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big-all's questions are, of course, all relevant ... and I've never fitted a kitchen in my life! But, just in case you get no more answers ... if I was doing it, I'd fit the granite first and then apply the silicon.

When you say width, I take it you mean height? In which case, no ... 150mm is the standard. Magnet's have always been a bit higher and you will get some variation amongst different kitchen brands but 150mm is by far the most common.

I'm very glad to see chappers defending wood worktops :D but the original question was about an oil suitable for nut allergy sufferers. I'm sure Junckers oil is good for worktops - but I'm not sure whether or not it contains nut oil or Tung oil. The safety sheet just says fatty acid (salt...

:lol: :lol: :lol: unloved wife can at least retaliate :twisted:

Sorry ... got distracted and never came back to this thread. Just for the record: I don't supply worktops - I just design them (with the rest of the kitchen :D ) and I always ask people who are interested in having solid timber worktops whether or not they will be prepared to give them some...

Cookers with quartz tops? What are they then? I've heard of quartz grills and quartz lamps - but not quartz cooker tops. I know glass is made from quartz - but that's a bit different. The temperature resistance of quartz composite worktops is variously quoted as being 200 - 250 degrees C...

Have a look at this web site: http://www.worktops.uk.com/browse/Worktops Even if you don't buy from them - it gives you a very good idea of the comparative costs. If you want to keep the cost down, I'd go for a good quality laminate like Duropal or Axiom or Getalit and I too would avoid...

Hi Chris, I don't think beeswax is suitable for kitchen worktops - it's not water resistant is it? If you want something natural and non-allergenic ... have a look at this: http://www.norex.f9.co.uk/worktop_oil.htm And for advice (and some more oil suggestions) look here...

Aww .... you're all very discouraging. I come across quite a few people who love their wooden worktops - they regard a few marks as a sign of character. And if you think it's too tatty looking ... then you can sand the whole thing and start oiling again. I think you'll find that Danish...

You must be a careful owner awbcm! Some people do manage to keep their cheaper kitchens and worktops going for 10 years and more ... others find they start to fall apart after a couple of years. Just depends how ... uhhm ... robust ... your family is.

Hi whyme! You've probably already chosen by now but I'll add my two pennorth anyway. No - all laminate worktops aren't the same. Some are cheap and naff. The two brands you mention are both good quality, though. If anything I'd say Duropal was better but I don't expect there's much...

I don't know whether or not this helps ... but if people still care: Minerelle is made by UK company Macy and is the same as Artis Smartstone. Macy say that it is not for DIY installation - that you must have a dust mask and dust extraction fitted to your tools, to work it - and they provide...

There are quite a few bespoke kitchen companies and cabinetmakers in the UK using 18mm birch ply for carcasses. They usually spray lacquer them, or paint them, inside. Some use edging veneer for the shelf edges, some make a feature of the layers of the ply - well lacquered. 'Fraid I can't...

If funds will allow ... go for their custom-made laminate worktop. The off the shelf ones only come in short lengths. If you do get your worktops elsewhere - you need them deeper than 600mm, even if you don't need a void at the back. The IKEA cabinets are 600mm including the door.

Try this place, they seem to have a reasonable reputation: http://www.diy-kitchens.com/acatalog/Index_Home.html You have to price up the carcasses and the doors separately but they certainly do 570 high wall units. Let us know how you get on :)

Just for information .... MFI used to be the retail arm of Howdens but Howdens sold it off at the end of 2006. They are contracted to supply some of MFI's kitchens until, I think, this summer ... but many of the kitchens are already different and the differences will increase.

The trendy looks in worktops are: square edges ... extra thick tops (70 - 100mm) ... or extra thin tops (10 - 20mm) - and, in laminates ... textured slate or granite lookalikes (textured to look like stone). You'll find extra thick and square edged tops in relatively inexpensive laminates...

I guess the cheapest would be Howdens - if you have, or know someone who has, a trade account. Personally, I'd go for Wickes or IKEA for a budget kitchen, but I know some people don't like IKEA because of having no void at the back of the units (and the white carcasses look a bit naff if you...

Personally I might choose a 500 drawer pack with 1 shallow drawer and two pan drawers, rather than a drawer-line unit, to the left of the oven (if your supplier does one). It's so much easier to reach stuff in drawers than at the back of a cupboard ... but not all my customers agree with me...

Granite is: beautiful hard wearing long lasting very resistant to chipping and scratching water resistant heat proof beautiful! but also: very expensive (especially for some colours) very heavy (units need to be sturdy) needs specialist fitting because it's so hard can have a...