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Posted by Michael \(LS\) on July 31, 2007, 2:08 pm
>
> > > I am going to install some kitchen cabinets. The structural parts are
> > > plywood, front are solid, but most of the rest is particle board. The
> mfr
> > > calls it something else (furniture board?), but it's plain old
particle
> > > board as far as I can tell.
> > >
> > > The particle board pieces are cover with something - either laminate
or
> > > plastic - except any places that are not visible.
> > >
> > > I know of 2 people personally who had dealings with new kitchen
> cabinets -
> > > one in apt , other in a house - and both suffered allergic reactions
to
> the
> > > binding chemicals - formaldehyde or other.
> > >
> > > Going to all-plywood or all-wood construction sends the price to a
> different
> > > orbit, since this would essentially be doing a 'custom' job. So for
> cost,
> > > we have to use as standard a material as we can.
> > >
> > > My thought is to coat the uncovered surfaces with some kind of
sealer -
> > > either a primer or water seal product - to seal in any vapors inside.
> > >
> > > Long story, I know.... but 2 questions...
> > >
> > > 1 - Can someone recommend the best type of sealer? I have seen water-
> and
> > > oil-based at Home Depot, as well as various primers, etc.
> > >
> > > 2 - I heard something recently about the govt outlawing carcinogens in
> > > particle board. Anyone know about that?
> > >
> > > Whew! That's a long one. (The longer the better. :O)
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> > While on a work assignment in Germany many years ago, I was made aware
> > that the German building code which governed casework, required that
> > all exposed edges of melamine board ( particle board substrate) be
> > covered. Presumably for the formaldehyde outgassing problem mentioned
> > here. The German cabinet makers used edgebanding at that time,
> > Joe G
> >
>
> Thanks, Joe. Do you know where to get edgebanding?
>
>
Outwater has a bunch of different types. See:
http://www.outwatercatalogs.com/2006_master/lg_display.cfm?page_number=42&catalog=otm
HTH,
Michael (LS)
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