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I have an IKEA standing desk with Ikea's Karlby top. The Karlby is made out of particle board and thick veneer on the outside. I want to mount my rather large PC case to the underside of the top so I ...
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My builder installed particle board stair treads with a bull nose. We are in charge of finishing. The door to the stairs is within 40 ft of a 1/4 acre pond and we have 2 water loving dogs. How do we ...
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Throughout the upper floor of my new house there was a very thick pile carpet with a nice pad but it had massive pet damage from the previous owners. Under the pad is a layer of 3/8th inch particle ...
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How to drill a large clean hole in a thin melamine board so that it looks closer to this (factory predrilled, 12mm diameter): than this (my best attempt to replicate so far): I used masking tape, ...
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We will obviously be getting a second opinion on this but until then can anybody give me guidance on whether this is normal or not for particle board underneath carpet and preexisting laminate. My ...
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I have ripped up some floating floorboards in a 25-year-old apartment, revealing the chipboard (particle board) underneath. Between the chipboard panels, a groove has been cut to carry a phone wire, ...
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Our 1987 Horton double-wide has several damaged subfloor areas from water leaks. The subfloor is Georgia Pacific particle board as a single layer floor. The old carpet still goes under the wall plates....
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I have a plastic shed that is in really good shape, despite being probably 20 years old. It was built on a raised wood frame which still seems to be level. But, the way it was constructed was: blocks,...
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I received my brand new round particle board kitchen table and decided to remove it from the box outside before lugging it up the stairs. I lost my grip and dropped it on the side on concrete and ...
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1970s subfloor basement construction I'm currently redoing my basement and after removing the carpet I come across particle board nailed on top of 1.5 x 2.5 wood batons that are screwed into the ...
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I ripped up carpet to replace with LVP in my 1976 bi-level home to find 3/4 particle board on top of the subfloor. I then found out that the particle board should be removed. I spoke with a friend who ...
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I have several large particle board/chipboard built-in wardrobe doors (approx 2000mm X 600mm X 20mm). The last person to install them screwed the hinged into the 20mm sides. Over time a lot of the ...
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How well does particle board hold up to concentrated pressure? I may be bringing a heavy (2-300+ lbs) chest into my apartment, and to protect my floor, I plan to sit it on some 1-1/4" particle ...
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I bought a condo (900 sq ft) that was carpeted (now all removed along with baseboard and all kitchen cabinets and appliances). Under the carpet is particle board. There are many uneven spots (...
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I saw this particle board used for a shop interior. It doesn't look like a standard OSB, the strands are thin and some of them are curved. I wonder if there is a more specific term for this type of ...
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I’m staying a friend’s place for a few days, and being a bit OCD I’ve been fixing the things that I can. But they have kitchen cabinet doors that lift up, and one has ripped out of the particle board ...
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When we bought this house, it was almost all carpet except the kitchen and bathroom which were sheet vinyl. The house smelled musty and the carpet was OLD. It has all been torn out now. I've read ...
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This is the Rudolf (https://www.ikea.com/in/en/p/rodulf-underframe-sit-stand-f-table-top-white-10497373/) and this is the Trotten table top(https://www.ikea.com/in/en/p/trotten-table-top-beige-...
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I live in a humid area and currently have wool carpet on yellowtongue. In really humid periods, the wool soaks up the moisture and even starts to get the particleboard underneath damp. It stinks and ...
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I am going to tackle a set of built in wardrobes for our slightly-less-than standard width alcove. Annoyingly it is about 149cm wide whereas most wardrobes are 150! Silly new-build designers. The ...
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Long story short, I bought a house and the previous owner had cats, one cat scratched up the side of this cabinet. I would rather try to repair than to replace. My plan is to paint all the cabinets in ...
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Context : I have an Ikea's Gerton tabletop (solid beech, 3 cm thick) and two Ikea's Alex drawers blocks as feet (Ikea's Alex, panes are 1.6 cm thick). I'd like to fix heavy stuff on the opposite edge (...
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We just ripped up carpet in a room and found that it had 1/2" plywood over the joists and 5/8" particle board on top of that. We are planning to install 10mm laminate flooring in this room. ...
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As seen in the attached images, a piece of wood fell my from my kitchen cupboard, leaving behind a trace of something that looks like a red dried glue. (I don't have much experience with DIY and have ...
