Wood kitchen countertop

Lauriemac

I want my kitchen counter to be wood; how can I go about doing this myself?

Jackofall1

Do you want to install it yourseld or do you want to make it from scratch?

There is a swedish company I think it start with an I*** that sells butcher block slabs for about $180 for each piece. Something like 100 x 32.

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pyper

My uncle owns a bar.

He built the bar top from oak flooring. I'm not sure how well that would work for a counter top, but it works great for a bar.

I've seen where you can mail order butcher block maple in pre-cut sizes for a lot less than you can buy maple. I don't remember the source, but you could probably google it.

D-Dub

Balley Block Company in PA. makes maple butcher block table tops.

suprvee

That Swedish company is currently selling a wood countertop measuring 96 7/8" by 25 5/8" on clearance for $59. If you search for "Lagan" on their website, you'll find it. I'm contemplating buying it, and making a work bench out of it; so tempting.

Daniel Holzman

I used to own a house with a maple counter. Although maple is a relatively hard wood, the counter did not stand up too well to water and detergent. For my money, I would not have another wood counter in a wet environment, unless you are willing to put up with constant maintenance. I do have a wooden island top, I made it out of 2 inch thick cherry, however it NEVER gets wet, so it holds up quite well. My kitchen counters are granite in my current house, very nice because there is zero maintenance.

Jackofall1

I did exactly that, the island is butcher block, located across from the stove which makes a great hot plate catcher, the original plan was granite for the rest but, that will be in the future, for now it looks like granite, but its not.

Mark

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