Looking for substitute for kitchen worktop mitre but not a metal joining bar!

stephenco · 24 Sep 2017

I'm about to order a new kitchen to go into a rented property. I've fitted 5 or more kitchens but its mitreing the worktop which I'm unable to do.

A kitchen fitter charges me around £200 to do this and while I accept this is a fair price, it's eating into the overheads.

My question is - is there an alternative to a mitre without having to revert to those awful metal joining bars.

dpsservices · 24 Sep 2017

Could buy square edge worktops and biscuit join and bolt together just a suggestion
Regards david

foxhole · 24 Sep 2017

Wood tops don't require mitre, but would you tenants take care of them? and of course they cost more , so no cheaper solution.

stephenco · 24 Sep 2017

foxhole said:
Wood tops don't require mitre, but would you tenants take care of them? and of course they cost more , so no cheaper solution.

There's actually going to be 2 right angle joints if that makes sense. When I say mitre joints I mean the lovely almost invisible joints with a clamp underneath.

The biscuit join is a solution and the additional cost of only around £25 for a worktop with square edges is easy to justify.

Means I'll have to buy myself a biscuit joiner though, Screwfix do a Erbauer ERB372BJC for only £65 and at least I'd be left with a tool to use on other projects.

foxhole · 24 Sep 2017

Why not then buy a router and jig to cut the mitres yourself.

stephenco · 24 Sep 2017

Fear of messing up the expensive worktops

Doggit · 24 Sep 2017

Get a few offcuts (or invest in a test piece) and practice first. But you can pick up a jig, router, biscuit jointer and all the neccessary bits for well under £200, and you'll never have to worry again.

foxhole · 25 Sep 2017

Why buy expensive worktops for a rental.?

stephenco said:
Fear of messing up the expensive worktops

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Looking for substitute for kitchen worktop mitre but not a metal joining bar!

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