Durable surfaces that host well
Dining Area
Food, drink, heat and repeated cleaning. The dining area is the one social space where the wear rating genuinely decides the specification.
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Where these materials land
Illustrative spaces showing how each panel type is typically used.
Specifying for this space
What to get right
Three things that decide whether the joinery in this room still looks right in five years.
Materials to look at
Table tops need thickness
A 25 mm panel resists the deflection that a thinner top will show once it is loaded and leaned on daily.
Sideboards get splashed
Treat any serving surface as a wet zone at the specification stage and seal the edges accordingly.
Painted finishes want HDHMR
If the dining joinery is painted rather than laminated, an HDHMR substrate will hold the finish flatter than plywood.
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