsoft, but does not work. But she has a CPA do their taxes. Oh, and Covid, that is a government conspiracy. AND, LOL, she change their family doctor because he charted all of their kids as unvaccinated, for any disease. Another conspiracy theory. I'm thinking that the doctor does not want to rule out diseases that most patients have been vaccinated for. So they live in a cocoon environment.

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Casper 3 years ago

Unfortunately true. It really gets me is they don't even try to learn.

Yeah, I have some relatives like that and some on the opposite side. A niece has yearly Christmas party and July 4th BBQ fosr entire family. The past year she inisited everyone be vaccinated like her family. The only ones who have gotten Covid were like her, whoo are constantly traveling all over. She got it last Thanksgiving and is still not fully back to normal. They decided to move out of state and avoid the family disagreements and conspiracy ideas. All of them live in one bubble or another. I think I'll stay in my own and learn more about woodwork and stuff. A much easier experience that way. LOL!

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