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Hardboard Excellence with Melbourne's Premier Supplier
Our selection of hardboard stands out in the Melbourne market. Loved by professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike, our hardboard offers unparalleled versatility, durability, and a smooth finish. Integrating hardboard into your projects, from furniture to interior designs, lets you tap into its robust qualities while achieving a sleek, modern look.
As Melbourne’s leading supplier and distributor of hardboard, Cabinet Timbers is dedicated to providing top-tier hardboard sheets for a variety of uses.
Reach out to Cabinet Timbers today to find the ideal hardboard solution for any project, ensuring quality and satisfaction with every piece.
Tempered Hardboard
Tempered Hardboard is a material that is manufactured from Eucalyptus timber species and water-resistant synthetic resins to comply with AS 1859.4, Tempered hardboard is a tough high-density building board with superior strength. The fine, densely bonded, wood fibre structure of Tempered hardboard is resistant to abrasion and sufficiently durable for use in semi-protected exterior applications.
Whilst tempered hardboard retains the smooth face surface and fine wire screen back of other Hardboard products, it is characterised by its distinctive dark hard face surface. The smooth surface quality provides an excellent base for paint finishing with most industrial and domestic coatings. Furthermore, hardboard is utilised for different applications which includes, furniture, bedrooms, and other modern designs.
Features Attributes:
- Natural Product
- Grain free, smooth surface
- Hardness & water resistance
- Excellent paintability
- High modulus of rupture
Feature applications:
- Interior Linings for workshops & garages
- Cabinets, shelving, workbench surfacing
- Door Skins for moisture areas
- Flooring surfacing
- Seat backing and floor panels
Tempered hardboard has a wide range of applications, especially where there are requirements for superior indent resistance, lasting performance and aesthetic stylishness.
- Interior lining of timber or metal-framed walls and ceilings in workshops, garages and in industrial orcommercial premises.
- Cabinet construction, industrial shelving and work bench surfacing, shop fitting.
- Door Skins for surface flush panel doors, for use in moisture areas.
- Surfacing of concrete form boards and formwork for landscaping.
- Floor surfacing, particularly in the restoration of old buildings, dance/stage and theatre floors.
- Seat backing and interior side and floor panels for transport and industrial vehicles.
Pegboard Perforated Hardboard
Pegboard is a perforated hardboard panel used extensively in the domestic, retail and shop fitting industries. Originally designed for use as a storage solution, Pegboard is a highly adaptable product and is fully supported with a wide range of system-driven hooks and shelving accessories. Safe to cut and machine, Pegboard is highly durable, has a smooth surface, commercially applied matt white undercoat and offers acoustic benefits.
Furthermore, the pegboard preforated hardboard is utilised for different applications which includes, garages, office space, residentual or commercial walls, kitchens, and workshops.
Features Attributes:
- Light weight & easy installation
- Domestic, retail & shop fitting
- Smooth side with a mesh pattern
- High density & strength
- Versatile & sturdy
Feature applications:
- Furniture, shopfitting & accoustic constuction
- Organiser for kitchen items & children toys
- Types of hooks and pegs
- Can be painted & coated
- Display panels for the merchandising of goods.
- Storage panels for offices, factories, garden and tool sheds.
- Organiser for children’s toys and kitchen utilises
- Ceiling for displaying art and mobiles in pre-schools, kindergartens and day care centre
- Functional wall linings to utilise or decorate wall space by hanging artistic work, decorations and merchandise
Caneite
Caneite Softboard is soft, resilient, light coloured sheet material10 to 25 mm thick, manufactured from bagasse (sugar-cane) fibres. Caneite Softboards can be grooved or drilled to improve their sound absorbing capabilities and then used as acoustic boards. They are used for ceilings and wall linings particularly where reflected sound is to be reduced.
Features Attributes:
- Durable & light weight
- Fire resistant & thermal insuilation
- Expaned joint fillers
- Easy to handle
Feature applications:
- Ceilings and wall linings
- Protective packaging
- Offices & notice boards
- Utilised for sound control
- Used in homes, factories & educational instituations
Durability: Caneite Softboard has good durability. It will be damaged if subjected to high impact loads. Thermal insulation value is reduced if the board gets wet.
Fire Resistance: The contribution to the fire resistance of a structure is proportional to the thickness of the board. For example 13mm insulating board will contribute 15 minutes fire resistance when used as lining to wall or partition and 10 minutes when used as a ceiling
Caneite Softboard can be effectively used for wall linings, and ceilings. When used for panelling and partitioning with adequate framework for support, insulation board helps absorb reflected sound. Caneite Softboard, aesthetically covered with attractive fabrics serves as a practical and unobtrusive display board ideal for window dressing and other displays in all kinds of stores.
Another fast growing application is pin board, Caneite has excellent “Pinability.”Use of softboard in recording studios, auditoria and other places that require sound control, results in effective reduction of reflected sound. Softboard is also used for all purposes where good thermal insulation is required, in the form of wall lining, ceilings and roof linings.
It is also used as core material for partitions and doors, for partition panels, and as anti-drum lining for metal partitions and machine casings. For purposes requiring a resilient material, such as a floor or carpet underlay, it assists in reducing impact sound transmission.
Due to its resilient nature Caneite board is used as base material for expansion joint fillers. In situations where humid conditions may arise bitumen-impregnated softboard should be specified.
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Discover Melbourne's Leading Hardboard Selection
When it comes to choosing hardboard for your endeavors, understanding its qualities and potential applications is key. The finish and durability of hardboard make it a standout choice, offering a sleek appearance along with a robust structure. Our hardboard collection is tailored to meet diverse needs, featuring options ideal for various projects, from home improvements to professional designs.
For projects of any scale, contact us today, we can help you select the perfect hardwood building board to suit any project application.
Hardboard FAQs
Hardboard is a type of engineered wood product that is made from wood fibres that have been compressed under high heat and pressure. This process results in a dense, flat panel that is uniform in thickness and appearance. It is known for its strength and durability, making it a popular choice for a wide range of applications. Unlike other ranges of wood panels, hardboard does not have a grain, which means it can be cut in any direction without the risk of splitting or breaking. It’s also relatively lightweight, yet strong enough to resist bending and warping over time.
Hardboard is incredibly versatile and can be used for a variety of applications, both in residential and commercial settings. Its common uses include interior wall panelling, furniture manufacture, and the production of cabinetry and shelving. Due to its smooth surface and stability, it is also frequently used as a backing for wardrobes, drawer bottoms, and as a substrate for flooring and countertops.
Cabinet Timbers offers hardboard that is specifically designed to meet the demands of various projects, ensuring clients can utilise it for everything from practical applications, like door skins in moisture-prone areas, to creative endeavours, such as decorative interior lining and customised furniture pieces.
Hardboard is manufactured from wood fibres. which are primarily sourced from either hardwoods, softwoods, or a combination of both. These fibres are extracted through a process that involves chipping the wood into small pieces, followed by breaking it down further using steam and heat.
