Fitting Worktop Jointing Strips

Back in the 1970s and 1980s when power tools were relatively VERY expensive, most laminate worktops were joined by using worktop jointing strips. 

These were usually made from anodised aluminium and were available in self coloured (aluminium), gold effect, white and black so that they vaguely blended in with the worktop. They were flat on one face but on the opposite face they were also flat but with a small curve which wrapped around the postformed curve that ran along the front of the worktop. It was a quick method joining worktops at right angles. However, due to the slightly imperfect fit it quickly became a dirt trap and food trap and was known in the trade as the salmonella strip! 

Also, as there were so many different worktop edge profiles such as 3mm, 5mm, 8mm and 10mm curved front edges, it was always a problem to get these strips to fit perfectly. We have never recommended fitting these strips in a domestic worktop situation. They might be satisfactory in a worktop or garden shed situation but that is about the limit of their usefulness.