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FA Mitchell recently completed a project for Thomas Hassall College located in Middleton Grange, Western Sydney.
The builders for the project — Bright Star Interiors — approached us to supply custom acoustic plywood sheets for the college’s new, ultra-modern sports hall.
Find out how we helped transform the sports complex through impeccable interior plywood cladding in Sydney.
Plywood is a versatile product made of resin-coated veneer pieces pressed together. It can be tailored to suit an extensive range of structural, interior and exterior applications.
In order to choose the right plywood for a job, you have to know the features and strengths of the different types of plywood.
There are some plywood terms that are important to know. Knowing these industry terms will help you come to an educated decision about the best type of plywood to use for your next project.
Here is a selection of the most important terms you need to know when dealing with plywood.
Handling large plywood sheets presents a bit of a challenge beyond the general safety procedures involved in any woodworking project mostly due to their size.
If you’re even considering transporting it and cutting it down into small pieces, basically doing everything yourself, you are in for a wild ride.
Find out how to handle plywood safely and avoid accidents.
The benefits of improving interior acoustics for projects such as concert halls, gymnasiums, theatres and auditoriums are pretty obvious. Large spaces after all, require better control of the space’s sound experience.
But the benefits of acoustic plywood do not just apply to spacious rooms. Its benefits also translate in smaller spaces.
In fact its numerous advantages may surprise you.
Movie and TV backdrops look amazing on screen. So much so that you would think the major scenes are actually taking place in a well-known locale, or in a castle, or a small town in Europe in 1950.
I bet you didn’t think that the backdrop to most of your favorite movies and TV shows are actually a collection of stand-up pieces of wood.
That imposing marble structure, grand castle, or suburb that you’re so familiar with is most likely built using plywood.
Find out why plywood is the unsung hero of set designs around the world.
A few of our customers have been asking if their old or unused plywood can be recycled.
Which is a very good question since the answer is not readily available on the radar of consumers.
As an organic material, wood is actually reusable and recyclable.
You can either reuse wood products you have at home, sell them, donate them (to Habitat for Humanity), or segregate them and leave them out to be collected.
If you wish to conserve the environment, do not be afraid to recycle old wood.
Plywood is so ubiquitous today that you’d think it’s a relatively modern material.
In fact, the history of plywood can be traced back to ancient times. It used to be a highly prized material even in antiquity.
But probably most amazing was its use during the second world war.
Plywood remains one of the most versatile construction materials available.
This cheap and durable construction material is created by glueing together wood veneers.
There are many uses of plywood, just take a good look around from where you are sitting and chances are there will be a whole lot of plywood around you. Read More
Plywood is one of the most versatile materials used in construction. Besides the fact that plywood is a strong and durable material, it is also relatively cheaper compared to other similar wooden boards.
However, for the plywood to stay in great shape for a long time, we need the right plywood finish. Knowing the right type of finish will help prevent surface checking or cracking and will ensure long-term durability and performance.
