Hi All,

Following an inredibly frustrating and unsuccessfull search I need your
help.

I am trying to find decent shelving at a reasonable price. All the
normal high street DIY stores only offer poor quality 15mm thick
chipboard laminate. Some time ago i found 20mm chipboard laminate in
homebase which is excellent - this has been discontinued unfortunatley.

does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)

Thanks for your help in advance

regards

mark

Buy plywood from a timber merchant.
It's much more rigid than chipboard.
Comes in a great variety of grades and thicknesses.
Sawn edges require no further finishing, over the staining/painting you
do to the rest of it.

wrote:
Hi All,

Following an inredibly frustrating and unsuccessfull search I need
your help.

I am trying to find decent shelving at a reasonable price. All the
normal high street DIY stores only offer poor quality 15mm thick
chipboard laminate. Some time ago i found 20mm chipboard laminate in
homebase which is excellent - this has been discontinued
unfortunatley.

does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)

Thanks for your help in advance

regards

mark

Pine wood is not that much dearer at the wood yard,theyll even cut it to
lenght for you.
A piece of 7"x3/4 will probably be about 65p a foot

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On 2006-07-29 15:33:50 +0100, " said:

Buy plywood from a timber merchant.
It's much more rigid than chipboard.
Comes in a great variety of grades and thicknesses.
Sawn edges require no further finishing, over the staining/painting you
do to the rest of it.

It can also be supplied with a laminated veneer in a chosen hardwood.
For a nicer edge finish, strips of hardwood can be glued to the front
edge.

Andy Hall wrote:

On 2006-07-29 15:33:50 +0100, " said:

Buy plywood from a timber merchant.
It's much more rigid than chipboard.
Comes in a great variety of grades and thicknesses.
Sawn edges require no further finishing, over the staining/painting you
do to the rest of it.

It can also be supplied with a laminated veneer in a chosen hardwood.
For a nicer edge finish, strips of hardwood can be glued to the front
edge.

that sounds good - where would i get it from ?

is it stable, that is, does it warp when in centrally heated house ?

regards

mark

On 2006-07-29 16:10:42 +0100, "Mark Cotton" said:


Andy Hall wrote:

On 2006-07-29 15:33:50 +0100, " said:

Buy plywood from a timber merchant.
It's much more rigid than chipboard.
Comes in a great variety of grades and thicknesses.
Sawn edges require no further finishing, over the staining/painting you
do to the rest of it.

It can also be supplied with a laminated veneer in a chosen hardwood.
For a nicer edge finish, strips of hardwood can be glued to the front
edge.

that sounds good - where would i get it from ?

is it stable, that is, does it warp when in centrally heated house ?

regards

mark

Here's one example

http://www.silverman.co.uk/products/vb01.php

There are several others that could be found using Google. Otherwise,
if you find a reasonable timber stockist (not DIY store or typical
builder's merchant) they will be able to obtain it for you.
James Latham is another example.

All sorts of things are available. Ordering through a local timber
supplier might be and advantage if you have no means to cut the panels.
Usually the large suppliers will deliver 2440x1220 sheets and that's
it.

Generally plywood is very stable.

that sounds good - where would i get it from ?

Look up timber merchants in yellow pages, phone/go see what they have.

is it stable, that is, does it warp when in centrally heated house ?

Cheapest grades is used by builders for temporary work, probably warped
before you buy it.

Good stuff will be the best option all round - probably about £40 for
a 1.2 by 2.4 metre sheet in 18mm. Red ply is mostly tropical hardwood,
but is excellent. As is birch ply, which I think is mostly Siberian
birch. Larger suppliers will have 25mm and thicker ply as well - if
your brackets can take the weight.

I promise you'll never consider chipboard for shelving again.

wrote:
does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)



Try IKEA if you have one nearby. They have a very good range at very good
prices.



--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

wrote:
Hi All,

Following an inredibly frustrating and unsuccessfull search I need your
help.

I am trying to find decent shelving at a reasonable price. All the
normal high street DIY stores only offer poor quality 15mm thick
chipboard laminate. Some time ago i found 20mm chipboard laminate in
homebase which is excellent - this has been discontinued unfortunatley.

does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)

Thanks for your help in advance

regards

mark

it depends what you want. half inch ply is much tougher than chip, and
is good stability wise. Plain 3/4 redwood is nicer for shalves that
arent too deep, and whats it called for deeper ones - pine cut into
strips and glued together. All these are of much higher quality than
veneered chip.


NT

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
wrote:

does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)

Pine is not that much dearer at the wood yard, they'll even cut it to length.
A piece of 7"x3/4 will probably be about 65p a foot

Soffit board or just call it pine board if you can't see a bit of what
you fancy and just point at it. The problem with that is that it will
cup or curve as it dries. It needs a couple of slots routed underneath
to check that.

A simple enough job with a small circular saw.

Barge board is bigger and wider and window board is the same thickness
but made of MDF, nicely rounded though.

Then there are stair strings if you can find a supplier and after that,
a visit to a timber yard might find you some very fine oddments for not
a lot more.

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Hi All,

Following an inredibly frustrating and unsuccessfull search I need your
help.

I am trying to find decent shelving at a reasonable price. All the
normal high street DIY stores only offer poor quality 15mm thick
chipboard laminate. Some time ago i found 20mm chipboard laminate in
homebase which is excellent - this has been discontinued unfortunatley.

does anyone know where I could find a reasonable stock of decent
shelving ? (they type that sits on top of the metal brackets that slot
into metal frames attached to the wall)

Thanks for your help in advance

regards

mark


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Apart from all the other suggestions you might look at B&Q's new range of
18mm contiboard in maple, beech etc. It's quite a bit stronger than the
standard 15mm board. It cuts cleanly with a pull saw.

Cic.


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