Worktop laminate/real wood uk for custom desk top
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See this thread. I too went to Worktop Express.
Caporegime
Another vote for worktop express. Got a lovely dark walnut laminate top for my desk. Very reasonable price and bespoke option for cable cutouts etc. Get the desk, stick 4 IKEA legs on and jobs a good’un.
Caporegime
2ft deep is absolutely fine for a computer desk for work/gaming.
This. Or look for offcuts on gumtree
I'd say it's not optimal but desk can come forwards from wall and monitor go back.
Soldato
I have a ~640mm worktop from IKEA which is more than adequate, could lose ~100mm from the back before my monitor hit the wall
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Nearly all worktops come in 600mm and 900mm depths (i.e. for breakfast bars). My desk is a length of breakfast bar that I had left over from a kitchen refit (15 years ago) cut down to 800mm depth.
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Soldato
600mm with a mounted monitor is pretty decent.
The real struggle for worktops is when you want to floating mount against a corner when the walls aren't plumb. It's gonna be a head scratcher for a while for me before I finally pluck the courage to try it out.
The real struggle for worktops is when you want to floating mount against a corner when the walls aren't plumb. It's gonna be a head scratcher for a while for me before I finally pluck the courage to try it out.
Soldato
Are you guys all still using CRT monitors or something? 
Associate
Did this im my old house when my office was in a cement shed in the garden.
Went to B&Q and they often have offcuts do kitchen worktops. I got a really nice one and they just took a tenner for it.
made a simple timber frame and cut the worktop to suit and all in I had a custom fit, deep desk for less than £50 all in.
sure it took an afternoon to get it all made up but in the end it was sturdier and bigger than anything I could have bought for 3 times the money.
Alternatively if you are not comfortable building a frame then try picking up a second hand desk with metal frame and just replacing the top with again an offcut from kitchen or DIY place, might be a bit more expensive depending on the second hand desk but you will get something thats tailored to your room.
Soldato
Yep as regards B&Q they do an I nstore cutting service for lenth/width so often have off cuts, I got my solid kitchen top there (remember having fun cutting hole for ceramic hob)
I posted about this yesterday.
edit: @shaank this was the desk set-up that you inspired me to sort, cheers!
Finally got my epic desk set-up in place, really chuffed.
This is a 250cm long 88cm deep oak worktop, with two 55cm kitchen cabinets supporting the front. I’ve then installed four legs across the rear, where there’s also 6 plugs and an Ethernet point.
Just need the mega monitor....
Also, my first go at speed test was 546 megs a sec
edit: @shaank this was the desk set-up that you inspired me to sort, cheers!
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Soldato
I really could have used that bespoke cutting on workshop express tbh, doing this cutout with a drill was frustrating
Like this:
The cabinets I bought held the weight of the worktop just fine although they were not ‘super cheap’ ones at ~£160 each.
Obviously it would need bonus legs with my chosen depth as otherwise the monitor and the pc would have caused the whole thing to fall off
Do excuse the wires and the unfinished plug sockets, both which are being sorted with cable trays and a plasterer/decorator!
Edit: I think you could potentially add more support by adding a third cabinet... maybe a snack/beer fridge?
Edit 2: As should be obvious, assembling something like this cannot be done with one person because of the weight (and it’s distribution) plus the awkward size.
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