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| Manufacturer Part No | F7837 |
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Graphite is a deep charcoal with a fine textured matt surface - the dark worktop for people who want the drama of black without wiping fingerprints off it twice a day.
Graphite is Formica Aria decor F7837: a dark grey compact laminate worktop - a deep charcoal - in a textured matt finish, pressed as a single solid slab in 12mm or 20mm with a square edge. It is waterproof through the core and carries a 10-year manufacturer guarantee. The 3.6m x 650 x 12mm worktop is GBP 268 inc VAT.
A single compact laminate slab decorated on both faces, charcoal through the full thickness - no core, no skin - so edges are square, the profile is thin and a sink can go underneath.
Graphite is a dark grey rather than a black: a deep charcoal that keeps a little softness, with the textured matt finish giving the surface an even, fine grain. Because it is matt it does not reflect the room and does not show the fingerprints and smears a gloss dark surface collects. It is the easiest of the Aria darks to live with and the one that reads most like honed slate.
Works with: pale oak or ash for a Scandinavian dark-and-light kitchen, white doors for contrast, or charcoal handleless units for a fully dark scheme. The Graphite upstand and splashback carry the same texture behind the hob.
Six pieces in Graphite F7837, in the standard price band - the whole set costs less than the marble and white decors. Prices inc VAT. Delivery GBP 30 per order, or free Click & Collect from Burnley.
| Material | Formica Aria compact laminate - single solid slab |
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| Made by | Formica Group |
| Construction | Colour and pattern run through the full thickness - double-sided decorative finish |
| Thickness | 12mm and 20mm worktops and breakfast bars - 12mm upstand - 6mm splashback |
| Edge | Square edge |
| Finish | Textured matt |
| Widths | 650mm worktops - 900mm breakfast bars - 90mm upstand - 600mm splashback |
| Lengths | 3.6m worktops, 12mm breakfast bar, upstand and splashback - 3.05m 20mm breakfast bar |
| Weight | 5.6 kg to 75.44 kg per piece |
| Water | Waterproof - non-porous solid core |
| Guarantee | 10 years, manufacturer |
| Decor code | F7837 (Graphite) |
| Colour | Dark grey |
| Delivery | GBP 30 per order, two-man, UK mainland - or free Click & Collect from Burnley |
Cut with a compact laminate blade and finish the square edge with a router; the charcoal runs through the slab, so the edge needs no strip. Join lengths with a compact laminate jointing kit and colour-matched sealant. The slab is waterproof through, so undermount sinks are fine with the cut-out finished and sealed. A cut-to-size quote is available on request.
Textured matt hides smears but holds dried cleaner, so wipe with warm water and rinse. No scourers, no cream cleaners, no standing bleach. Trivet for hot pans, board for knives - the surface is hardwearing, not a cutting board.
Is Graphite any good? For a dark kitchen it is arguably the most practical decor in the range: charcoal through the slab, matt so it hides fingerprints, waterproof, square-edged, ten-year guarantee, and in the lower price band. The usual compact laminate caveats apply - proper support, proper tooling, no sanding out deep damage.
Dark grey - a deep charcoal, darker than the mid greys in the range and a touch softer than Nero Grafite's true black, with a fine textured matt grain.
3.6m x 650 x 12mm GBP 268; 20mm GBP 460; 3.6m x 900 x 12mm breakfast bar GBP 491; 3.05m x 900 x 20mm GBP 593; upstand GBP 64; splashback GBP 161 all inc VAT. Delivery GBP 30 per order or free Click & Collect from Burnley.
Much less than a gloss dark surface - the matt texture scatters light. Rinse after cleaning so product does not dry in the grain.
Square, router-finished and the same charcoal as the top, because the colour runs through the slab. No edging strip.
12mm for the slim slate-like line on a supported run; 20mm for a chunkier slab or a long island overhang.
Yes - the slab is solid and waterproof through its core, so the opening is finished and sealed rather than edged.
The four dark decors sit in the lower price band. Same slab, same sizes, same 10-year guarantee.
See every decor on the compact laminate worktops page, or the other dark decors in the range: Nero Grafite, Elemental Graphite, Burnished Coin. The matching Graphite upstand and splashback are in the size list above.
