tvme
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NanciL wrote:I am looking for 1/8" thick stuff, and all the panels at Lowes or Home Depot is 1/4" thick, and some is 3/16", but I have never seen the 1/8" at either of those stores.
Jack L
Jack,
It depends on how much you need. If approximatly 36"+ by 80"+ pieces will work, ask for "door skins". They're just over 3'0x6'8 and usually available in luan. Oak and birch are around too. Look in your local phone book (or the nearest larger city) under "hardwood". One of the yards listed there should have them. Some Lowes/Home Depots can or will order door skins.
If you need 4'x8' sheets, they'll often have to be ordered. The same yards can handle that. Expect to pay about twice the 1/4" plywood price if you have to special order it. Some of the "wholesale" companies are flexible about selling to consumers.
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NanciL
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tvme wrote:NanciL wrote:I am looking for 1/8" thick stuff, and all the panels at Lowes or Home Depot is 1/4" thick, and some is 3/16", but I have never seen the 1/8" at either of those stores.
Jack L
Jack,
It depends on how much you need. If approximatly 36"+ by 80"+ pieces will work, ask for "door skins". They're just over 3'0x6'8 and usually available in luan. Oak and birch are around too. Look in your local phone book (or the nearest larger city) under "hardwood". One of the yards listed there should have them. Some Lowes/Home Depots can or will order door skins.
If you need 4'x8' sheets, they'll often have to be ordered. The same yards can handle that. Expect to pay about twice the 1/4" plywood price if you have to special order it. Some of the "wholesale" companies are flexible about selling to consumers.
Bob
Thanks,
That is just what I am looking for.
We just bought a new TT and there is room for another floor to ceiling cabinet, and I want to match the existing oak and go as light as possible.
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Did you check with the dealer you bought it from? I have always been able to get paneling and matching cabinet doors for my units thru the dealer. Also try calling the coach manufacturer direct.
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mapguy
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Need to visit a real lumber yard. You are looking for 2.7 or 3.0 mm plywood. It is also called door skin plywood.... Cabinet shop is a good idea to for the this product. It is made with all different kinds of face veneer with different types of core material. Strongly suggest you get mercanti or other hardwood core for long term stability/resistance to moisture.
This is the description at my local real lumber yard.
Oak Ply A-4 4' x 8' x 3mm
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NanciL wrote:I am looking for 1/8" thick stuff, and all the panels at Lowes or Home Depot is 1/4" thick, and some is 3/16", but I have never seen the 1/8" at either of those stores.
so thanks, but no thanks.
Jack L
Go back and reread my post. The end-panel ply I mention IS 1/8".
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I was just at Home Depot and Lowe's. Both carried several types of 1/8" plywood (or the 5.2mm equivalent).
Luan is the cheapest at around $12 for a 4x8 sheet. It is also exterior rated. The display label shows it as being underlayment, but if you read the finer print it also notes it is for cabinets and furniture.
From what I remember the birch plywood (much lighter colored and quite beautiful) was around $16 and was rated for interior and weather protected.
There was also oak, but I wasn't interested in it as it was red oak and I'm not a fan so didn't take much notice of the price, <$20 IIRC.
I'm not quite sure what to do with my TT. I have quite a bit of water-damaged wall panels, but the cabinets are also pretty beat up and they are of the same panelling. Considering replacing or covering the cabinets with new hardwood plywood and staining/polyurethaning them to my liking, but the cabinet door and drawer faces appear to be veneered over partical board. I'm not sure those will look right with another 1/8" faced on top, and then it would also be a bit of work to pretty back up the edges.
From my experience, veneering is a bit more work than just gluing on a face of plywood.
FWIW, Lowes actually keeps their lumber inventory (at least plywood) online so you can search by stores. Home Depot has a lot of lumber in the store that doesn't show up online.
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chrisser wrote:...
I'm not quite sure what to do with my TT. I have quite a bit of water-damaged wall panels, but the cabinets are also pretty beat up and they are of the same panelling. Considering replacing or covering the cabinets with new hardwood plywood and staining/polyurethaning them to my liking, but the cabinet door and drawer faces appear to be veneered over partical board. I'm not sure those will look right with another 1/8" faced on top, and then it would also be a bit of work to pretty back up the edges.
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I believe that Lowe's or HD carries separate doors. There's a line of "build your own" cabinetry that they sell. See if you can find ones that look right and are the same size.
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chrisser
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I don't know if this info is relevant for anyone else but...
I found online a company called "Band-It" makes birch (and other wood) veneer. Seems pretty reasonably priced.
So, using HD/Lowes birch plywood to cover/replace large sections and Band-It over any "fake" wood panels, you could concievably redo just about anything. Band-It is a real wood veneer that goes on with either contact cement, or they have an iron-on product (I don't know if I'd trust that, but it's available)
Birch is a bit of a challenge to stain from what I've read, and its a lot of work to prep/stain/finish large sections of panel, but it can be done. Appears a wood conditioner can make a big difference in getting Birch to stain well.
I couldn't find a Luan veneer, but that's probably out there somewhere. Oak is also a slightly pricier option.
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Just FYI to correct my earlier post.
I was at HD this morning, and they don't carry 1/8 - only 1/4.
Guess my math or memory (or both) is getting rusty these days...
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johnrbd wrote:In the old days I think it was called balsa wood, wasn't it? lololololol
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