joining kitchen timber benchtops

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16th November 2008, 07:18 AM
ubeaut

joining kitchen timber benchtops

HI all We have looked up some past posts on joining timber benchtops and got a little confused as to the best way to go.... We are joining two solid ironbark slabs 50 ml thick at right angles - ie in an Lshape. Is it best to mitre or do a butt join ? We are placing the sink drainer over the join so if it is a butt joint only a few cm willshow either side of the drainer. But what about expansion and contraction in the drainer if it gets hot water on it? We have heard that mitre joints ...

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