AppleChua86 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2014 Hi all, I am very keen to have a brick wall for my new home. Have talked to one of the IDs and he suggested MDF board and one of the reason is it's easier to clean compared to craftstones. Any views? What will be the pros and cons? I can't find much reviews on the net so please advice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 8 Report post Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Sometimes I buy cheap MDF boards and tables from Ikea. I don't mind because I don't need those boards and tables to last. A small table can be as low as $15. Personally I will not use MDF for feature walls if I want my feature wall to last.It's like buying a burger - MDF is like a meat patty with 50% meat & 50% flour & miscellaneous. If I would like 80%-100% meat, then I will go Burger King. It's almost lunch time and I'm hungry so using this to illustrate. Or you can think of parquet VS laminate. Parquet is real wood, laminate is man-made artificial version. MDF is a mixture of various materials together to create a brick texture. Usually we are not told what materials were used for manufacturing. How much are you quoted for the MDF board and craftstones? Edited March 20, 2014 by gemini Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AppleChua86 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2014 Interesting illustration. Make me so hungry. Still waiting for the quote. But the ID States that it is lasting. Dunno whether to believe a not. He mentioned another couple did choose MDF over craftstones as craftstones will have gaps which trap dust etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pixyish 2 Report post Posted April 7, 2014 Hi all, I am very keen to have a brick wall for my new home. Have talked to one of the IDs and he suggested MDF board and one of the reason is it's easier to clean compared to craftstones. Any views? What will be the pros and cons? I can't find much reviews on the net so please advice Hi,i want to achieve brick wall look for one of my wall in the living room (7100mm). Went to one of the ID and he quote me appx $7000 for that 7100mm wall, and my jaw just dropped in front of him. I thought it may only cost 2K-3K. I have no confidence in DIY as well as I read a few that some bricks may fall. so i wanna leave it to the experienced in the industry. But 7K is really overpriced and im really on a very tight budget! If you or anyone have a better quote, kindly pm me to share pls! Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tessina 9 Report post Posted April 9, 2014 I think should be less than 4K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zuper 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2014 I am also interested in having such finishing for one part of my walls in the living room. If anyone manage to get a good quote, do share with me too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilsontanyy82 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2014 Did you do it? How would it look like compared to actual brick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
