Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Enclosing the space above kitchen cabinets question 3Jan 31, 2024 12:22 pm You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap and easy to cut and paints up nicely. Plywood has a heavier grain so it will need a bit more work to hide the grain if you dont like seeing grain through the paintwork. Just make sure to fit blocks at 450mm centres so you can adequately secure the bulkhead material to keep it straight. you normally pay more if you want a laminated bulkhead (that shows grain). Maybe just make sure to seal the edges of the plywood and the back face as well as the font so it doesnt try and cup/or is affected by moisture in any way. Not that MDF and moisture go well together either. A bit of 140mm x 18mm pine timber would definitely work and would be my choice over ply (due to the sizing/less waste, and its solid timber). Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 40876 Have look at your house plans and you will probably find that brick articulation joint has been missed. Maximum allowable spacing is 6M or 5.5M for a wall with window… 17 20957 |