Kitchen Doctor

[Connemmara]

I have received an ok price for doors handles kickboards etc to be replaced in my kitchen. However it is another £1,500 if I wanted the granite countertops. My friend did get the granite with a little sparkle and it is beautiful - what would be your opinion - this kitchen will never be done again. The other counter is laminate. Your opinion please. Thanks for any replies

[Baldric]

Go for the Granite, we did, it's a brilliant surface!

[Connemmara]

Thanks Baldric - it does look so rich looking.

[craft1948]

If you can afford it I'd go for it as well..............

[SlackAlice]

Had a similar problem with a marble worktop/splashback in our kitchen which came in as £1800 extra. We went for it and it looks great, go for it.

If you don't go for it, you will be forever moaning about not doing it. It will also last a lot longer than laminate.

[mazie]

If you can afford it go with the granite

[The Builder]

Re-constituted granite or marble. Hard to beat :o)
Consider "Earthstone" as well ........

http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/kitchens/kitchen-worktops/earthstone_worktops

[Connemmara]

thanks guys for your answers - my last wee question - is there a lot of work involved cos somebody did say they got kitchen doctor and it was just as much as getting a new kitchen in. I am also going to have to get tiles but I know there are other options to replace the tiles - can you tell me what they would be. I think my neighbour covered her old tiles with this black and white "tinny" thing. It looks good. Thanks again.

[The Builder]

For the average kitchen, it's not a huge job to remove worktops. It rather depends on how "conventionally" they have been fitted.
With the removal of a few screws, they should come off ok. Where they're tiled over at the back is often where a certain amount of brute force and disruption occur.

There are options with thin pre-formed reconstituted w/tops are fitted directly over the old ones.

I did a kitchen complete with Earthstone recently, with no splashback at all. Just the painted wall. A lot of people are moving away from traditional tiled backs.

[Connemmara]

thanks builder

[The Builder]

Also .......... glass splashbacks......... frosted or clear.
Also, "catering kitchen" type of materials ......... stainless steel panels, or even "Aquapanel" type material usually used in showers instead of tiles.

[Connemmara]

Builder it was Aquapanel name type of thing I was thinking of - thanks again. Will write this word down.