Thursday 2 April 2020

Solid Wood Worktops Types

In our guide to wooden kitchen worktops, we'll help you decide what kind of wooden worktop may work best for your requirements.

It's not surprising that we're all eager to have an attractive kitchen. With more and more cookery programmes on TV and a developing interest in home improvement, wooden kitchen worktops are about the"wish list" of many. A wooden kitchen worktop is a great way to bring style and warmth to your area. There are lots of alternatives when it comes to wooden kitchen worktops which range from the extremely popular oak, to the more exotic and less well-known Zebrano. The different woods available have various colourings, finishings, markings and prices, so we've put together a useful guide (below) to give you a good summary of the choices. This ought to help you in your decision-making procedure.

Why Choose Wood For Your Kitchen Worktop?

Wood worktops are made from strips or staves of wood. These strips are selected, cut, rated and kiln dried to ensure a moisture level that is suitable for use in kitchens. These strips or staves are then glued together to form one homogeneous panel wooden worktop. This procedure, known as finger jointing, provides a secure, durable construction to the wood. It reduces the natural defects of the wood and ensures a more consistent colour and grain pattern. That said, there'll always be some pattern, grain and colour gaps over wood surfaces because it is a pure product. This is a normal and appreciated characteristic of the appearance of wood products.