Kitchen Benchtops Melbourne
Whether you want to build a new small or luxury kitchen or just renovate an existing kitchen, you’ll need to choose the benchtop that you’ll love to have in your kitchen. A kitchen renovation isn’t complete without the right kitchen benchtop. Moreover, a kitchen benchtop is the hardest working surface that you’ll have in your kitchen, so durability is a vital consideration. A kitchen benchtop is important not only from a functional viewpoint but also from a visual viewpoint, and it adds value to your property.
Kitchen Benchtop Types
At Konnect Kitchen Store in Melbourne, we supply elegant and sturdy laminate and stone benchtops that are ready to be installed.
Laminate Benchtops
- Laminate benchtops look stunning, are lightweight and budget-friendly, as well as, they are easy to install and maintain.
Stone Benchtops
- Stone benchtops simply look impressive and are easy to maintain; it’s a pricier option but extremely durable.
Interested in getting quote estimate regarding the cost of kitchen benchtops - just visit our showroom or call 03 9796 3337.
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Kitchen Benchtop Materials in Melbourne
The trendiest kitchen benchtop materials are laminate, granite, marble and engineered stone.
- Laminate benchtops are mainly preferred by those homeowners who want their kitchen ready quickly and maintaining laminate is easy, and they are cost-effective as well.
- Stone benchtops comprise of marble, granite and engineered stone - these are pricier options when compared to laminate but they are very durable and look classy as well.
Laminated Benchtops
Laminated benchtops have come a long way and now the joints aren’t visible anymore, as they were during initial days. They come in a variety of designs, patterns, combinations, finishes and colours to give a fresh breath of life to your kitchen.
Maintenance Tips for Laminated Benchtops
- It is easy to clean laminated benchtops as it responds fantastically to usual home cleaning sprays or soapy water to eliminate spills, dirt and grease.
- Eliminate excess water and dry using a clean cloth.
- Use chopping boards for food preparation and avoid cutting directly over the bench, as well as, refrain from putting hot objects onto the surface as it will stain.
- Also, don’t use scourers and abrasives, as they will dent the surface.
Marble Benchtops
Marble offers matchless classiness, elegance and function; being a product of intense heat and pressure - marble is strong, looks good and requires less of maintenance.
Maintenance Tips for Marble Benchtop
- Marble kitchen benchtops require added care and maintenance.
- For daily cleaning, all you need is a soft cloth and little warm water. A microfibre cloth will eliminate most stains or burns from perfected marble.
- You can avert staining to a great extent with regular maintenance and sealing.
- Nevertheless, polished marble can be re-polished using a marble polishing cream put on a soft cloth and applied to the affected areas.
Granite Benchtops
Granite is a very resilient material and being a natural rock, it is cut in its natural state and is then polished for domestic use. Granite is ageless, stylish and extremely durable.
Maintenance Tips for Granite Benchtops
- Using warm water, and mild pH-balanced household cleaners and a soft, non-abrasive cloth or sponge, perform a simple wipe down. This is recommended for everyday cleaning.
- Use warm water, mild soaps and soft clean cloth or sponge.
- Refrain from using abrasive scourers, boiling water, acidic chemicals, bleaches, harsh detergents or oil-based cleaners such as turpentine.
Engineered Quartz Stone Benchtops
Quartz stone is the most popular engineered kitchen benchtops for sale in Melbourne that flawlessly imbibe the looks of natural stone such as marble and granite. Quartz stone is available in a variety of traditional and modern colours and they are very durable and easy to maintain.
Maintenance Tips for Engineered Quartz Stone Benchtops
- Clean your quartz stone kitchen benchtop daily after food preparation, especially if it comes in contact with food and beverage or day to day dirt, grime and bacteria.
- Take some quantity of non-bleach, non-abrasive cleaners along with warm water and a wet cloth or sponge for routine cleaning.
- All liquid spills of vegetables, fruits, food colourings and curries should be immediately wiped up and cleaned using a mild detergent and water.
Kitchen Benchtop Shapes
- Modern kitchen benchtop shapes include L-shaped and U-shaped, as well as, straight-line and island kitchen benchtops.
- When building a custom kitchen, both granite and quartz benchtops will lend your kitchen with an ageless look with its loveliness and elegance. As these are durable and strong materials, they will serve you for many years.
Kitchen Benchtop Prices in Melbourne
- Laminated kitchen Benchtops are a cheaper alternative when compared to engineered quartz stone or natural stone benchtops. Our prices for laminate kitchen benchtop begin from $160 and we have an array of approximately 10 colours that you can choose from, and we regularly update our colour range.
- Examples of natural stone benchtops are marble and granite whereas engineered stone benchtops are marketed under various brand names. However, natural stone benchtops are on the upper side of the price range when compared to engineered stone. Our prices for stone benchtops begin from $400 per 3000mm x 600mm x 20mm slab - we are far more competitively priced and have a range of approximately 7 colours in stock to select from in our ready-made range.
Need a Quote for Kitchen Benchtop?
As every kitchen will vary in shape and size, so also benchtop measurements will vary. However, if you would like to have a quote for the kitchen benchtop of your choice, feel free to visit us or call 03 9796 3337.
Premium Products Competitively Priced
Konnect Kitchen Store supply premium products at competitive rates – this is the reason why other kitchen manufacturers buy all of their hardware supplies from us.
Single Point of Contact
When you choose Konnect Kitchen Store for your kitchen project, you’ll have the privilege of working with our expert project manager Mohamed Elmasri. Designing a kitchen involves choosing materials and appliances; determining a layout; working through plumbing and electrical configurations; and so much more. Mohamed can help put all of these pieces together so you get the kitchen of your dreams. He will be your single point of contact throughout the project. Mohamed will handle your job from start to finish making sure your project is delivered smoothly and on time.
You can sketch up your own benchtop drawing (see, Sample Benchtop Specification) and fax or email it to us for your quotation.