Retrospectrum Meets Modernisation!

[aubrey 0]

i just called jason. he said block board is actually same as solid plywood. blockboard is from msia, solid plywood from indonesia. how can they be the same? different names but still the same??? he said he will go to my unit to have a look first, then update me later.

i think its simple. u tell me solid ply, give me that. i agree to pay $23k, i will pay that amt, not a cent more or less. fair and square.

[fondue_ 1]

i just called jason. he said block board is actually same as solid plywood. blockboard is from msia, solid plywood from indonesia. how can they be the same? different names but still the same??? he said he will go to my unit to have a look first, then update me later.

i think its simple. u tell me solid ply, give me that. i agree to pay $23k, i will pay that amt, not a cent more or less. fair and square.

aubrey, think u get ah soon better, maybe ask him to come by in the night and go through

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[aubrey 0]

my intention is to get jason to stop the carpenters from doing more work. tonight i will insist uncle meet me. i saw that most of u with uncle is using irex for hinges. i wasnt given that.

[Reiki 0]

Hope by posting this pic, it will provide a platform to understand 'solid plywood' when we had been quoted by our carpenters. This is actually done by our carpenter, during renovation, to let us understand the kind of wood we would be getting.

In 'solid plywood', it provides durability. Plus, say if we are to knock a nail onto it [example to hang pictures], the nail will get a better grip.

More plywood will, and can, be added on to the desired thickness.

Hope everything will turn out good, aubrey.

Edited May 26, 2009 by Reiki

[mrspiglet 2]

dun fume dun fume, check with uncle 1st ok?

Mine was blockboard, i just looked back at my reno pics after reading ur thread. But i realised even wardrobe professionals like Closet Design used blockboard for my wardrobe, n it feels very solid when knocking on it - doesnt give the hollow sound. I'm not that stringent on the material used since uncle told me "if it warps, i'll redo for u". Even the wooden kitchen door he fabricated for me is super solid n heavy.

Anyway its not only the top surface holding the weight of the granite top. The internal partitions also helps to even out the weight.

[aubrey 0]

mrspiglet, mine is not what i call super solid. its not even heavy. dare i say it feels like lifting particle boards?? i really want to get it changed now. if from they start they said its blockboard then fine. and i hope jason is not smoking me with the, they are the same thing comment.

reiki

yes that is what i want. the thickness looks good too! i like that! great! more picture references for me to show uncle. thank you!

[Reiki 0]

reiki

yes that is what i want. the thickness looks good too! i like that! great! more picture references for me to show uncle. thank you!

Hehe, more of this 'solid plywood' pics? One more with smooth side:

I guess, when pieces of plywood are sticked together, the side will look smooth [and believe it was 'sand down']. Laminates are then applied.

PS: These pictures are for our reference and knowledge, aubrey. They are not meant to a. upset you and b. make Uncle looks bad. Infact, I may want to recommend uncle too to some other friends in future.

[aubrey 0]

no irex for me. why?

[Shogen79 0]

Hope by posting this pic, it will provide a platform to understand 'solid plywood' when we had been quoted by our carpenters. This is actually done by our carpenter, during renovation, to let us understand the kind of wood we would be getting.

In 'solid plywood', it provides durability. Plus, say if we are to knock a nail onto it [example to hang pictures], the nail will get a better grip.

More plywood will, and can, be added on to the desired thickness.

Hope everything will turn out good, aubrey.

wah piang if he say the both blockboard & plywood are the same then toyota vios n ferrari no diff. lor all same model n engines lor.....what crap n nosense...

the one in this pic. is really **** solid plywood lor...surly cant bluff wan...aubrey show him this pic. also...then at the time must tell them to stop the kitchen carpentry work else they will be reluctant to take it down....

Edited May 26, 2009 by Shogen79

[gaku70 0]

aubrey: Can check with you if the side of the blockboard is similar to the picture? I was reading about the blockboard and seems like it is constructed of solid wood strips between laminates like the one above. The standard thickness is about 10-25mm.

BTW is Irex better hinge than what you have. Italian made right?

Reiki: Your carpenter very professional. Mine didn't show me the solid plywood. Also didn't do the drawing. He used my drawings instead.

[aubrey 0]

rar. i got another pic of the wood i took. show u now. sorry i told jason but they dont seem to understand what i want. nvm do lor. at most if cannot i will request for change firmly.

got it!

compare this one...

with this one..

oh so its the same? dont think so. look at my edges, so many splinters. look at reiki's, nice and smooth. i will show this side by side. see how.

Edited May 26, 2009 by aubrey

[Reiki 0]

oh so its the same? dont think so. look at my edges, so many splinters. look at reiki's, nice and smooth. i will show this side by side. see how.

Hi aubrey,

I believe yours is blockboard [centre piece] which had its both side pasted with a thin layer of plywood.

[familyof4 0]

Vast difference! Better show Uncle this!! Get them all sit down and have a discussion and update us. Don't feel so upset first...

[aubrey 0]

ya which is basically no good. altho still plywood, its not solid plywood to me. we'll see how it goes tonight.

[gaku70 0]

aubrey: I think Reiki's solid plywood is a 9-plies excluding the face and back ply.

For the one in your picture, I am not able to see the grains of the woodblock in the blockboard. You can compare with the picture that I have attached earlier. Maybe you can check tonight to confirm if it is a blockboard.