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Posted by Yamuk on July 21, 2007, 7:52 am
In regard to kitchen cabinets, what are feelings in terms of
engineered wood vs. plywood for the end panels, floors/tops, wall
backs, base backs, and shelves?
The proposed cabinets would be getting use only by 2 retired baby
boomers.
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Posted by dadiOH on July 21, 2007, 9:24 am
Yamuk wrote:
> In regard to kitchen cabinets, what are feelings in terms of
> engineered wood vs. plywood for the end panels, floors/tops, wall
> backs, base backs, and shelves?
>
> The proposed cabinets would be getting use only by 2 retired baby
> boomers.
If, by "engineered wood", you mean ,melamine covered particle board
then that would be my choice. Plywood is a better product but it
needs some sort of finish. And regardless of what it might be
finished with, that finish is not nearly as durable or easy to clean
as is the melamine on the particle board.
Yes, if particle board gets wet it will expand; solution is to not get
it wet...not hard to do. However, do NOT use particle board on the
top...it *will* get wet there.
For backs, one can use tileboard too...cheap and readily available. I
prefer to use 1/4" mel board but it is sometimes hard to come by; if
so, I use 1/2" mel board.
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Posted by Joe on July 21, 2007, 11:41 am
> In regard to kitchen cabinets, what are feelings in terms of
> engineered wood vs. plywood for the end panels, floors/tops, wall
> backs, base backs, and shelves?
>
> The proposed cabinets would be getting use only by 2 retired baby
> boomers.
Check out some of the baltic birch and other nice plywood now in the
market. That way you won't get stuck with wallpapered crumbleboard
where you can see it. Remember, 'engineered' wood (think MDF) always
sags under long term load and chips readily, so shelving isn't the
best use for it. As a $ saving material in the right place it is OK,
but knowing its weaknesses will save you disappointment later. HTH
Joe
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Posted by Norminn on July 21, 2007, 11:54 am
Yamuk wrote:
> In regard to kitchen cabinets, what are feelings in terms of
> engineered wood vs. plywood for the end panels, floors/tops, wall
> backs, base backs, and shelves?
>
> The proposed cabinets would be getting use only by 2 retired baby
> boomers.
When the inevitable leak comes, you will be glad that you have plywood.
If particle board gets wet, it bulges more (IMO) and crumbles. We
have bathroom vanities where just the moisture on seam of where two
pieces of formica meet, the particle bd. absorbed a little moisture, it
bulges open a tad, gets more moisture....moisture tends to hang on the
bottoms of the doors, as well, and they have bulged a little. Most
noticeable on backsplash. I also had a countertop of p.b. which wicked a
little moisture from a tight-looking seam and started to bulge.
We had a flood, just months after refacing and getting new doors/drawers
on our very old ply kitchen cabinets. No harm done, but it got cleaned
up quickly.
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Posted by Pat on July 21, 2007, 3:54 pm
> In regard to kitchen cabinets, what are feelings in terms of
> engineered wood vs. plywood for the end panels, floors/tops, wall
> backs, base backs, and shelves?
>
> The proposed cabinets would be getting use only by 2 retired baby
> boomers.
I am getting old. When I build a cupboard now I like to use plywood because
it is light.
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