chipboards

Pressed wood panels

Chipboards is the plural of chipboard, a manufactured wood product made by compressing wood chips, shavings, or sawdust with resin into rigid sheets.

Cheaper and weaker than plywood, chipboard is common in furniture, flooring underlayment, and shelving: The bookcase was made of chipboards covered in laminate.

material

particleboard

Bonded wood fragment sheets

  • compositeMade of distinct parts
  • fiberboardCompressed wood pulp material
  • MDFEngineered wood from compressed fibers

sawdust · resin · binder · laminate · veneer · engineered wood · reconstituted · shavings · adhesive · density

furniture

flatpack

Disassembled goods for self-assembly

wardrobes · bookcases · desks · affordable · budget · assemble · dowels · backing · drawers · carcass

construction

subfloor

Base beneath finished flooring

decking · cladding · insulation · structural · moisture-resistant · tongue-and-groove · fasteners · nailing · screws · edges

Opposites
material composition

chipboardssolid wood

Timber without composite layers

hardwood · natural wood · softwood · oak · mahogany

material category

chipboardssteel sheets

Flat rolled alloy pieces

glass panels · concrete panels · metal sheeting · ceramic tiles

material prestige/value

chipboardsmarble

Recrystallized limestone rock

granite · luxury materials · rosewood · ebony · walnut

Family

chipboard

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G