Fallingditch Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Seeing as the price of a vanity unit exceeds the price of a WC, basin and tap combined (even when imported), we are thinking of fitting shelves (aka 'consoles' aka 'bathroom worktops') instead, and either insetting basins or installing 'wash bowls' as they are known.` After further research, it seems that you cannot install just any laminate in a bathroom as a worksurface - laminates have to be specially manufactured for bathrooms. So my question is, (I think), what worktop material can I use in a bathroom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Tiles? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Laminate is hardly a product designed to last forever. I think we all know we're changing it every 10 years. Buy it the kitchen variety, save the money and stress then do it all again in 10 years. The style will be out of date by then at the least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 My dad once made a bathroom moulded as a single piece of fibreglass, inclduing everything except for (I think) the WC. It didn't catch-on. You could go for one of the kitchen alternatives such as Corian or similar, or granite. Or marble (find an old shop-counter)? OT: On vanity units, Ikea do some very nice inexpensive vanity unit/whb combos for a couple of hundred or less. Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I've used the same black granite in the bathrooms as in the kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 IIRC the only difference with bathroom grade laminate is the cores resistance to moisture. However, using a standard laminate is perfectly fine. Just ensure every cut edge and the back is fully sealed before fitting so that if there is ever any water ingress it can't soak and expand the core. You can seal it with PVA, yacht varnish or a water seal product (like Thomsons). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 10 hours ago, ProDave said: Tiles? This is what we did in our last house and will be doing in the one currently being built. Works really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 55 minutes ago, Stones said: This is what we did in our last house and will be doing in the one currently being built. Works really well. If it is *really* waterproof you could seal the door and have a plunge spa through the loft hatch. Or an alligator tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Solid surface worktops. Some kind of Corian like material which can be cut to size and is waterproof. More expensive than laminate but cheaper than a vanity. http://www.roperrhodes.co.uk/?s=strata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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