2.5-3m desk/worktop - laminate, engineered or solid wood? & who have the best prices on the latter?

200sols · 18 Oct 2019 at 04:32

You can get 720 or 960 deep worktops as well.

Jez · 18 Oct 2019 at 08:35

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
Is everyone in this thread blind, or do they love being in the screen when at the desk? 600mm work tops aren't deep enough for a screen to be at the correct distance from your eyes. I'd love to get a worktop, but some of these photos put me off. There's no room from back of desk, screen, keyboard and front of desk.

As mentioned, 960 is another common depth used for "breakfast bars"

Mark A · 18 Oct 2019 at 10:28

I went for a 720mm worktop and its the perfect size imo. Loads of room for a XXL mouse pad in front of the monitor.

robfosters · 18 Oct 2019 at 10:35

I found 600mm fine for me.

unwashed potato! · 18 Oct 2019 at 10:43

are desks made 600mm? for kitchen sides it's fine, but i'm sure desks generally are 720mm and up.

HungryHippos · 18 Oct 2019 at 11:03

The IKEA hammarp was 63.5CM deep, it's not bad, and made a bit better because I have it off the wall a bit and have the monitor arm folded slightly behind it as well.

I wouldn't really want any less deep though, and 70CM+ certainly gives a bit more room to work with.

Methanoid · 13 Dec 2019 at 15:18

@HungryHippos looks good (or will when cable managed) but does that picture not bother you NOT being centred behind the screen?

HungryHippos · 13 Dec 2019 at 15:24

Methanoid said:
@HungryHippos looks good (or will when cable managed) but does that picture not bother you NOT being centred behind the screen?

It is central, just doesn't look like it from where I took the pic

dan958 · 13 Dec 2019 at 15:46

HungryHippos said:
Went for a Ikea Hammarp solid oak desk on top of 2 Alex drawers, mine is 186cm wide, but they also did 240cm odd at the time. I went for the smaller one so I could fit it into more places if needed, and it's wide enough just for me.

Not done any cable management yet, so it's still a bit of a mess

I got an Ikea SIGNUM to go with my desk top. Really handy for putting the power adapter and putting any cables and having them out of the way - expecially as I have 3 monitors, so lots of cables!

HungryHippos · 13 Dec 2019 at 18:36

dan958 said:
I got an Ikea SIGNUM to go with my desk top. Really handy for putting the power adapter and putting any cables and having them out of the way - expecially as I have 3 monitors, so lots of cables!

I had one as well but didn't want to drill into the desk, as it's solid hardwood I wanted to be able to turn it over if I ever ruined the top side somehow

I have stuff under it I can use, just been a bit lazy and not gotten around to it haha.