Worktop Express Information Guides

At Worktop Express, our extensive collection of real wood kitchen work benches is intended to suit all manner of kitchen designs, tastes and budgets. We have put together three kits that we recommend for assisting in the installation and aftercare of our solid wood worktops. Whether you are installing them yourself or employing a professional fitter to help, our wide range of worktop accessories are ideal.

Worktop Installation Kit

If you are installing wooden worktops yourself, we suggest ordering one of our worktop installation kits to provide you with all the accessories you should need for quickly and easily fixing them.

Each kit contains a tungsten carbide-tipped router cutter to make quick work of cutting a worktop to size; three worktop connector bolts to join two worktops together; 10 slotted brackets to attach the worktops to kitchen cabinets; a tube of worktop sealant to provide a water-tight seal between two worktops; and also a selection of wood screws.

Learn more in the “Using Our Installation Kit” Worktop Express® Nutshell Guide.

DIY Worktop Aftercare Kit

After successful installation of your wood worktops, you will need to regularly re-oil them to keep them looking their best.

Our DIY Worktop Aftercare Kit includes a variety of foam oiling brushes to evenly apply fresh coats of Rustins Danish oil, as well as 5 denibbing pads that can be used to sand down any surface inaccuracies, light scratches or stains before the oil is applied. Find out how to treat your worktops in our ‘Oiling Worktops Nutshell Guide’.

Rustins Worktop Maintenance Kit

If you need a complete maintenance kit to keep your worktops looking as good as the day they were installed, consider our Rustins Worktop Maintenance Kit.

This comprehensive kit includes 1L of Rustins Oil, foam brushes, denibbing pads, a special wood worktops surface cleaning solution, 2 lint-free cloths and a pair of nitrile gloves.

For more information about our aftercare and maintenance kits, read our ‘Solid Wood Worktop Aftercare Kits Nutshell Guide’.

Here at Worktop Express®, we prize customer experience and quality above all else: as such we like to do everything in-house to ensure that our high standards are being met – from the cutting of worktop samples to the customisation of worktops and, in the last few years, the majority of worktop deliveries.

Despite starting out with only a couple of vans that delivered to the local area, we have since expanded our 2Man worktop delivery teams around the country, and now operate many vans from depots around England.

We are incredibly proud of our 2Man delivery service, and recommend it for delivery of all solid wood work surfaces within England and Wales; we’ve also expanded our coverage recently to include much of the Scottish mainland.

The map below shows all the postcodes that we deliver to, which is clarified by the tables on our delivery details page. Please check this table before placing an order to ensure that our team covers your postcode. If you live within the GL postcode near our headquarters, you will be pleased to know that we offer free delivery to this area!

Our 2Man delivery service can be ordered for next day delivery on any weekday for the majority of England and Wales, provided that your order is placed before 12 noon on the day before your desired delivery date. Delivery to a number of Scottish postcodes is currently available within three working days, but please check the delivery details page to see which day we can deliver to your area.

Deliveries are made between 7:30am and 6pm, but we will provide a two hour timeslot the day before delivery so that you know an approximate time to expect your delivery. On the day of delivery our team will call you 30 minutes before arrival to advise that they are on their way, and allow you to prepare for the delivery.

Once at the property, our fully trained 2Man team will then unload your order without any assistance required. The team are insured to take the goods to the nearest ground floor room in your property as long as clear access is provided, but unfortunately cannot take the good upstairs. If you would like to clarify whether our team would be able to deliver to your property, do not hesitate to contact us prior to booking.

We take great pride in being an environmentally friendly company, and so we use reusable packaging wherever possible. The delivery team will unpack the items and remove the packaging, to allow you to inspect them before signing for the delivery.

For the majority of areas delivery of our worktops is charged at £25 for the first worktop, then £15 for each additional worktop. Other items such as installation accessories, upstands or plinths can be included with a worktop for no additional delivery charge. If ordered separately, upstands and plinths are charged at £15 per order, whilst installation accessories are charged at £10 per order. Worktop orders to the 2Man areas of the Scottish mainland are charged at £40 per worktop, with £15 for each additional; and worktop deliveries to GL postcodes are FREE!

If your area is not covered by our 2Man team, we also offer other alternative delivery methods. Please read our delivery details page to find out more.

Our wide range of solid timber tops are the perfect choice for traditional kitchens, imbuing a sense of grandeur into any kitchen or living environment. The versatility of hardwood means that these surfaces can suit almost any kitchen setting, no matter what theme you are trying to achieve.

In this information guide, you will find some examples of solid wood worktops that we think are simply stunning selections for a traditional kitchen, with tips on how to make them work in your home.

Traditional Timbers

With such a large range of timber choices in our range, it can be difficult to choose a favourite. Fortunately, there are plenty of hardwoods that area ideal for creating a traditional kitchen surface.

It is without doubt that oak worktops are by far the most popular wood in our collection, which is the perfect timber for a classic kitchen. We offer this stunning European timber in a number of different styles and finishes, all of which are perfectly suited to traditional themes.

Oak beautifully complements a range of designs, from bright white classic kitchens, to a style with a little more colour, featuring grey or green kitchen cabinet frontals.

Oak worktops

Walnut worktops

Our standard worktops feature 40mm wide staves, whilst our more opulent Deluxe and full stave varieties show of the timber with much wider and longer staves. For an unrivalled finish with consistent colour and grain patterns, consider the Prime variants of our oak worktops.

We also recommend walnut worktops in a traditional kitchen, as they exhibit excellent grain pattern and have rich colour that combines beautifully with the neutral shades of a traditional kitchen. This European species is also available in standard or Deluxe options.

Maple Worktops

Cherry Worktops

Ash Worktops

Other popular choices for classic or farmhouse kitchens are maple, cherry and ash worktops. Each of these timbers are ideal for kitchens that are lacking in natural light, as they have bright colouration and are naturally reflective.

Fine Finishes

All of our worktops are provided in a smooth sanded finish as standard, but without any treatment applied so that you may apply the finish of your choice.

For all wooden worktops, we recommend using Rustins Danish Oil in order to enhance the beautiful colour of the timber and create a food-safe finish. It also dries to a low-lustre sheen which is ideal for retaining the natural splendour of the wood.

Whilst it may not be in-keeping with a traditional style, worktops can also be lacquered or varnished – depending on the look you are trying to achieve. Though we do not offer varnish, lacquering is available on request.

Other treatments such as wax are available from most good home DIY retailers, but we do not recommend them as they do not protect the surface as well as Danish oil.

Bespoke Beauty

One of the best things about solid wood is the ease in which it can be customised to create bespoke worktops that fit perfectly into your kitchen. Whether you are looking to create a unique kitchen island, or simply require a sink or hob cut-out, our fabrication team can help.

In a traditional kitchen, consider small radius corners or an ‘ogee’ edge profile to give a detailed finish to any worktop, whilst cut-outs for Belfast sinks are also ideal for catering for this popular ceramic choice.

Using a combination of advanced CNC machinery and hand-finishing techniques, the team can design and fabricate custom worktops to suit any style of traditional kitchen.

Compared to granite and composite materials, wood can be easily worked, meaning that timber is the perfect material for wooden worktops in kitchens with a more unusual shape.

Standard worktop alterations – such as sink or hob cut-outs or cutting the worktop to size – can be placed via our Online Bespoke Worktop Tool, whilst more unique requirements can be ordered by getting in touch with our fabrication team via telephone or email.