If you’re looking for a non-toxic natural building product to replace MDF there are a few options, depending on your intended use. We cannot currently fill an order for you (soon hopefully), but which use were you planning it for? Let us know and maybe we can help more, but for now the best advice we can give is a few ideas –
Is it to protect indoor air quality, for durability, or just for choosing more eco friendly building materials? MDF isn’t a great product for any of those reasons. The more processed a wood product is the more susceptible it is to mold growth, and MDF is little more than dust and glue. In general, the most durable wood products starts with solid wood and progressively becomes less durable the smaller the particles become. Hopefully that helps but let us know what you’re up to any maybe we can help more.
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Both Plywood & OSB have benefits & drawbacks, with much misinformation about Permeability - EcoHOME investigates the latest Data for new Code to help make the best choice. OSB v…
Formaldehyde-free & Eco-friendly MDF alternative interior finishing wood products such as Rice Stalk MDF panels are coming to the USA & Canada. Zero VOC to improve the indoor…
Laminate countertops are traditionally a "cheap" counter option, favored by cookie-cutter home builders, but as there are now better laminate countertops out there for…
With the cost of lumber at an all time high, and some suggesting it may hit +300%, we decided to look at how we can still build high performance yet affordable homes. The cost…
What does 'FSC Certified' mean on Wood & Lumber Products? Choosing FSC Certified Lumber and Paper Products means it comes from sustainably managed forests and helps to protect…
If you’re looking for a non-toxic natural building product to replace MDF there are a few options, depending on your intended use. We cannot currently fill an order for you (soon hopefully), but which use were you planning it for? Let us know and maybe we can help more, but for now the best advice we can give is a few ideas –
Choosing formaldehyde free plywood
MDF alternative made with rice
Hemp boards and building products
Reclaimed lumber from sunken trees in rivers
Is it to protect indoor air quality, for durability, or just for choosing more eco friendly building materials? MDF isn’t a great product for any of those reasons. The more processed a wood product is the more susceptible it is to mold growth, and MDF is little more than dust and glue. In general, the most durable wood products starts with solid wood and progressively becomes less durable the smaller the particles become. Hopefully that helps but let us know what you’re up to any maybe we can help more.