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Why a fitter would you need to pay? Always install them yourself, you could.However i would have to pay fitter if i bought ready made ones so would add to cost plus buying the cheapest does not always a saving make?
It's not really a good idea to glue a thick solid timber surface onto plywood (quite apart from the fact that plywood is generally only available in 2440mm lengths - 10 x 5s are trade, but minimum order quantity, i.e. half or one pack in the main, unless you are very lucky). Timber expands and contracts with changes in the atmospheric moisture content (e.g. summer to winter, rainy days to sunny days, etc). Plywood, being made from cross-laminated thin (2 to 3mm thick) veneers and a lot of glue (circa 25 to 30%) is far more stable. So the best you could expect would be delamination, the worst buckling. That's why you never see this done commercially.I am now thinking of old plan of plywood, with oak t&g floorboard glued n nailed on. I like the idea of rustic not so perfect finish as opossed to a 'showroom' finish, old country kitchen well used.
Why? Did you know that Corian worktops are actually only 12mm thick in the middle? The front and rear are supported with MDF strips and are built-down. When making-up 150mm oak counter tops for receptions, etc we don't actually use 150mm thick oak - we use 1in and build an apron downwards at the front. A similar approach could be adopted with 1in thick oakno frog, thanks for thought though.Larry, not sure how much worktop you need. Would oak at £120 for 25 x 630 x 2400mm be reasonable?
Need at least 2.8 and thicker. 👍