Family-kitchen checks around London kitchens

If you are choosing London kitchens from a laptop on the sofa, take the sample to the actual worktop run. Store articles assume you will live with the…

Family-kitchen checks around London kitchens — Kitchen Worktops Store

If you are choosing London kitchens from a laptop on the sofa, take the sample to the actual worktop run. Store articles assume you will live with the colour beside the kettle.

Ask for cut-outs and corners as separate lines

Undermount sinks, tap holes, draining grooves and a raised breakfast bar should be priced before anyone books a template.

A 12mm look can be a built-up 30mm. Ask what you are actually buying.

Check who templates and who fits; they are not always the same van

Here are the kitchen worktop ranges we currently supply:

Corian WorktopsSeamless solid surface with a wide colour bank and matching sinks.HI-MACS WorktopsThermoformable solid surface for contemporary kitchens and curves.Staron WorktopsDurable solid surface with a consistent, practical finish.Hanex WorktopsCost-effective solid surface in solids and patterned designs.Durasein WorktopsWipe-clean solid surface, comparable with Corian and Staron.Tristone WorktopsSolid surface colours for kitchens that need a reliable everyday top.MAKStone WorktopsSolid surface range with competitive pricing on popular colours.Maia WorktopsSolid surface worktops with a broad palette for family kitchens.Corinth StonePremium solid surface with stone-inspired designs.Minerva Worktops25 mm solid surface worktops, splashbacks, upstands and sink modules.

Speckled or softly veined solids hide homework felt-tip better than a glacier white. Store would rather a family deck that still looks decent on Monday.

If templating is subcontracted, get the name on the paperwork. Callbacks get lost between firms.

Ask for cut-outs and corners as separate lines

Write the cabinet colour on the sample with a pencil on the back. You will forget by Thursday.

Hold the board where toast lands, not on the windowsill you never use. That is the light and the mess that matter.

Check who templates and who fits; they are not always the same van

Undermount sinks, tap holes, draining grooves and a raised breakfast bar should be priced before anyone books a template.

A 12mm look can be a built-up 30mm. Ask what you are actually buying.

Next step with Kitchen Worktops Store

Order a sample for this London kitchens brief, then request a fitted quote or browse the worktop collection. Judge the colour in your own daylight before anyone templates the run.