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Cabinet Doors for Coastal Climates
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From contributor J: Stay away from the edgebanded plywood. I saw a kitchen made like this that was less than a year old and kept in a fairly stable environment; the doors were warped beyond belief. From contributor J: I would absolutely use MDF with a balance veneer or backer sheet on the reverse of the door. Here in SC and coastal areas it's a major concern. Another issue is that the homeowners will not keep house climatized as the cost during vacancy is too high. We have had to really work on the disclaimer on this! From the original questioner: Thanks, that makes sense, and now that you remind me, the flat panel doors I've done have either been MDF or solid. Now for another question about solid wood edging on MDF panels - have any of you done this? The customer wouldn't want edge banding. From contributor M: Now you’re talking another ballgame. You just went from laid up MDF to banding MDF and then veneering, and if they’re looking at that, they’re also going to want grain match. From contributor G: It's the change in relative humidity that is the problem and this change in wood products is slower that what you might think. You still have to build as stated above. 95% of our jobs are located within three miles of the Sea of Cortez and the RH changes from 35% in winter to 90%+ in summer. I would go solid wood, mission or shaker style using Spanish cedar or mahogany.
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