Hi all
I'm renovating a kitchen in a one bed apartment. Bought all the cabinets at Ikea and am trying to decide what to do with the benchtop. I'm currently living in the apartment but it will become an investment property in less than a year.
From getting quotes etc, laminate is probably $1.5-2k cheaper than using stone. Is there a massive difference in the durability? I was thinking if I use laminate and the tennant destroys it then they'll have to pay for it and there would be enough in the bond to cover this.
As I bought the cabinets during the Feb sale I've now got ikea gift cards worth $550, which would pretty much cover a laminate benchtop. Has anyone bought a laminate from IKEA? Is it still in good shape? Does anyone have experience getting a stone benchtop from IKEA? Is it good quality?
Thanks!
I'm renovating a kitchen in a one bed apartment. Bought all the cabinets at Ikea and am trying to decide what to do with the benchtop. I'm currently living in the apartment but it will become an investment property in less than a year.
From getting quotes etc, laminate is probably $1.5-2k cheaper than using stone. Is there a massive difference in the durability? I was thinking if I use laminate and the tennant destroys it then they'll have to pay for it and there would be enough in the bond to cover this.
As I bought the cabinets during the Feb sale I've now got ikea gift cards worth $550, which would pretty much cover a laminate benchtop. Has anyone bought a laminate from IKEA? Is it still in good shape? Does anyone have experience getting a stone benchtop from IKEA? Is it good quality?
Thanks!