Posted on 30/08/2019 09:01
Has anyone ever had a worktop satisfactorily replaced? SWMBO decided to break up a bag of ice in the middle of a worktop last night & surprise surprise she's dented the blasted thing ...... but it apparently wasn't her fault!! 😡😡😡😡
(2013 Coachman)
Posted on 30/08/2019 19:58 by ocsidThe course I would take on a 6 year old van would be influenced by who picks up the tabs, as I can't see it being anything but very expensive.
If it was not my insurer then like has been suggested earlier I would be doing some lateral thinking of what sort of inset, or wider area resurfacing feature would look the less bodge like.
At home we once had a stainless steel top protector, a quite big sheet with a "satin" finish. That lived as a permanent feature though it covered no "nasty", but did not look out of place either so did not get stowed away when not actually in use. Something of that ilk might be an option?
Posted on 30/08/2019 23:21
I’m wondering how the damage looks from above. If the laminate is still there, albeit cracked, you might consider squirting some expanding polyurethane foam in through a hole drilled underneath. It’s expansion is powerful so you could consider laying a sheet of glass on top, weighted down by a concrete breeze block, suitably padded from the glass. Once it’s set and the glass removed, you should be able to fill imperfections with a polyester resin filler, which will also take a limited amount of cellulose paint from a car touch up kit. As an alternative to polyester filler, two part epoxy putty is sold in a variety of colours for filling chips and joins in granite worktops. It’s a job which requires patience and care, but done sympathetically, you can achieve a very high standard of restoration,
Posted on 31/08/2019 12:35
Apart from a friend who dropped a tin onto their caravan work surface which got covered up with a glass chopping sheet you could try looking at You Tube. I did a miracle cure on a dented wood table thanks to YouTube, I bet there's a work top cure on there somewhere! 
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Posted on 31/08/2019 12:35 by brueApart from a friend who dropped a tin onto their caravan work surface which got covered up with a glass chopping sheet you could try looking at You Tube. I did a miracle cure on a dented wood table thanks to YouTube, I bet there's a work top cure on there somewhere!
Posted on 31/08/2019 23:58
Maybe these people could help?
https://www.plastic-surgeon.co.uk/worktop-repairs/
https://www.magicman.co.uk/examples/worktops-and-countertops/
Sorted.
EmilysDad
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