I think so.
Watch out for moisture. – like at the steam escape at dishwasher.
May want to balance the backside too.
Since when is particle board a specialty item?
Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
I think so.
Watch out for moisture. – like at the steam escape at dishwasher.
May want to balance the backside too.
Since when is particle board a specialty item?
Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
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Thanks jhole, yea how it handles moisture is what I was worried about, I will seal the underside prior to installation. Yea only a couple of places near Raleigh that have it in stock for cabinet shops and counter top shops. Lowes only sells 5/8" particle board. as do all the local lumber yards.
dave, you mean to tell me that there's no where with 25x96/120 Industrial Flake? Here in po-dunk Toledo all the yards and I would assume the boxes have that in stock. That sure is a drag.
Where's Holly, he'll know where you can get it.
A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Can you help a brother out?A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
If 5/8" is the thickest particle board you can get, then I'd double it up to make a nice sturdy 1 and 1/4 inch counter.
I would doubt that a counter made of MDF would last very long. It's not really the strongest of material. It's basically just compressed cardboard.
MDF works fine and is the only other substrate besides IPB approved for this application, if you follow guidelines of contact cement manufacturers.
i use plywood for countertops-i have seen a lot of moisture damage on countertops made from particle board and i dont enjoy working with particle board or mdf
MDF ought to work fine .... but I would consider a few other materials, as well.
OSB is a lot like particleboard, but with two slight differences. First of all, it's a lot stronger 'lengthwise,' a concern where the piece is thin (like in front of a sink). Second, it's a lot more water resistant.
Also, for the same price as 3/4, you can get 1 1/8 subfloor material, in either plywood or OSB. In either case, this again is more water resistant than 'ordinary' particle board. Can you mount a sink to something that thick? It would solve your having to build up the edges.
I've used MDO (both faces) form board which I beleive is 1 1/8" or 1 1/4". Man, using OSB sounds scary to me, re. moisture/delamination. Perhaps Advantec..............
i have used mdf about a dozen times with no problems at all. from a thread on here earlier someone talked about using advantech 3/4. i like that idea so next one i'm going to try that out,should resist what little moisture there i s from dw. larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Doesn't Advantech have a wax coating? If so, might this create adhesion problems?
Good point, didn't think of that!
i don't know if it does or not,i will do a little checking on that and see. thanks larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Hey Dave, I'm over in Chapel Hill. I used to get particle board from Builder Products in Raleigh...and another big laminante supplier over there, who's name eludes me at the moment.
I try to to stay away from laminating tops, but after reading about Mike Smith's results with Advantec, if I have to any more, I'm going that way<G>
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Yo Mikey! Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
dave.... couple things..
i've never used 3/4 osb
we always used 3/4 T&G underlament ply , (plugged & touch sanded )
since i switched to Advantech for our subfloor, i started using Advantech 3/4 ( square edge if i thought about it... or just scraps from the subfloor T&G )
i would think you can get Advantech and i think you will be pleased with it as a laminate base
Edited 8/12/2007 9:36 am ET by MikeSmith