[L Have just had worktop’s replaced in kitchen due to flood damage and where the joints meet there is a very visible white line across the length of the joints (see photos) now these are the exact same worktop’s as previous and the joints were invisible, it actually looks a lot worse than the photos.Would you accept this ? I was looking for some advice before I confront the fitter
No, a terrible joint, if the worktops are routed perpendicular to the top surface and clamped correctly there is no need to see any jointing compound, as per your previous fitting. Take your fitter down to any kitchen show room and let him see what a joint should look like.
Do you think he’s used jointing compound? Shouldn’t it be same/similar colour to worktop ? There’s a film on surface across joints that doesn’t show up on photos, maybe pva or superglue
The joints in there own right look very good. What i can't understand and get my head around is the white line. It makes no sense to me. Even if the fitter had used something as crappy as Colorfill, the joint would not have a white line. Have you asked the fitter what he/she used ?
No I’ve not seen/spoke to him yet as I was waiting for some answers on here so he doesn’t try to fob me off.Yes I agree with you the joint looks okay, flush with no gaps and no lipping just that damn white line!
As dopey a question as this is, have they just literally been replaced today and you’ve not had chance to wipe a damp cloth over it?
My guess would be that he has run a file across the finished cut to remove any burring, and if it’s a low quality laminate, it doesn’t take much to take the colour off the edge
Yes i would go with the fact the fitter has run a file or sandpaper down to smooth the edges as max22 said. but sadly it must have a white base before the colour and stands out more being a dark top.
Yes that’s what the previous join looked like so I’m assuming the fitter has done a poor job as I’ve said in earlier post the previous joins were practically invisible
I don’t think it’s the quality of the worktop it’s the exact same as previous (only 14 months old) and there was no issues with previous joints
Could be that the joint was not cut at a perfect 90 degrees, so it's 'leaning out' very slightly at the top. I guess it depends how perfect you want it. Colorfil would probably make it look much better but it's a compromise that shouldn't really be necessary.