For lining of horizontal working surfaces of kitchen furniture, countertops from chipboard are used. Thanks to the decorative properties of laminated material, they become an important element in the design of the kitchen. The rich selection of kitchen countertop design is capable of being unrecognizable to transform the appearance of the most common cuisine, and their quality and functionality meets the main consumer requests.
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Main types of kitchen countertops
Most kitchen countertops are made of wood-chipboard (chipboard) with decorative coating. Other practical materials for facing the working surfaces of kitchen furniture are also used. But the most common countertops from the laminated chipboard were obtained, although decorative layers of other materials of a certain size are successfully used for the same purposes. Kitchen countertops on a variety of decor meet the demands of the most demanding customers. As for the material, they are:
- acrylic;
- fake diamond;
- natural dialing stone;
- natural marble or imitation;
- solid wood with a washes surface;
- stainless steel;
- with the facing of the chipboard of the mosaic ceramic tiles;
- glass countertops (colored, matte and transparent crystal).
However, the DSP table tops are more acceptable, and in quality, decorative properties and practicality, they are almost not inferior to more solid facing materials. The noble appearance of chipboard, offered by manufacturers in a huge assortment, makes it possible to choose imitation of any expensive material.
Facing kitchens with stainless steel, glass, stone, ceramics and wood are less popular, but they have their own supporters. It is much more accessible to the DSP tabletop, buy or cut them to obtain an unusual surface shape - is quite accessible. The decorative wood-chipboard with lamination remains the main proposal for mass consumption.
Consumer requirements for countertops
If earlier for the convenience of configuration in a small room, the kitchen set made from individual items, today designers offer built-in furniture under the overall surface. The single countertop combines several outdoor Tumb, which minimizes the number of sockets of end surfaces that are less protected from water from entering water.
The main purpose of the kitchen countertops is a working surface for cooking, so the basis of the material must meet the basic requirements:
- practicality;
- moisture resistance;
- simplicity of cleaning and cleaning;
- surface stability to chimreactites and abrasive detergents;
- strength;
- hygienicity;
- lack of toxic evaporation;
- resistance to loads and influences;
- the ability to withstand the temperature of hot tanks.
Kitchen countertops from chipboard are made up of 7 layers, so that in the process of operation guarantees compliance with all the above indicators. The decorative layer is protected by plastic from burnout when direct sunlight, mechanical effects and damage, spots and scratches occur. Countertops withstand short-term contact with hot objects up to 240 ° C - about 20 seconds without the destruction of the laminated layer.
For tabletops from laminated chipboard or MDF, other panels of similar decor are usually offered, which can be used to finish walls and kitchen furniture. Often, other surfaces are made of one material, which gives the kitchen to make a special chic. In the combined tabletop, the holes for the gas stove, washing, horizontal refrigerator or washing machine are cut out.
Among the shortcomings of chipboard, you can specify:
- when penetrating excess moisture under the laminated layer there is a possibility of slab deformation;
- mandatory waterproofing of joints and end parts;
- impeccable operation of about 10-15 years with a subsequent replacement.
Tip: In order to save items, you can purchase a small thickness countertop, about 28 mm, with a matte layer of laminate. But more durable will be countertops from moisture-proof chipboard thoroughly, about 38 mm. The smooth brilliant surface of the lacquer plastic should not be cleaned by abrasive substances, otherwise, with time, will lose "lacquer" properties.
Choice of decor countertops from chipboard
The tabletop is not only a working surface for the separation of products and cooking, but also an important decorative element of kitchen furniture. Despite the net functional purpose, the tabletop from the chipboard affects the aesthetic perception of the entire interior of the kitchen.
Most tabletops from chipboard are perfectly imitating natural materials, such as texture of elite wood or genuine rocks. Today, the most common drawing of countertops:
- crystal;
- melange;
- marble;
- graphite;
- metloch;
- "Sahara";
- fahrenheit;
- jurassic stone;
- salmon;
- taveritin;
- rose root;
- inco;
- shells;
- jeans;
- salt and pepper;
- parquet;
- onyx;
- malachite;
- granite;
- imitation of natural wood (in assortment).
In addition, the colors of tabletops of the chipboard of any listed texture give the widest opportunities of the selection of the necessary palette for the design of the kitchen. However, covered with a protective layer of transparent plastic surface is much more practical. Natural white marble, for example, unstable to some spots - on its surface there may be circles from tea tea, traces from food dyes. But much easier to contain in the perfect cleanliness of the laminated surface of the particle chipboard White "under marble".
In online store catalogs, you can find any name of the decor. For example, marble or wenge is offered in different variants of the color palette. Unlike the stone, this material does not forms cracks and chips from a sharp impact. The material is quite practical, in contrast to some of its natural analogues, and its joints are filled with silicone - for tightness.
