We've just had an enclosed porch built and we would like to build a oak bench with some shelves for shoes underneath. Our first quote was over £1000 so I'm going for diy.
The bench will be bridging across some breeze blocks that make the porch foundation. The area of timber required is around 1.8m x 0.6m. There will be a shelf under this, same span 400mm deep.
Does anyone have any suggestions for timber. I've been looking at solid oak manufactured kitchen tops. However I'd be looking for curved profile edge to it. Does anyone know whether these manufactured tops can be routed to create a round profile.
Any other suggestions for material. It has already been commented that it shouldn't look like someone's put a kitchen top there and needs to look quality I'm pretty handy but haven't dealt with solid sheet oak before.
Thanks.
The bench will be bridging across some breeze blocks that make the porch foundation. The area of timber required is around 1.8m x 0.6m. There will be a shelf under this, same span 400mm deep.
Does anyone have any suggestions for timber. I've been looking at solid oak manufactured kitchen tops. However I'd be looking for curved profile edge to it. Does anyone know whether these manufactured tops can be routed to create a round profile.
Any other suggestions for material. It has already been commented that it shouldn't look like someone's put a kitchen top there and needs to look quality I'm pretty handy but haven't dealt with solid sheet oak before.
Thanks.