Poor quality work surfaces

Just come back home in the Lancashire and yet again let a small clock fall off the shelf. The result is a huge dent in the work surface next to the sink. This never happened in the last van but I am ashamed to say this is the third time I've managed it in this one. Is it me or are they just extremely soft worktops? Any way it will need sealing and filling and ideas anyone?

For lightness, worktops are now simply two laminate surfaces with a honeycomb if cardboard between. Take a look at this website. You may have a similar company in your area..

http://www.plastic-surgeon.co.uk/gallery/damaged-worktop-repair-gallery/

Or you could get a sheet of laminate and glue it over the entire worktop.

Hi Crisp

You could try taking more water with it!

The best (sensible) suggestion I can think of is to get a piece of good quality Formica and cover the whole surface with it. If you get a fairly thick sheet and fix it well with contact adhesive or similar, I think it would strengthen the surface quite considerably. Plus it would in many ways be an easier and more aesthetically pleasing job than mending a hole - and probably cheaper too if you had to get a specialist firm to do the mending.

Thanks you all for your responses. In a way I'm glad I'm not the only one but I also think its ridiculous that the worktops are so fragile.

As for taking more water with it, never water down perfection !!!

crisp wrote:As for taking more water with it, never water down perfection !!!

Couldn't agree more.

I once offered a (former!!!!) friend a drop of Lagavulin, and he asked for some water . . . AND ICE!!!

Words failed me then, and they do again here.

I blame our education system!!

Gromit wrote:
I once offered a (former!!!!) friend a drop of Lagavulin, and he asked for some water . . . AND ICE!!!

This is where you need to sub in a discrete bottle of "emergency use only" Teacher's, as they won't know the difference...

As I said I blame the education system ! ( Teachers eh)
And yes I was one for many years:content:

crisp wrote:As for taking more water with it, never water down perfection !!!

When I retired my biggest customer gave me a bottle of Aberlour with the comment " for god's sake take it with water". It was 60.2%. Of course I had to take a sip without, my mouth was numbed instantly.