{"product_id":"12mm-ice-grey-solid-surface-sheet","title":"12mm Ice Grey Solid Surface Sheet","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Ice Grey Solid Surface Sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that product images are for illustration purposes only. Colours can appear different on screen depending on your device and display settings.\u003c\/p\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\u003eIce Grey (DM5019, listed by the manufacturer as Icy Grey) is a pale terrazzo. The base is a soft off-white with a cool cast, and set through it is a coarse, angular chip in white, pale grey and mid grey, with occasional warm amber and rust flecks that stop the whole thing from reading cold. The chip is large and irregular rather than a fine even speckle, so the surface has real depth and movement in it at close range while still reading as a pale neutral from across a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the decor to choose when a plain white feels flat but a marble vein feels too formal. It is the classic ground terrazzo look, and it works particularly well as an island top against dark cabinetry, where the pale surface and the chip pattern carry the visual weight and the units recede.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the chip scale matters when you plan the job\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern in Ice Grey is large, and that has practical consequences worth understanding before you cut. Because the aggregate is coarse and randomly distributed, no two areas of the sheet look identical. A small offcut or a photograph shows you the character but not the scale, and the way a full 3,660mm run reads is different from the way a 300mm piece reads. Plan cuts across the sheet rather than assuming uniformity, and where two pieces meet on a visible run, consider how the chip density either side of the joint will look side by side. The manufacturer's guidance for this decor is to rebate edges rather than leave a square arris, because a cut edge exposes the aggregate in section and a rebate keeps that detail crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upside of a busy pattern is forgiveness. A coarse aggregate is the most tolerant surface in the whole range when it comes to everyday marking. Light scratches, water spots and the ordinary abrasion around a sink disappear into the pattern rather than standing out from it, which is the opposite of what happens on a plain black or an unfilled white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Group E price\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIce Grey sits in Group E, the top price band, which covers the pattern-led decors: the terrazzos, the marble effects and the veined designs. The step up from the plainer colours reflects the extra manufacturing complexity of distributing an aggregate or a vein consistently through a cast sheet rather than casting a single flat colour. What you get for it is a surface with genuine visual interest that still shares the identical technical performance, jointing method and ten year warranty as 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\u003eIce Grey is jointed with ColorSeam Cregis, 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. Coarse aggregate decors are among the easiest to joint well, since the pattern itself breaks up the line of the seam and there is no directional grain to align. The thing to get right is the chip match either side of the joint rather than the glue line itself.\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. That approach also suits this decor visually, because a deeper edge shows more of the aggregate in section. The material thermoforms as well: 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.\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: Ice Grey | Decor code: DM5019 | Series: DM5 | Jointing adhesive match: ColorSeam Cregis | 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: Pale aggregate, chunky angular chip | Fabrication notes: Classified V by the manufacturer: rebate edges, pattern scale varies across the sheet | 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":67883651727559,"sku":"IceGrey","price":906.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/800x800px_1.webp?v=1791753617","url":"https:\/\/www.forge-finishes.com\/products\/12mm-ice-grey-solid-surface-sheet","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}