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Laminated Kitchen Worktops Care and Maintenance
Cleaning laminate worktops
Laminate worktops are very easy to care for and maintain. Every day kitchen cleaners are fine to use on your laminate worktop and will not discolour or mark your work surface. Hi gloss worktops will show watermarks and smear but a dry cloth with some window cleaner and a little bit of buffing will soon get rid of the marks and will soon have them back shinning.
Preventing damage to laminate kitchen worktops
Laminate worktops are very durable but can be damaged by heat from the bottom of a very hot pan and it’s not recommended that you place a hot pan straight from the hob on to the worktop surface as this can leave a heat mark on the work surfaces. The mark will not be able to be removed. So it’s recommended that heat coasters for pans be used. It is also recommended that you use a chopping board not only to prevent scratches, but for hygienic purposes so bacteria cannot harbour in deep scratches in your laminate worktops. Wood effect laminate worktops do not need re-oiling like solid wood worktops treat them the same as any other laminate worktop. There are a few laminate worktop repair kits on the market (ebay) that you can get to repair minor scratches and will help maintain your worktop. These repair kits will not repair heat damage to you laminate worktop.
Best wearing laminate worktops
Generally if we are talking about durability or a long guarantee from discolouring you would have to look at the top manufacturers, rule of thumb is if you are looking for a long guarantee it would more likely be the standard finish or textured worktops, Glossy worktops having the shortest guarantee as they are the easiest to damage and show marks especially in sunlight, also the textured worktops will hide small scratches better than universal and gloss finishes, combining the pattern chosen could also enhance these factors.
Top 5 to maintain laminate worktops
1 Choose a quality laminate worktop with a long guarantee.
2 Choose the finish and colour wisely.
3 Clean regularly with household kitchen worktop cleaners.
4 Never place hot pans directly on to work surfaces use a heat coaster.
5 Always use a chopping board.
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Omega Relaunch Laminate Worktops
After the impressive launch of the new Encore colours and concepts, Omega are hot on their tails with some exciting new developments never seen before in the laminate market including the contemporary tight radius Q3 edge profile, 9 new colours and the addition of curved ends to keep up with today’s Kitchen Furniture Market.
The 9 brand new designs are based on natural materials offering exceptional design scope for contemporary, modern and vintage furniture. Roche is a brand new texture which is very similar to the honed finish in the Axiom range giving the effect of a slate surface. The new Q3 has a squarer front edge with a tight 3mm post-formed radius on the top and underside creating a very similar look to natural stone, granite or wood. Q3 features on all new designs as well as a selection of Ultramatt wood-grains and Hi Gloss granites including the hugely successful Quartz family which has flecks of reflective material in giving a very eye catching look to any kitchen.
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