{"product_id":"12mm-pure-white-solid-surface","title":"12mm Pure White Solid Surface","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Pure White 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 does 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\u003ePure White (DM1019) is a plain, unfilled white with a bright, clean gloss finish. There is no aggregate, speckle or veining anywhere in the sheet, just a single consistent colour from edge to edge and through the full 12mm thickness. It sits in the DM1 series, the range's plain solid colours, alongside Natural White, Designer White and Glacier White.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the entry point of the range, both in price and in character. Where the patterned decors ask you to plan a layout, position a vein or match an aggregate density across a cut, Pure White asks nothing of you. It is the surface to specify when the room, the cabinetry, the hardware or the lighting is meant to carry the design, and the worktop is meant to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy plain white still holds its own against the patterned decors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be easy to assume the newer, patterned decors have made a plain colour redundant. In practice there are three reasons it has not. The first is versatility. A patterned white brings its own character, and that character has to suit the room. A plain white brings none, so it never clashes with a bold splashback, a strong cabinetry colour or an existing pattern elsewhere. The second is fabrication simplicity: there is no vein to position and no aggregate to plan across a joint, which keeps quoting and cutting straightforward. The third is price. At £323.33 it is the most affordable decor in the entire range, meaningfully below even the plainer patterned colours, which matters on a large area or a project working to a tight budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on care\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with any plain, unfilled colour, Pure White shows marking a little more readily than a patterned or aggregate decor, since there is no texture to disguise a light scratch or a water spot. It carries no heavy pigment warning, unlike the dark colours in the range, and the surface can always be abraded back to a fresh finish when it starts to look tired, because the colour runs through the full 12mm rather than sitting on top as a coating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure White is jointed with ColorSeam White Star, 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. On a plain colour there is no pattern to disguise a seam, so take the sequence all the way through and work the sheen out across a wide area rather than stopping at the joint.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure White is also produced in additional formats beyond the standard stock size, including 6mm and a wider 1,350mm sheet, which is useful for thin cladding or larger single-piece runs. This product is listed at the standard 3,660 x 760 x 12mm size.\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: Pure White | Decor code: DM1019 | Series: DM1 | Jointing adhesive match: ColorSeam White Star | 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: Plain, unfilled bright white, no pattern or aggregate | Fabrication notes: No manufacturer disclaimer code applied to this decor | Available formats: Also produced at 6mm and 12mm x 1,350mm width; standard stock is 12 x 3,660 x 760mm | 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":67883650941127,"sku":"PureWhite","price":388.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/800x800px_2_2.webp?v=1791753607","url":"https:\/\/forge-finishes.co.uk\/products\/12mm-pure-white-solid-surface","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}