Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jun 08, 2019 2:54 pm hi we have been in our newly built house for 12 months it was built by jg king and in the bathrooms we have basic vanities with laminex silk door fronts. in the kids bathroom the side of the vanity attached to the bath has started to swell from water/steam, as well as the bottoms of the cupboard doors. in our ensuit the botton of the cupboard doors have also stared to swell (no bath or water splash at all in here ) fans are always on, im a bit annoyed as it seems these arent suitable materials to use in bathrooms. has anyone had similar issues? Re: laminex silk issues in bathroom 2Jun 08, 2019 6:09 pm Laminex Silk is manufactured on moisture resistant MDF so steam and even some slight splashing shouldn't affect it. It's normally only when it's got water contact for extended periods that swelling occurs. Is the end panel next to the bath tiled up to it. Water can get in around the grouting and sit and soak the board. The doors are different. Unless they are constantly getting wet or water is getting inside the cabinet and sitting between the door and carcass edge it's hard to see how they are getting wet enough to cause the swelling. You could try calling the builder or even see if you can get a Laminex rep out to have a look. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: laminex silk issues in bathroom 3Jun 09, 2019 3:28 pm Yeah it's tiled up to the end board but any water is wiped up straight away. The bottom of the doors are all blown. Badly in the kids bathroom and has started slightly in the ensuite. I've never seen anything happen like this. It's like the edging maybe isn't seal properly or something I'm not sure. We have the same in the kitchen and it is fine. chippy Laminex Silk is manufactured on moisture resistant MDF so steam and even some slight splashing shouldn't affect it. It's normally only when it's got water contact for extended periods that swelling occurs. Is the end panel next to the bath tiled up to it. Water can get in around the grouting and sit and soak the board. The doors are different. Unless they are constantly getting wet or water is getting inside the cabinet and sitting between the door and carcass edge it's hard to see how they are getting wet enough to cause the swelling. You could try calling the builder or even see if you can get a Laminex rep out to have a look. Caesarstone, quantum zero, Q Stone zero, porcelain. All the manufacturers are pivoting into zero silica materials. Google any of those and have a look. Some are still… 1 1136 I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6497 12 5386 |