Do you mean laminate oak worktops or solid oak worktops?

Have never heard of who you are suggesting but Worktop Express also offer a 2 man delivery. We deal with them under a different name as we are trade.

I have an oak worktop and it came from Wrens, along with the kitchen units. My builder cut it to size, finished it and fitted it. Don’t most kitchen suppliers sell oak worktops?

I would like to go for solid oak worktop actually, but can someone tell me what is the difference between the butcher block style oak worktop and full stave oak worktop, besides what is the maintenance aspect of the wooden worktop?

Wooden worktops need oiling every few months. The more often the better. They mark easily so I use wooden chopping boards to protect mine. They don’t fare well around a sink and will get water marks.

thanks a lot what oil would you recommend then?

Full stave worktops require significantly bigger blocks of wood to start with, albeit they are constructed in a similar way to butcher block worktops, simply using pieces of wood on a much bigger scale. Most typically a full stave worktop will be made up of blocks that are 40 to 50mm wide and will run the full length of the worktop. Full stave solid wood worktops are effectively a half way house between butcher block worktops and wide plank worktops which are made from one single piece of wood.

Therefore butcher block will work out cheaper. Maintenance is high.

I use Osmo Top Oil on mine. I usually treat it in the evening before bed and it’s dry in the morning. It’s a bit of a faff but not hugely so.

how can we remove the raised grain once the oil has soaked into the wood?