Just bought a countertop that will be used for a craft and fix-it bench in the basement. It was one of the cheaper kinds, but the quality was worse than I expected.
Will I be able to put up with these damages or do I have to haul this crap back to the store? (Yes, I know you can't decide that for me. I just want some input.)
I had expected some gaps like in the first picture, not poor repairs and holes. I was planning to sand and oil it today, but now I have to think a bit. The worst is the knot on the second last picture.
Was it very cheap? Laminated wood panels usually have a front and a back side. Unfortunately, I suspect this might be the best side?
It cost a thousand kronor. That's less than, for example, Ikea, but not pocket change. (Incidentally, we don't drink coffee...) One corner is rounded, so the direction it should go is predetermined.
The repairs are probably not much to comment on for a disc in that price range, but I would probably return it because of the knot holes - I think they should have been filled in the same way as the other repairs for it to be acceptable quality.
Even for a cheap board, I think the quality is too poor, a few knots and small cracks are okay but I don't want chemically treated wood and I don't want holes.
That said, I would have mounted it and forgotten about it if it hadn't been purchased next door.
Hmm, turned it over and the other side is actually nicer. But then there's the edge issue. I'll probably have a hard time getting a nice rounding on my own.
Hard to say. You'll probably have to decide for yourself. It's somewhat you get what you pay for, but not entirely true. The one I have in the kitchen cost just over two thousand per meter. The one I have in the laundry room cost 995:- for two meters. There's a difference, but the one in the laundry room doesn't have ugly repairs, but I did pick out the best from a stack. If yours is three meters, maybe that's what you can expect for 350 kr/meter? How are you going to use the board? If it will get scratched and stained right away, I would probably ignore it, especially if the underside is better. Sand the edge.
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