ᐅ Kitchen countertop made from screed panels?

Created on: 5 Jun 2019 18:05
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Thielemann03
I have designed a kitchen and want to build most of it myself.
My problem is the countertop, as it is quite complex. I will either build the substructure using pre-wall elements or masonry, depending on what works best. The countertop cannot be brought into the room as one piece, and a chipboard countertop doesn’t make sense since the left side would have to be made from three separate parts. So, I thought about modeling it on site using screed panels, 20 mm (0.8 inches) thick in two layers, and then covering it with ceramic tiles or granite.
Is this a practical approach?
Best regards, Thielemann
3D-Kitchen layout with island, cabinets, and wooden countertops on a blue background
Thielemann036 Jun 2019 09:14
Then tell me what is wrong! It is a draft, and I am open to suggestions. Don’t be distracted by the colors!
A friend told me that everything is very well thought out, and I don’t need to ask my wife—I’ll find one that matches the furniture!
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Zaba12
6 Jun 2019 11:25
If you need help with kitchen planning (and by that I primarily mean the construction, not the materials), I would recommend the "kitchen" forum.

Using tiles as a replacement for a countertop is unsuitable because of the grout joints. Granite, of course, is much more appropriate! Drywall for the structure? How do you plan to make the interior look nice?
The overhead cabinet section above the left kitchen corner reminds me of a bar counter from the Ruhr area and simply makes the kitchen feel dark inside.

I already suspected that there’s no woman behind this DIY kitchen; otherwise, this idea wouldn’t even exist. I just wanted to have it confirmed.

As I said, there are specialists for kitchens over there!
Thielemann036 Jun 2019 11:59
I have to accept the right side roof slope as it is, and the idea of blackout is unnecessary. I definitely need the cabinet there to conceal the electrical panel, and I can build it so that I can access it from three sides.

It doesn’t need to look nice on the inside, but be practical. That’s why these aren’t doors but rather pull-out drawers that can be completely extended, allowing me to clean all areas easily with a mop and vacuum. For the cladding, I was thinking more along the lines of tread plate and anhydrite screed.

Isometric kitchen with wooden furniture, countertops, island with cooktop and sink.
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hampshire
6 Jun 2019 18:40
I cannot assess your construction. With wood, these surfaces can be made quite well; in our unusually shaped apartment in Berlin, we had a carpenter create a worktop solution from ash laminated wood. This allowed for any depth to be made. However, I recall that large pieces apparently cannot be brought into the room easily.

From a practical perspective, this kitchen would not suit my cooking habits. Reasons for this:

1. There would be too little countertop space next to the cooktop for me to place pots, pans, prepared bowls with ingredients, or cooking utensils.
2. If the oven is installed in the recess within the left kitchen cabinet, the distance to a free countertop or to the sink would be too far for me. Taking something out briefly and putting it back would involve longer distances.
3. I like to have light and space on the work surface. I fear the wall cabinets in the room would reduce this.
4. We tried a solution with carts for easier cleaning with a mop in our second apartment. It didn’t work well because we had too little space to move the carts far enough to clean properly. Cart out, clean section, cart in, clean next section... Your kitchen also seems too tight for this.

Is there an extractor hood?
Thielemann036 Jun 2019 19:06
I can move the cooktop on the peninsula, but it has to stay within that section of the countertop because of the ventilation duct, which is the small shaft on the far left. This also answers the question about the range hood. The cooktop is recessed into the countertop (integrated with the ventilation). I will definitely go with the pull-out drawers because I absolutely don’t want kickboards; if necessary, I’ll just make them less deep. I have also considered using solid wood panels, as the largest beech wood processor in Europe is just around the corner from me, but I was thinking more about the cabinet fronts. For lighting, I want to integrate it into the bottom of the upper cabinets.
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hanse987
6 Jun 2019 19:18
Having the sink in the corner is not an issue when cooking alone. However, when two or three people are cooking together, almost everyone needs to use the sink at some point, and you end up getting in each other's way. I think having the sink on an outer corner is better because it allows access from two sides.

Counter space next to the cooktop would be too limited for me.