{"product_id":"12mm-terra-italia-solid-surface-sheet","title":"12mm Terra Italia Solid Surface Sheet","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Terra Italia 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\u003eSheet size: 3,660mm x 760mm x 12mm. Supplied as a full sheet.\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\u003eTerra Italia (DM3504) sits in the DM3 series, the aggregate group, and the name is a direct nod to Italian terrazzo. Traditional terrazzo is chips of marble and stone set into a cementitious or resin matrix and then ground flat, and this decor recreates that look in a material you can joint invisibly and refinish. The base is a warm neutral carrying a dispersed speckle, so it brings the character of a ground stone floor to a worktop without the weight, the porosity or the sealing regime that real terrazzo demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe warmth is what distinguishes it. Where a cool white or a mid grey can read slightly severe under LED task lighting, a warm neutral holds its softness, which is why this kind of decor tends to be chosen for spaces with oak or walnut joinery, clay and terracotta tones, or brass and bronze metalwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoosing between the aggregate decors \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock four decors from the DM3 aggregate series at the same Group D price, and the choice between them is entirely about base tone and how prominent you want the speckle to be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e■ White Pebble (DM3508) is the brightest, a clean white base with a fine pale speckle. The one to pick where you want the surface to read as white.\u003cbr\u003e■ Terra Italia (DM3504) is the warmest, a warm neutral base with a dispersed terrazzo-style speckle. The one to pick alongside timber and warm metals.\u003cbr\u003e■ Winter Woods (DM3023) is the softest, a muted neutral with the particulate held back into the base rather than standing out from it.\u003cbr\u003e■ Tambora (DM3027) is the other pale option in the group, worth comparing directly against White Pebble if brightness is the priority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll four are jointed the same way and share identical technical performance, so this genuinely is a decision about the room rather than about specification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note for specifiers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerra Italia carries none of the four fabrication codes used across the range. There is no run direction to track when joining end to end, no pearl layer confined to the top surface, no large scale veining to align across a joint, and it is not classed as heavily pigmented. That means fewer constraints on how the sheet is cut, jointed and edged, and no pigment-related exclusions attached to the ten year warranty. It also means a square exposed edge is acceptable, because the aggregate reads consistently through the thickness rather than sitting only in the top surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerra Italia is jointed with ColorSeam Tusk, 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. A dispersed aggregate is forgiving at a joint, since there is no directional pattern to align and the speckle helps break up the line of the seam.\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\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: Terra Italia | Decor code: DM3504 | Series: DM3 | Jointing adhesive match: ColorSeam Tusk | 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 | Fabrication notes: No directional, pearl, veining or heavy pigment restrictions | 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":67883651924167,"sku":"TerraItalia","price":720.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/800x800.webp?v=1791753619","url":"https:\/\/forge-finishes.co.uk\/products\/12mm-terra-italia-solid-surface-sheet","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}