Ask the Experts: Everform® Solid Surface

Today, we’re looking at Everform® Solid Surface.

Answer: Everform® Solid Surface is the new name for Formica’s Solid Surfacing line, with a refreshed color palette that features eight new patterns along with 30 legacy items. The durable, non-porous surface is ideal for a worktable or custom bar top, as well as sinks and shower surrounds.

Answer: There are two different types of Everform^® Solid Surfacing. Most of our offering is 100% acrylic and made in the USA. Acrylic solid surface has great durability and seaming capabilities. A small percentage of our offering has an acrylic base with polyester particulates. This mix of materials allows us to offer more unique designs that cannot be made with 100% acrylic.

Answer: Absolutely. As noted above, Everform^® Solid Surface is a completely different composition than HPL and thus requires a whole new set of guidelines. You can find a complete list of fabrication resources here, but we’ve also called out a few special considerations below:

• Dark colours - Dark colours require special finishing steps compared to lighter colours. To achieve the best possible edge appearance with dark colours:
  • Sand the back side of the countertop deck (in the drop edge area) and sand the face and back of each edge strip with 120-grit (100 micron) sandpaper using a random orbital sander.
  • Sand until the white linear lines have been removed from the back of the sheet/strip and the face has been roughed up enough to insure proper bonding.
  • Always glue the face of the material to the back of the next piece in the drop edge assembly. Use recommended color matched adhesive.
  • Sanding wet with a gray abrasize pad will create a more uniform finish.
  • Download the dark colours fabrication guide for more information.

• Seams
  • Seam must be off-set at least 1 in. (25mm) from the radius in the inside corner.
  • Minimum inside corner radius must be 1/2 in. (12.5mm) or larger
  • Find the complete seam placement guides beginning on page six in this document.

Answer: In the wake of covid-19, we retested the cleaning and disinfecting of all our surfaces. The full results can be found at http://www.formica.com/clean or you can watch the Everform-specific video below.