Countertops in the Stylistics Interiors
When choosing a tabletop material, its textures and shade, it is important to take into account the compliance of the basic color range and stylistics of the kitchen:
- stainless steel surface - for high-tech styles, avant-garde, techno;
- an array of expensive wood - country, Provence, Retro, Grunge, English Classics and Ecosel;
- artificial Stone - Fusion, Art Deco, Modern, Neutral Modern Design;
- imitation of bamboo in laminated chipboard - Japanese and Chinese style;
- jeans or imitation of tightness with another cloth - Kitch, Vintage, expressed youth design;
- imit the shells - marine or Mediterranean style;
- natural marble or imitation - ampir, classic, gothic, antiquity, palace style, baroque and rococo;
- sugar (imitation of sand) - African, Moroccan and Egyptian style;
- monophonic matte surface - minimalism, postmodern, functionalism, Scandinavian style;
- fantasy decor - constructivism, expressionism.
In the catalogs, you can pick up your interior exactly what matches the idea of \u200b\u200bthe designer or the wishes of the client - countertops from chipboard.
Of the total material, not only the working surfaces of the kitchen furniture can be made, but also combine the common plane table and window sill kitchen. Of the same material with the same decor, if the size of the particle size is allowed, also do:
- bar rack;
- shelves;
- apron;
- washing;
- soft corner sidewalls for kitchen and other surfaces.
Main characteristics of teacle chipboard
Kitchen countertops are most often produced from chipboard or MDF, and their decorative lining is covered with several protective layers. They are mounted on the working surfaces of the kitchen headset for the subsequent installation on the sink worktop. This is a comfortable and practical plane for cutting products, cooking, placement at hand of basic kitchenware. That is why they are more appreciated by consumers for convenience and practicality, and their excellent decorative properties retreat to the background. Plastic countertops covered long ago gained popularity from domestic consumers.
Table tops are mounted on the end parts of the kitchen tumb, they are attached to binding crossages with self-draws. The decorative laminated chipboard is considered the most affordable material used in the production of tabletops. Their edge happens:
- with a bump;
- with a bevel;
- with a bending.
Foreign and Russian manufacturers of facing and building materials came to the domestic market with a large assortment. Their products are almost no difference in quality, but the cost depends on:
- stove thickness;
- protective properties of laminated plastic;
- features of the decor;
- indicators moisture resistance.
Tip: on the main indicators of the material should not save, because this part of the kitchen headset is quite difficult to change. However, if necessary, the replacement of countertops and other finishing surfaces do not recommend purchasing the first one.
Pay attention to the HDSP tabletop thickness, moisture resistance rate and decor. Italian countertops are considered the most expensive. When used in the kitchen of solid table top, it is important to carefully treat the rear end of the laminated chipboard - it will last the same way as moisture resistant.
The form profile of the tabletop varies, so it is possible to choose the most appropriate:
- direct profile without rounding;
- 1 inclined (office) SCOS;
- 2 inclined beas from opposite sides;
- with 1 ripple (cut);
- with 2 slats from different sides;
- with 1 bending (rounding);
- with 2 podbs (from opposite sides).
The rounded laminated edge is more convenient for the working surface, and the straight, without rounding is suitable for trimming. Tabletop carriages produced:
- registration of the edge in the same plastics as the work surface;
- pVC edge processing;
- postforming method.
For registration and protection of the end surface of the kitchen furniture, the edge of the tabletops is used, its dimensions are 32 mm and 42 mm. Also used special angular compounds in the form of a T-shaped bar:
Countertops from chipboard for kitchens are produced in different thickness:
- 28 mm;
- 38 mm;
- 50 mm.
Length:
- 3050 mm;
- 4100 mm;
- 4200 mm.
The standard width of the kitchen countertops is 600 mm, but you can find larger laminate laminate layers, they are an order of magnitude more expensive. Moisture-resistant table tops are the most expensive, practical and durable, there are greenish tint on the cut, thanks to the special wax impregnation of wood chips.
An important addition of tabletops is a small side or a deepening on the edge of the lower front of the table top, called the "kapellable". The device collects water droplets, preventing its flow under the inner surface and kitchen cabinet. But in a tabletop with a rounded bending, lamination goes to the back of the working surface, which excludes swelling. This kind of tabletop is the most practical.
Tip: Most practical to install a one-piece countertop on all the stands, and if one of them is slightly lower, additional legs can be made under the legs or end parts. On such a tabletop without joints and work more convenient, and looks more aesthetically, and flowing to a minimum. The main thing is to treat the end parts to the most carefully, and if their tightness causes doubts, one can additionally be treated with sealant or silicone.
Cutting countertops
At home, it is impossible to spill a high-quality tabletop, and high-quality cutting is ordered in carpentry and furniture workshops on special equipment. Stone and porcelain stoneware are cut by the hydroabrasive method of specialized companies, metal - on milling or universal CNC machines.
Experts will not only make the countertops of any size, which leaf of laminated chipboard allows, but also cut holes of any configuration. Neat cutting and ending countertops from any material - a guarantee of aesthetic appearance not only the working surface, but also the whole kitchen.
