Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Mar 15, 2012 10:14 pm Has anyone used bamboo for kitchen cupboards/cabinets? How does it compare to melamine for cost and durability? We will be completely redoing our kitchen and need something that will last well in a house with young boys, at a reasonable cost. Looks are not a key feature; durability and cost are. Low fumes would also be good. Thanks for your help. Re: Bamboo kitchen cupboards/cabinets 2Mar 16, 2012 10:02 pm Hey fred, my friend has recently put bamboo doors/facings in his laundry and they look great! You can see them on his blog, about halfway down this page: http://www.*.com/f176/icf-extension-project-76617/index9.html He's used vertical/horizontal bamboo. This is not as hardy as strandwoven bamboo (strandwoven has a much higher Janka hardness rating) however, for a vertical surface I think it would be more than sufficient. Vertical/horizontal bamboo was used for some time as a flooring material, however, mostly strandwoven is used now for floors because it's less prone to damage from high heels etc - but a floor is punished a lot harder than a kitchen cabinet!! 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… 2 9905 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 39279 Hi, Can anyone give me approx. price for overhead cupboards. TIA 0 16542 |