Louie,
I have a Grossman's here in Pawtucket. Good call!
Was it just a sheet of laminate? What did you glue it onto?
The piece I bought was the full countertop - laminate over a particle board substrate - and with both the rolled front (the "bern") and a short backsplash. I think I paid <$30 for a 6' length. Obviously, the selection wasn't extensive (you can choose any color or pattern - provided its in stock when you walk into the store). Some of the pieces in the selection were damaged, and some were pretty tacky and not at all consistent with my taste, even in the dark. I chose a gray-blue color with a matt finish. In theory, this is for the "dry side" of my darkroom, but I also do alternative processes, and find that Pt/pd coating stains just wipe off.
I designed the counters in my darkroom to fit into a corner. I used a pair of inexpensive kitchen cabinet units placed on either side of the corner, and cut the countertop to fit on top of these cabinets. Then, I built a counter that fit into the corner, supported on cleats attached to the walls and the cabinets. This was made from particle board and was finished with polyurethane. I mounted my enlarger in the corner. The depth of the cabinets (and hence the laminated countertop) was 2 feet, so the diagonal depth in the corner was about 34 inches - more than enough for my Omega DII enlarger.
When you buy a length of countertop, it comes with the ends unfinished. If you buy the material from a first-line supplier, you can also buy pre-cut, matching pieces of laminate to attach to the end using contact cement. But when you buy from a surplus dealer like Grossman's, that option may not exist. I chose to simply varnish the exposed ends of the countertop with polyurethane. That's not a perfect solution, but its a darkroom, and for the most part the countertop ends aren't all that obvious.
