Thread: marine plywood

thank you very much all for the info and help

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Solid magogany for the fronts, melamine for the insides... a nice servicable compromise, and just what we'd do here on a quality kitchen!

Cheers,

P

Just a thought that you might want to consider spray painting (1 pac / 2 pac?) the front facing edges of the melamine and any undersides on wall cabinets as the white may be visible when the doors are closed if they don't fit absolutely perfectly.

Alternatively a mahogony vaneer would be even better.

HH.

Moxxu
I'd be using melamine because the material is treated and is resistant to moisture damage. Also Cockroaches are attracted to moisture rather than the taste of plywood so just keep the inside of your cupboards dry.
Ian

Additional to the above, the "melamine" (ie. melamine coated chipboard or MDF) should be a moisture resistant board.

Here it is called HMR (High Moisture Resistance).

Means the board will be much more resistant to moisture absorbtion.


Good luck.................Cheers................Sean

for those doing a search on the internet here's my 2 cents altho surely you have finished your cabinets altho hopefully you didn't use marine plywood. At least they will get another answer.

Since your cabinets will not be exposed to appreciable water then why maring plywood. It will not last longer than commercial plywood at the local lumbar yard altho it may hold screws better in some places.

Think of the use of lauan in 1/4 sheets glueing them together when necessary to get more structural support or just use 1/2 or 3/4" plywood. On the finished surfaces you can pick out lauan which has a nice look and finish them. You'll get the look you want without the expense of real hardwood or veneers.

How's this for a late post!

i agree jobberone, i cannot think why you would need cabinets made from marine ply. i have made a few kitchens in my time, but never with marine ply, always mellamine carcasses.

maybe the installer wants to charge more for the supply of ply as opposed to mellamine.
i would say ply would be 5 or 6 times more expensive than mellamine in australia.

i love late posts too, keep up the good work!

I have used marine ply as a means of raising my trailer walls to enable it to be used as a camper trailer. It gets some rough treatment from time to time as well as exposure to the elements.
I have not had it sprayed with anything. It still looks as good now as the day I put it on.
As for a product for kitchen use, I think it would be a little overkill, and would definately require dressing.