James Baker SD
03-03-2012, 10:14 PM
We have had a couple of wall mounted ceiling cabinets either come off the wall or the cabinet itself disintegrated due to over loading them with heavy objects. The kitchen cabinet that disintegrated is sitting on the patio as scrap, beyond repair. My wife wants me to install vertical supports between the kitchen counter top and the under side of the surviving cabinets that contain our dishes (very heavy) and our glasses and cups (fairly heavy). I have ready finished MDF with perfectly matching laminate all ready on it (the disintegrated cabinet) that I could use to brace the other cabinets. I also have scraps of 3/4" baltic birch from the replacement cabinet I am building. I am thinking something about 12" deep, 15" tall and 3/4" thick under the other cabinets to give them extra support. My wife does not mind a mini wall sticking out from back to front as we store appliances there and the mini wall would not interfere with our use of the space.
Being lazy I would like to use the MDF as it already has laminate glued to it. Otherwise it is prabably destined for the garbage can. The cautious part of me wonders how well MDF withstands a compression load. Would the baltic birch ply be significantly stronger? In any case, is the MDF strong enough? Thanks.
James
Being lazy I would like to use the MDF as it already has laminate glued to it. Otherwise it is prabably destined for the garbage can. The cautious part of me wonders how well MDF withstands a compression load. Would the baltic birch ply be significantly stronger? In any case, is the MDF strong enough? Thanks.
James