Panel material

[PeterHog]

Hi,

We're planning to install a panel in our dining room, one of those completely smooth ones where you create patterns with moldings, and I'm wondering what material I should use for the smooth panel? chipboard? gypsum? plywood?

 

[Lärospånet]

If you want the wood grain to be visible, then it has to be plywood; you can, for example, glaze it so that the grain remains, or stain it as a darker type of wood to achieve an "old-school" style - somewhat like an English manor.

Is the house old or fairly modern?

 

[PeterHog]

If you want the wood grain to be visible, it would have to be plywood. You could, for example, glaze it so the grain remains, or stain it as a darker wood type to get the "old school" style - somewhat like an English manor house.

No, I don't want the wood grain to be visible, but completely smooth painted with lacquer paint

kind of like this one:

http://norrabyggodesign.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bröstpanel-31.jpg

 

[Lärospånet]

In that case, masonite is cheap and easy to work with and builds up less than plasterboard and chipboard. It's smooth too. Plasterboard also easily gets ugly marks, but masonite withstands quite a bit. Well tested for your purpose!

 

[PeterHog]

Yes, I was thinking about masonite too, but I can't find a trim piece with such a small flange, masonite is usually max 6mm, right?

 

[Lärospånet]

Yes, I was thinking about masonite too but can't find any baseboard with such a small lip, masonite is usually a maximum of 6mm, right?

No, I see that Beijer has 13 and 19 mm.

 

[PeterHog]

Oops, forgot to answer the questions in the first response =) The house is from 1912 but was renovated in the 70s once, so all the old nice stuff is gone except for the kakelugn :/

 

[Lärospånet]

No worries! Good that they at least left the kakelugn

Then I would go for masonite which was popular from the late 20s onwards. Pretty environmentally friendly too.

 

[PeterHog]

No worries! Good that they at least left the kakelugn

Then I would go with masonite, which was popular from the late 20s onwards. Fairly eco-friendly too.

Yeah, that was lucky, a kakelugn does cost a bit to install =)

 

[PeterHog]

Anyone who knows where to buy bröstlist for 6mm sheet?

 

[Lärospånet]

At Bauhaus, they have pre-lacquered masonite at 30 mm, so you don't need to limit yourself to just 6mm if it becomes difficult with the chair rail. https://www.bauhaus.se/vit-lackboard-101-matt-3-0mm.html

 

[Lärospånet]

Yes, that was lucky, a kakelugn does cost a bit to install =)

Exactly!

 

[PeterHog]

At Bauhaus, they have pre-lacquered masonite at 30 mm, so you don't need to limit yourself to just 6mm if it would be difficult with the dado rail. [link]

No, that's 3mm masonite

 

[Lärospånet]

No, that's 3mm masonite

true - that's what happens when you quickly browse on your phone

 

[PeterHog]

However, I think I've found a bröstlist that fits

https://www.byggmax.se/virke/lister/övriga-lister/bröstlist-bomull-vit-p10219

assuming that the bröstlist is for their panel boards that are 6mm