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I am repurposing a piece of particle board from a kitchen island to add another level to our shoe rack. I wanted to know what type of paint would work well to seal it from dirt and moisture. I don’t ...
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A friend of mine just purchased a 1 story house and we spent the weekend tearing out the old crappy carpet / vinyl flooring. The subfloor underneath it is particle board rather than plywood/OSB. The ...
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I currently going to install a floating engineered wood flooring. The existing flooring consists of 3/4" plywood and a 1/2" particle board on top of the plywood. There's currently carpet on ...
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We are having a 2 story house built. On the majority of our stairs, it is not possible to use real wood due to the size of the stairs being over 12 inches wide. The builders have used different ...
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I’m putting a sheet of 2-sided melamine particle board (which matches my desk) to a sheet of plywood (for strength) to build an electronics workbench. To do this, I’ve bought a construction adhesive ...
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I am connecting a piece of laminated particle board to a piece of plywood. Both 5/8” and 2 x 5’. One piece will go on top of the other piece. In addition to a whole bunch of screws driven through ...
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I'm in the middle of replacing some old carpet in my house with engineered hardwood boards. They're tongue and groove and I'll be nailing the boards down in the end. To that end, I had to remove the ...
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I am installing vinyl flooring and am looking to replace the strips between my sub-floor and underlayment. Main reason is because I had particle-board glued on top and had to replace it and I'm ...
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I am hoping someone will be able to give me advice on how to proceed with my project. I am installing vinyl flooring and noticed the particle subfloor was rotten in a spot. I decided that I wanted to ...
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I'm putting up a large GRP flat roof. The builder has been AWOL for a while, and so the roof has been left with just OSB3 with no waterproof covering. It's been rained on for months and swelled to ...
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I would like to mount a computer under a desktop made from particle board, the desktop is 1/2 inch thick, the computer plus mount weighs about 25lbs. Would the particle board hold? How could I mount ...
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I have a few particleboards that I want to use as cabinet boards. What is the most simple way to reduce the release of formaldehyde? Quick and cheap would be great. Would it be sufficient to foil-...
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I have a master bedroom and office which have particle board underlayment. I can tell it is off-gassing formaldehyde because I can smell it! I plan to replace the carpet in a month so I'd like to ...
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I am trying to move an Ikea Pax closet. And even though I tried to gently remove the backboard (put a stick against the edge from inside along the board and hit the stick so it would distribute the ...
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I have a table that has a particle board too. I cleaned off excess debris, sanded the board, applied a pre stain wood conditioner to it, stained it espresso and there are blemishes that are showing ...
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The top hinges of the cupboard have been torn out of the particle board taking a big chunk with it and leaving quite a deep crater with just a couple of dents for where the holes used to be as ...
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We recently bought an old Victorian house in Berkeley, California, and after we moved in I noticed a couple of laminated wooden boards aligned on the floor by the side of the house. I have no idea why ...
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I hear these terms being used interchangeably in casual conversation and I'm not sure whether they are equivalent, trademarks or just different products: Pressed wood Particle board OSB MDF Masonite I ...
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Pictures: https://i.sstatic.net/NP7F0.jpg (please try to ignore the large amounts of dust/dog hair) I have a fairly cheap tv cabinet / AV rack that I assume is made with particle board. It is ...
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We are using IKEA cabinets for our kitchen. I've read that water is the enemy of particle board and will cause it to swell. So I want to know if there is a preventative measure that I can take to ...
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So the story goes that our roommate (who does not live with us anymore) slipped in the bathroom and somehow managed to break the cabinet door off the wall part of the cabinet. The point is when she ...
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I've been researching cabinet options and one of the cons of particle board or MDF cabinets is that they don't respond well to moisture. So, is there a way for me to protect, finish PB or MDF ...
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I bought a big box vanity with sink etc already attached. It was 1/4" off from being flush at the back so I decided to reseat it. Knifed and sawed the thing off then scraped the silicone off the sink/...
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In few answers I've been advised to reinforce OSB shelf with wooden beam for rigidity over time. Hence interconnected questions: Isn't OSB supposed to be more stable to elements comparing to wood? Isn'...
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Hello I make a lot of boxes and do not have the facilities for mitered edges, I always have a visible seam when I make a butt join. I fill it with fine crack filler and it seems to shrink into the ...
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I am working with CNC routers and a lot of MDF, which is great UNLESS you need to paint the edges which are furry in some spots and all open and porus everywhere else. I build plinths that need to be ...
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