Plain Particle Board

Description

Plain Particle board applications and features.

Plain Particle board often use in furniture and interior applications, because standard particle board isn’t suitable for areas that are prone to wetting or high humidity and is more affordable than solid timber.

Particle board can either buy bare or cover with thin sheets of veneer or plastic laminate. While solid wood furniture consider to more attractive, these materials can simulate the look of real wood, while costing marginally less, therefore is a good alternate option when buying furniture on a budget.

Construction

When it comes to construction, particle board well suits for interior projects, such as attaching cabinet door hinges to the sides of frameless cabinets. While other materials, such as plywood, may feather off in sheaves when extreme weight place on the hinges, particle board has the ability to hold the screws in place.

However, to connect two pieces of particleboard, a regular screw simply won’t make the cut – you will need to use adhesives, fasteners or specially-designed screws for holding particleboards together.

In comparison to plywood or solid wood, particle board is less forgiving during the installation process, as portions of the particleboard may give-way when subjected to extension stress. This is largely due to lack of elasticity in particleboard resins.

It’s very prone to expansion and discoloration due to moisture. Therefore, it  rarely use outdoors or in places where there are high levels of moisture. To combat this, it can  cover with paint or another sealer to help it retain its shape and appearance.

Advantages of Particle Board

• The cheapest of all fiberboards.
• Less costly than solid wood.
• It possesses a smooth feel.
• Particle board has multiple varieties.
• Not all melmaine particle boards contain formaldehyde.
• Plain Particle board is lighter in weight.
• It can hold screws more than MDF and HDF.

Disadvantages of Plain Particle Board

• It gets deformed once saturated with water.
• Weakest of all the fiberboards.
• It the least durable type of fiberboard.
• Moisture has a big effect on it similarly like the other fiberboards.
• Due to the low strength, it is not suitable for heavy load