Bowed worktops!

[WoodWorm99]

Hi there

When we had our worktops delivered, they were slightly bowed, but were advised that this can 'calm down' in time. Anyhow, they were fitted and although the joins weren't perfect, we eventually planned to have them plained level. However, in the last couple of days we've noticed that our gas hob seems to have ever so slightly raised at the edges, and the joins have got ever so slightly worse. What would people advise to do with this? We'd obviously loathe to pay another £1000 for more wood worktops. Is there any simple or least, cost effective solution?

Many thanks

 

[big-all]

who bought the worktops you or the fitter!!!

if it was the fitter get him back to sort it out thats assuming you didnt ask him to do somthing he advised against!!!

if you supplied the worktop and he fitted it properly' welcome to the world off supply it yourself pitfall

if you suppled and it was fitted properly you are responcible for any time he spends from now on

 

[joe-90]

It sounds like they are drying out. Timber products should be stored in the room they are being installed to allow them to acclimatise.

 

[WoodWorm99]

They had only been standing in a different room for 2-3 days before being fitted. We are still oiling them all with danish oil on a weekly basis. Is there anything else we should be doing?

Thanks

 

[big-all]

did you give the underneath three coats of oil before instilation

you should also oil daily for the first week then weekly for a month

 

[big-all]

duplicate

 

[WoodWorm99]

We did, yes.

 

[big-all]

is there a dish washer underneath !!! that needs foil above it

 

[Bodgeit and scarper ltd]

I can not understand why people want wooden worktops! it seems like a problem waiting to happen.

 

[noseall]

did you give the underneath three coats of oil before instilation

you should also oil daily for the first week then weekly for a month

You must really love wood to have to do this.

I would rather hack me testicles off with a spoon.

 

[noseall]

Surely the word t£$t1cles is not in the swear filter?

FFS

 

[joe-90]

try Luv spuds.