What we explain to architects, contractors and private customers again and again: materials, finishes, acoustics, prices and what goes into a request for a price.
The surface is the same hard laminate, but laminate is a thin layer glued to a wood-based board, while compact laminate is laminate all the way through. The difference shows when water reaches an edge.
The three boards look the same on a drawing, but they behave differently once the furniture is in use. Here is what is inside each board, and when MDF or chipboard is the right choice rather than plywood.
A price on built-in joinery is never more precise than the material it is calculated from. Here is what we use each part for, and what happens if it is missing.
Yes, if the plywood is to be painted. No, if it is to be oiled, because the oil has to get into the wood, and a primer would close it off.
The sound absorption we show for perforated plywood is calculated, not measured on our own board. Here is how the calculation is made and how it is calibrated against publicly available measurements, so an acoustician can check it.
A made to measure wardrobe in oak veneer, 60 cm wide, 210 cm high and 60 cm deep, costs DKK 9,188 including Danish VAT, delivered flat-packed to the kerb. Here is the calculation behind the price, and what it comes to for a whole wall. All prices apply to delivery in Denmark.