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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 6:29 pm Post subject: Slate kitchen worktops
In the interest of recycling (and because I have been looking at the price of granite), does anyone have slate worksurfaces in their kitchen? If so what do you think of them? We have three large slabs which would have been salting slabs probably and I am considering using them as an island and main working surface in the kitchen. How would I seal and protect it?

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 7:21 pm Post subject:
https://kitchenworktopsshop.com/slate-worktops/

Midland Spinner

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 2931
Location: Under a green roof

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 7:22 pm Post subject:
Sounds lovely, I have Slate envy. I don't know how you'd seal it. I'd probably opt for oil or beeswax or something, (I used furniture polish on my slate floor). But I'm just guessing.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 7:24 pm Post subject:
There are special slate sealants that stop them being stained. I got a tube (I think it was a tube) when I bought a new slate slab for the lounge hearth. EV

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9032
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 7:27 pm Post subject:
Ask Inigo Jones https://www.inigojones.co.uk/ Groeslon near Caernarfon

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 7:45 pm Post subject:
Thank you. It's the area I use for pastry making, in fact all the food preparation more or less. My impression of it was that it was quite a hard slate so I will go and have a look at it again and hope it's going to be suitable. It's in the undergrowth somewhere.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 9032
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 8:03 pm Post subject:
I know it is quite a way, but they will re-furbish old worktops/windowsills etc. I had some done when we lived in Nantlle. They do a good job too, and it is nice to support a local independant firm

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 8:52 pm Post subject:
I have a polished slate worktop in the bathroom and though its sealed, the surface reacts really quickly with some cleaning products and goes cloudy - like a french polished table when you put a mug of tea on it. I'm going to try and resurface it one day but am not sure what will kill and what will cure among the dozens of stone cleaning products on the shelf

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 9:03 pm Post subject:

Cathryn wrote:

Thank you. It's the area I use for pastry making, in fact all the food preparation more or less. My impression of it was that it was quite a hard slate so I will go and have a look at it again and hope it's going to be suitable. It's in the undergrowth somewhere.

Lovely cool slate, great for pastry.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 9:38 pm Post subject:
I've got a slate work surface in the kitchen. It doesn't really stain. It was cut for me by the local monumental mason.

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 9:43 pm Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

I've got a slate work surface in the kitchen. It doesn't really stain. It was cut for me by the local monumental mason.

Oh thank you, I will remember that. We know our local one quite well.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 10:26 pm Post subject:

Cathryn wrote:

mochyn wrote:

I've got a slate work surface in the kitchen. It doesn't really stain. It was cut for me by the local monumental mason.

Oh thank you, I will remember that. We know our local one quite well.

It would be interesting to here what you can read on the underside.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 10:31 pm Post subject:

Mr O wrote:

It would be interesting to here what you can read on the underside.

"If you can read this you are not dead and should start tunneling upwards before the air runs out."

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 10:55 pm Post subject:

Cathryn wrote:

mochyn wrote:

I've got a slate work surface in the kitchen. It doesn't really stain. It was cut for me by the local monumental mason.

Oh thank you, I will remember that. We know our local one quite well.

In which case, have you asked him for a price on marble ? Offcuts, etc.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Sat Jan 15, 11 11:49 pm Post subject:
Linseed Oil is a good sealer for Slate.

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