Looking for help to choose the right material for your Vanity?
One of the core materials of vanities is the wood board used. These days there are a huge variety of pre-processed boards available as wood is getting scarce and costlier. The most frequently used are Plywood, MDF and Particleboard.
Let’s have a look at these and try to understand the differences.
Compare Plywood, MDF and Particleboard
1.Composition
Plywood is made of thin sheets of wood veneer that are laminated in alternating directions.
Medium density fibreboard (MDF) is made of very fine wood fibres that are glued and compressed under great pressure.
Particleboard is a combination of wood chips, shavings, fibres, and adhesives.
2. Strength Plywood is high strength and good at providing rigidity for structures.
MDF is not as hard as plywood and can be damaged easily when roughly handled.
Particleboard is low Strength and cannot support heavy loads.
3. Shape Deformity
Cross graining of plywood improves dimensional stability by reducing expansion and shrinkage.
As the moisture content of MDF changes, it is subject to dimensional changes.
Particleboard
s expand too much due to Moisture.
4. Screw/Nails Holding Capacity
Nails and screws will hold strongly on plywood because of its stronger cross-grain pattern.
MDF doesn't hold screws very well, and stripping of screw holes may occur in the long run,because it consists of such fine particles. The softer and more brittle composition of particle boards, may not hold up well against nails and screws, and could fall apart.
5.Cost
Plywood: around Rs. 50-150/sqft depending on Brand and type of plywood.
MDF: Rs. 40-80/sqft depending on interior or exterior grade.
Particleboard: Rs. 15-50/sqft
DO you choose the right material for vanities?
At Millen Master Bathroom, we use Plywood for the vanities.
Click the link below to view Millen vanities:
www.millen.co.nz...
Unless if you plan to rent out your flat and redo your bathroom after few years, we recommend you to go for MDF or PLPB (Particle board).
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