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Pantry spaces in offices are typically subject to heavy use, moisture and spillage during normal working hours. The base cabinets, storage spaces and counters in these areas must be able to hold up to high humidity and water contact as well as daily usage, while keeping their original shape and structure.
Marine plywood is one of the best choices when it comes to constructing cabinets for an office pantry due to its superior durability, structural stability and waterproof qualities.
Water and Humidity Resistant
The main reason for using marine plywood in office pantries is that it is able to withstand water and water vapour. By using waterproof adhesives of the highest quality for the lamination process to connect the five or more layers of wood veneer together, moisture cannot soak through from the finished product into the inner veneers of the sheet wood panel.
Spills or steam/splashing from dishes, hot drinks and humidity from wet utensils are common in office pantry spaces. The most common type of plywood used in cabinetry will swell and warp after absorbing moisture, leading to loss of structural integrity. Marine plywood, on the other hand, is created specifically for holding up to moisture while maintaining its strength and integrity.
Structural Integrity
Marine plywood is made up of multiple layers of only the highest quality wood veneers that are cross-laminated. The veneer grain direction for each layer of veneer is oriented at a different direction from the previous layer to create an extremely heavy and dense sheet of plywood.
Due to the manufacturing process, marine plywood offers exceptional structural integrity, enabling it to support many of the heavier-weight pantry items found in a typical pantry, such as pantry shelves or large kitchen appliances. On top of all that, marine plywood will continue to be dimensionally unchanged and structurally stable, even after being used repeatedly and heavily every day.
Delamination and Warping Resistance
In an office environment, fluctuations in temperature and humidity can cause lower quality wood-based building materials to grow and contract and, most commonly, experience delamination. Under repeated exposure to moisture, the internal veneers in the plywood can absorb moisture and cause the bonded veneers to fail due to weakening of the adhesive.
Marine plywood provides support for maintaining its original dimension and preventing delamination and warping through design and construction techniques that utilize waterproof adhesive bonding for all laminated veneers.
Long Lasting Durability
Marine plywood is highly durable and will have a long service life. Due to moisture and fungi resistant properties and long-term structural integrity against failure, marine plywoods will continue to perform well for extended periods. Marine plywood manufactured using advanced bonding methods also, like Royale Touche, will provide long-lasting performance in difficult interior environments.
Conclusion
If you are looking for an appropriate product to build pantry cabinets, shelves and storage units, use marine plywood because it has superior moisture resistance, structural integrity, and long-term durability, making it a reliable material for office pantry areas where humidity and daily usage are common.
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