There are many kinds of engineered wooden products used to make furniture and other wooden items for interior and external usage. Particle board is also one of the many engineered wooden products. It is also known as low-density fiberboard or chipboard. The answer to the question what is particle board is that it is a waste wood product made by binding wood chips, sawdust or sawmill shavings with a synthetic resin or some other binder. Urea Formaldehyde is commonly used as a glue for binding the wooden chips. Particle board can be used as a substitute for plywood for making furniture, interior lining of walls and ceilings, substrate for countertops, floor decking, roof sheathing, underlayment, interior decorative paneling, etc.
Uses
Particle boards are used as coverings for hardwood floors. Particle boards protect the hardwood boards against scratches. In addition, particle boards are also used to make floors in temporary structures. Particle boards are also used as underlayment or base for wood flooring, parquet flooring or carpets.
Particle boards are commonly used to make the core of solid core doors and flush doors. Particle board is a good core material for doors because it has a smooth and flat surface which binds with the door skin easily and exhibits good screw holding capacity for fixing hinges.
Particle boards are used for making false ceilings. This is because particle boards provide good thermal insulation. They are also used as ceiling tiles in many types of buildings.
Particle boards are used for making all kinds of furniture such as dressing units, table tops, kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, book shelves, shoe racks, beds, etc.
Speakers are made of particle boards because they absorb sound. This is also the reason why particle boards are used in walls and floors of recording studios, auditoriums and media rooms.
