Yeah laminate is off the cards due to Belfast sink. Real oak is coming in at 600ish. I had it in the last place and was okay with the maintenance.Do you mean real oak rather than laminate? Might look quite nice to be honest it's just a maintenance element with having to coat /varnish. Particularly with a Belfast sink/undermount?
If its laminate then yeah I'd avoid
My old house I got "premium" laminate from diy kitchens and whilst it's nice it's not as good as solid surface in my mind
Pics of what I previously had
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What "man jobs" have you done today?
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So long as you really were ok with it.
IMO oak looks nice when new, nice when decades old but awful when it's a few years old. We got (laminate) oak counters in my last rental after white Formica. I was really excited, and figured the upkeep would be ok. The installers did a pretty crap job oiling it and life happens, so within a year we had a couple of black rings (cast iron pan lids/ beans cans etc) and a few grey spots where something caustic has splatted etc. It was just not the dream I anticipated as a lapsed carpenter - oak is more sensitive than other woods.
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Wow that red is really special
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If you are having issues with staining on real wood, then it’s not getting enough maintenance/oil or you are leaving moisture on the surface to soak through.
Even if it’s really well oiled, water gets through it if you just leave it on the surface and don’t wipe it up.
Even if it’s really well oiled, water gets through it if you just leave it on the surface and don’t wipe it up.
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Easy to paint over, and not my problem anymore
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Fitted guttering to my shed... Think I need a bigger butt tho (giggity) as the 100l one is about 3/4 full now after 3 days rain.
Oh, and spot the fanny that drilled the inlet hole on the wrong side
... Guessing I could still use it as I may be getting another one for the other side of the shed (at the moment the guttering runs along one side, along the back and down the other side into the single butt. Putting one on the other side might just get in the way 
Oh, and spot the fanny that drilled the inlet hole on the wrong side
... Guessing I could still use it as I may be getting another one for the other side of the shed (at the moment the guttering runs along one side, along the back and down the other side into the single butt. Putting one on the other side might just get in the way
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My man job on sat was start filling the 'paddling pool', it's 2.4m diameter and apparently takes 2 cubic metres of water. My rough man maths said 3 hours, but tbh I got fed up after an hour so it is now a paddling pool rather than a very small swimming pool 
. Oh up north due to our fantastic weather we've not had a hosepipe ban (yet) so don't think I've been breaking rules.
. Oh up north due to our fantastic weather we've not had a hosepipe ban (yet) so don't think I've been breaking rules.Yeah I quite enjoyed it... this was the kitchen I refitted in the last place:
Edit: I did drop a clangor on that join right hand side tho -- my surface was actually plenty long enough to cut out the recess from a single piece, and then just join the back.
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Looks fine!
I've been told pink tiles so I am distinctly in my box on this one, in its entirety.
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Pink tiles and that oak?
I've fixed the problem by blocking pinterest at router level (y)
Do you mean real oak rather than laminate? Might look quite nice to be honest it's just a maintenance element with having to coat /varnish. Particularly with a Belfast sink/undermount?
If its laminate then yeah I'd avoid
My old house I got "premium" laminate from diy kitchens and whilst it's nice it's not as good as solid surface in my mind
Pics of what I previously had
Ic
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Where was that house? Looks like one I viewed I while back.
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Warwickshire
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We used a man-made solid surface. Minerva I think. Was cheaper than quartz. It's definitely not as nice as quartz but definitely a whole lot nicer than laminate worktop.
We went for this as we also chose a Belfast type sink.
We went for this as we also chose a Belfast type sink.
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Guilty! Didn't buy it did you?
I had a right pain selling my house, in hindsight purplebricks was a pain in the ass and had 2 flaky buyers pull out.
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