What is your idea of an ideal home?
It is a space that brings you joy, colours to bring a soothing effect on your mind, and large windows to let in sunlight and ensure proper airflow. Bright and thick curtains liven the place and block excess sunlight. Comfortable furniture where you can relax after a hard day of work. Your home should make you feel relaxed!
It is a balance between comfort and aesthetics to bring you peace.
One of the important factors is the furniture. It plays an important role in the comfort you experience at home. So, itβs necessary to focus on the quality of the material used when you buy or make furniture.
Two materials are commonly used in making furniture β plywood and solid wood. Letβs see why plywood is better than solid wood.
- Looks simple, yet stunning
Aesthetically, plywood looks better. A plywood panel coated with solid wood is visually pleasing and looks as great as solid wood (for lesser the cost!). Using a good quality of veneers adds to its beauty. - Immense strength
Plywood has been one of the best alternatives for solid wood in recent years because of the inherent problems with the latter. If you see the structure of plywood, it is a cross-grained structure, making the surface uniformly strong, as compared to solid wood, thus making plywood relatively stronger than solid wood. - With great strength comes durability
Plywood is a very durable material when paired with the right adhesives and quality veneers. It sustains heavy blows and abuses during the testing processes. - Strong, yet lighter
Though stronger and more durable than solid wood, plywood is lightweight. It not only makes the transporting easier but also is easier to handle furniture made of plywood. You can move the furniture by yourself around the house too whenever necessary! - For furniture, the size of the material matters
Plywood comes in standard sheets of measurements 2440 mm x1220 mm. Unlike solid wood, This enables the carpenter to use every inch of the material and come up with a wide range of engineered wood products. - Does not split easily
One of the biggest disadvantages of solid wood is that it can split along the grain even while inserting a nail or drilling a hole. The cross-grained structure between its layers prevents the sheet/piece from splitting in plywood. This reduces any wastage costs involved with making your furniture. - Cost Efficiency
Plywood is cost-effective. You can use every inch of material on a plywood sheet to come up with as many products as possible, reducing any wastage. To add to it, plywood is easily transportable, further reducing your expenses. - Reduced effect of climate change
Solid wood keeps swelling and shrinking based on the climate. So, this adds to maintenance costs on solid wood furniture. As plywood does not have such a granular structure as solid wood, we can place the core of the plywood sheet perpendicularly (at an angle of 90 degrees) to the grain structure to prevent swelling and shrinkage.Β This reduces the maintenance costs as the damage due to weather is lesser than solid wood.
Furniture is an inevitable part of any living space. Investing in a house has always been a costly affair and thus, optimizing your furniture becomes equally important in terms of your final costs and the aesthetics of your home.
Choosing wood to make your furniture becomes very important because it defines how your furniture looks, feels, and how well it would serve your requirements. For inquiries on how you can buy plywood, reach out to SharonPly and we will be happy to help you build your future home!
