Deciding on a worktop material can be as important as choosing the design of your cabinets. You may be limited by your budget, but its worth considering all the options. Practicality is a key consideration as worksurfaces get rough treatment from pans, cutlery, heat and spills, but colour and texture are also important as worktops play a big part in the overall look of your kitchen.

Useful tips

• Choose worktops and splashbacks at the same time. You can then match or contrast laminate panels, tiles etc.
• Expensive worktops are not usually suitable for DIY installation. Take this into account in your budget.
• Mix and match- for example combine one surface made of granite with laminate or wooden worktops.
• Get care information for wood worktops from your supplier
• Worktop materials come in varying thicknesses. The most common thickness is 40mm. Hardword is also available in 27mm and 40mm thickness. Worktops are available from as little as 20mm but can also be manufactured in such as way as to give the appearance of much thicker worktops of up to 100mm if required.

Solid Surface (Composite) Comparison Guide

Regardless, we appreciate every order we are trusted with and will supply and install the new kitchen worktop you chose at Trade and to the best of our ability.