melamine or plywood for interiors of cabinets??
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Cabinet shelves - plywood vs melamine
Comments (9)For cabinets under 30", furniture board covered with melamine is a fine choice. Unless you're using it as a pantry with lots and lots of canned goods. Then, I'd say 24" would be the limit to the span. Or, if you want to pay the upcharge, plywood covered with melamine is also a good choice as it doesn't deflect as badly as furniture board and thus is more suited to span longer distances. Even so, I wouldn't want to span wider than 36" without being 3/4" material instead of 1/2". In either case, the melamine will be more water resistant and durable than a wood surface....See Morepainting white melamine cabinet interior?
Comments (2)You can buy primer specifically for surfaces like melamine or countertop laminates; read the labels in a paint store. I haven't painted melamine (I do have plans to do so), but I have painted Formica-type laminate and it worked fine. I didn't sand it, just cleaned well and primed, and the surface seemed to hold the paint. (It was a backsplash in my old kitchen that was covered in white-with-gold-flecks laminate, glued to the wall.) My only reservation is that I don't know how well it stands up to being bumped or rubbed over and over; I would absolutely put in shelf liner and be careful about putting objects away, so they don't slide against a side or back wall....See MoreRefinishing Cabinets: How-to Melamine Interior?
Comments (9)Bmorepanic: that looks perfect! Unfortunately it can't be bought in California :( as an update i ended up picking up an Alkyd paint from Home Depot and its related primer. I'm just going to paint it in the end. ConTact is what's in there now and it looks like crap now. Formica/Veneer: not a bad option at all, but I will have to stain it and i really don't want to get into staining. wIll report back after the project to let you know how it goes!...See MoreMelamine vs plywood cabinet drawers
Comments (3)I wouldn't want a melamine or laminate drawer in my kitchen or bath....that is, unless you are planning on going with a modern frameless cabinet? That would be OK. In my first house back in the 80s, I had Neff in my bathroom. White slab laminate cabinet doors. Box and drawer boxes were all white laminate. It was beautiful. However, if more traditional, I'll always go with wood dovetailed. There really isn't much price difference at all...which is one reason cabinet manufacturers quit offering melamine drawer boxes. I just did a quick price quote on drawerdepot's website. Cost of a basic 5/8" melamine drawer box (no guides) is $51.75. For 5/8" maple wood dovetailed drawers is $79.86. So that's a difference of about $28 per avg size drawer. Let's say you have 10 drawers...that's only an increase of just under $300. Why would anyone want melamine over maple?...See Moreplllog
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