Description
18mm Egger U156 ST9 Sand Beige Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm is manufactured in the UK by Egger and is part of the Beige Unicolours range within Egger’s wider Uni Colours collection.
Colour and Surface
Sand Beige is a warm, red-toned beige rather than a flat, cool neutral. That warmth makes it a versatile base colour, working comfortably as either the main surface or a quiet backdrop in a scheme. ST9 Smoothtouch Matt is a smooth texture, so the colour reads evenly across large doors and panels.
Egger tests how well its decorative boards cope with staining substances, and they score 3 or higher (EN 14323). They need no special care. Spills such as tea, coffee and wine should still be cleared up straight away.
Construction and Performance
The chipboard core is faced on both sides with resin-impregnated decorative paper pressed into a durable melamine surface, and finished with a square cut edge ready for banding. Fire behaviour is classified D-s2,d0 under EN 13501-1, and the formaldehyde level meets E05. It can be cut, drilled, and edge banded using standard woodworking equipment. It is intended for dry interior applications. It can be used for kitchen cabinets and furniture, but should not be installed where the board or exposed edges will be subject to persistent moisture, standing water or direct wetting.
Where to Use It
18mm Egger board U156 ST9 Sand Beige MFC suits a range of interior fit out work:
- Kitchen cabinet fronts in a warm, neutral scheme.
- Fitted wardrobe doors in warm, neutral bedroom schemes.
- Office desking and storage units with a soft, natural tone.
- Open shelving where a warm neutral suits displayed items.
- Built-in wardrobe interiors finished to match the visible fronts.
- Feature wall panelling in warm, low-reflection schemes.
A colour matched ABS edging tape is available for this decor, supplied unglued in 0.8mm and 2mm thicknesses for use with hot melt edgebanding machines.
