{"product_id":"12mm-ever-after-solid-surface-sheet","title":"12mm Ever After Solid Surface Sheet","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Ever After Solid Surface Sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size: 3660mm x 760mm x 12mm. Supplied as a full sheet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid surface is a cast composite sheet, not a laminate or a coated board. It is made by blending pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate, a mineral filler refined from bauxite, then curing the two together into a single homogeneous slab. Because the sheet is the same material all the way through, the colour and pattern do not stop at the surface. That is the difference from every decorative board: there is no thin printed layer to wear off, no substrate to swell when water reaches it, and no visible line where two pieces meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree practical consequences follow. Scratches, scuffs and burns are abraded out and the surface refinished in place rather than replaced. The cured composite is non-porous, so liquids cannot soak in, nothing needs sealing and bacteria have no pore structure to colonise. And because the body of the sheet matches its face, two pieces bonded with colour matched adhesive and sanded flat read as one continuous surface with no shadow line and no gap to trap dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe decor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"MN9M0RN\"\u003eEver After (DM5403) is the quietest of the marble effects. The base is a soft, warm-leaning white and the veining is faint and diffuse, drifting through the sheet as broad tonal shifts and soft grey drapes rather than the hard, high-contrast fissures of a Calacatta or a Carrara reproduction. Stand over it and you see a white surface with movement in it. Stand back and it reads as a clean white plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat restraint is the entire point of the decor, and it is a deliberate design choice rather than a weaker version of a bolder pattern. A strongly veined worktop is a feature that the rest of the room has to be planned around. Ever After gives you the softness and depth of natural stone without committing the space to a statement, which is why it suits large uninterrupted runs, handleless kitchens and schemes where the cabinetry, the lighting or the joinery is meant to be the thing you notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat subtle veining means in practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo consequences worth knowing before you order, both of which follow from the pattern being faint rather than bold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, the vein varies between sheets, and on a decor this soft that variation is proportionally more noticeable. A bold marble effect has an obvious repeating structure that reads consistently; a diffuse vein is closer to natural stone in that one area may show a pronounced drape while another looks almost plain. If a job needs more than one sheet and the pieces will sit in the same sightline, order them together from the same batch. Coming back for a second sheet months later on a decor like this is where mismatches happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, jointing is easier here than on a bold vein but the finish matters more. There is no hard vein line to align across a seam, which removes the fussiest part of fabricating a marble effect. But because the surface is close to a plain white over much of its area, an uneven sheen at the joint has nowhere to hide, in the same way it would not on a plain colour. Take the sanding sequence all the way through to 400 grit and work the finish out across a wide area rather than stopping at the seam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pale surface is the practical choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth stating plainly, because it is the opposite of what most people assume about a white worktop. Pale decors are the low maintenance end of the range. The heavily pigmented dark colours show dust, haziness and fine scratching so readily that the manufacturer advises against them for the heaviest horizontal applications and excludes ordinary wear on them from the warranty. A soft white like Ever After has no such restriction: the light scratch pattern that any worktop accumulates simply does not register against it, and the faint veining gives the eye enough to look at that it disguises marking better than an unfilled flat white would. Add the fact that the surface can be abraded back and refinished whenever it does start to look tired, and it is one of the easiest decors in the range to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Group E price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver After sits in Group E, the top price band, which covers the pattern-led decors: the veined marble effects and the terrazzos. The step up from the plainer colours reflects the manufacturing complexity of carrying a vein or an aggregate consistently through a cast sheet rather than casting a single flat colour. Technical performance, jointing method and the ten year warranty are identical to every other decor in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver After is jointed with ColorSeam Simply White, the methyl methacrylate adhesive matched to this decor. Glue the joint, remove the surplus, then sand through a progressive grit sequence from 120 up to 400 to bring both pieces to one plane and one finish. The adhesive is low-VOC and GREENGUARD Gold certified, which is worth knowing on projects chasing indoor air quality credits.\u003cbr\u003eThe manufacturer's guidance for veined decors is to rebate edges rather than leave a square arris, and to avoid non-rebated downstands and coved upstands where the vein would run through the section and read differently from the face. A rebate keeps the detail clean and the tonal shift consistent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is 12mm, the standard worktop thickness for the material. A heavier edge is built up by bonding a second strip of the same sheet beneath the front edge and jointing it invisibly, so a 12mm sheet presents as a 40mm or 60mm edge at a fraction of the weight and cost of solid material throughout. The material also thermoforms: heated evenly to forming temperature and worked over a jig it takes curves, coved upstands and waterfall island ends, then holds the shape as it cools on the jig under restraint. A single-piece waterfall end in a soft white marble effect, with the vein carrying uninterrupted over the curve, is an effect no stone slab can produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sheet covers 2.78 square metres. A standard 600mm deep run therefore yields just over six linear metres of worktop before allowances for cut-outs and edge build-up, so most single-run kitchens are a one or two sheet job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProperty: Value | Decor: Ever After | Decor code: DM5403 | Series: DM5 | Jointing adhesive match: ColorSeam Simply White | Material: Pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate (ATH) mineral filler | Sheet size: 3,660 x 760 | Thickness: 12 | Coverage per sheet: 2.78 | Colour through thickness: Yes, homogeneous | Character: Near-white with soft, diffuse grey veining | Fabrication notes: Veined (V): rebate edges, align vein across joints, pattern varies between sheets | Thermoformable: Yes | Repairable and refinishable: Yes | Density: 1.729 | Flexural strength: 69.6 (10,100 psi) | Flexural modulus: 9,887 (1,434,000 psi) | Tensile strength: 45.9 | Tensile modulus: 9,890 | Elongation at break: 0.50 | Barcol hardness: 67 | Heat deflection temperature: 111.7 | Coefficient of thermal expansion: 3.49 x 10 -5 | Water absorption: 0.10 | Boiling water resistance: No effect | High temperature resistance: No effect | Thermal shock resistance: Pass, no cracking, crazing, blistering or spalling | Reaction to fire: B-s1, d0 | Surface burning: Class A (FSI 15, SDI 10) | Cigarette test: Pass | Stain resistance: Pass | Chemical resistance: Pass | Colour fastness: Pass | Light resistance (xenon arc): No effect | Fungal resistance: Does not support microbial growth | Bacterial resistance: Does not support bacterial growth | Food contact: Certified | Indoor air quality: GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Gold certified | Warranty: 10 years against manufacturing defect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forge Finishes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67883651629255,"sku":"EverAfter","price":906.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/800x800px_2.webp?v=1791753615","url":"https:\/\/www.forge-finishes.com\/products\/12mm-ever-after-solid-surface-sheet","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}