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Melamine Faced Chipboard Natural Wood
If you are not already familiar with melamine faced chipboard, often called MFC or Conti-board, you might be surprised by how common it is around you. It is a popular choice for furniture, cabinetry, shelving, wardrobes, and joinery tasks in the UK, owing to its affordability and good performance.
What is melamine faced chipboard?
Melamine faced chipboard is a composite board made by bonding wood particles with resin and overlaying one or both sides with a melamine-impregnated decorative paper.
The overlay is cured under heat and pressure to give it durability and a smooth finish. It’s worth noting that the melamine surface is more durable than veneer and can come in pre-finished colours or wood grain patterns.
Uses of melamine faced chipboard
Here are some common applications and general uses for MFC:
- Kitchens
Because it is easy to clean and pre-finished, MFC is ideal for kitchen carcass panels, shelves, and units.
- Shelves
MFC chipboard is utilised to construct shelves since it can be cut to any size and faced with different shades. Besides, you can edge your Conti-chipboard with either complementing or contrasting coloured edging tape to match any interior design.
- Wardrobes
MFC allows builders to create a seamless and personalised bedroom wardrobe without breaking the bank!
- Interior fixtures (Caravans, boats, offices)
Because melamine-faced chipboard is light, decorative, and stable, it is often used for interior linings, such as in canal boats or caravans
Advantages of melamine faced chipboard
There are various advantages of MFC chipboard. They include.
- MFC does not require any finishing – After fitting the laminated chipboard sheets in position, no further treatment is needed. If you were to use plywood or timber instead, you would need to do extra work after fitting, such as sanding after applying each layer. It is time-consuming, and considering that melamine is more stain-resistant than varnish, the extra effort doesn’t justify the time spent preparing timber or plywood.
- Durable – The melamine portion of the material allows water to run off. It is also shatterproof and scratch-resistant, making it more durable than other materials that are vulnerable to water and scratches.
- Cost effective – MFC is cheap to buy and also to lay.
- Aesthetically appealing.
Note: While the Conti-board (face) chipboard is waterproof, if water penetrates the chipboard underneath, the dampness could distort melamine. Similarly, while melamine chipboard is robust and long-lasting, if the installation was done improperly so that the MFC chipboard damages the particleboard, the melamine could chip.
Why choose our MFC board?
We offer a wide selection of melamine faced chipboard boards in various finishes (smooth, white, wood-effect etc.), sizes, and thicknesses.
Our boards are FSC® certified, where stated, giving assurance of responsibly sourced wood. You can also get trade prices and bulk discounts for affordable options that don’t compromise your construction.
We also offer edging tape to match or contrast with your boards and for proper edge finishing.
Get durable, decorative, and affordable board solutions in our melamine faced chipboard range. We have it in different styles, finishes, and thicknesses. Order today for a quick UK delivery.
At Sheet Materials Wholesale, you can purchase Melamine Faced Chipboard at low wholesale prices with fast nationwide delivery for most of items within 1-3 working days across the UK. Next-day delivery is also available on most orders. Competitive rates guaranteed.
FAQ
Can you paint melamine faced chipboard?
Yes, it is possible to paint melamine faced chipboard even with the slick surface. However, this requires preparation of the surface with a high quality bonding primer to ensure the paint sticks. You should also clean and lightly sand it to dull the sheen and create a surface for the primer to adhere.
How to cut melamine-faced chipboard?
The process is simple and breaks down as follows:
- Mark where you are going to make the cut on both edges of the board and put down masking tape between the points.
- Use your measurements to make a clean line between the points.
- Use a sharp knife to score the laminate surface to create a guideline, with a steel ruler to guide your action.
- Once scored, use a traditional handsaw/circular saw/jigsaw to cut the board following your guide line.
Clean up the edge with a sander, router, or planer to ensure it doesn’t start chipping due to irregular edges.
Is melamine faced chipboard waterproof?
MFC is more moisture resistant than other finished chipboard products due to the melamine overlay. However, if moisture makes it into the chipboard core through unbanded/exposed edges, it can cause swelling, distortion from internal stress, and chipping.
Will melamine peel off?
Melamine doesn’t peel off like paint since the resin hardens and keeps its structure over time. It can bend or warp from the chipboard swelling or from heavy loads, but it does not peel off by itself without some stress or exposure to harsh conditions over long periods.
Melamine Faced Chipboard Range
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18mm Egger H1242 ST10 Natural Sheffield Acacia Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1242 ST10 Natural Sheffield Acacia is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1247 ST17 Graphite Sheffield Acacia Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1247 ST17 Graphite Sheffield Acacia is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1277 ST9 Light Lakeland Acacia Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER Egger H1277 ST9 Light Lakeland Acacia is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1708 ST17 Brighton Chestnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER Egger H1708 ST17 Brighton Chestnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3368 ST9 Natural Lancaster Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3368 ST9 Natural Lancaster Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3734 ST9 Natural Dijon Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER Egger H3734 ST9 Natural Dijon Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£101.50£121.80 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1145 ST10 Natural Bardolino Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1145 ST10 Natural Bardolino Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1225 ST12 Trondheim Ash Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1225 ST12 Trondheim Ash is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1303 ST12 Brown Belmont Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER Brown Belmont Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1316 ST17 Bookmatch Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1316 ST17 Bookmatch Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1318 ST10 Natural Wild Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1318 ST10 Natural Wild Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1362 ST12 Light Baronia Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1362 ST12 Light Baronia Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1399 ST10 Truffle Brown Denver Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1399 ST10 Truffle Brown Denver Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1715 ST12 Parona Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1715 ST12 Parona Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H2033 ST10 Dark Hunton Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H2033 ST10 Dark Hunton Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3043 ST12 Dark Brown Eucalyptus Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3043 ST12 Dark Brown Eucalyptus is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3131 ST12 Natural Davos Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3131 ST12 Natural Davos Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3133 ST12 Truffle Brown Davos Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3133 ST12 Truffle Brown Davos Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3157 ST12 Vicenza Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3157 ST12 Vicenza Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3170 ST12 Natural Kendal Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3170 ST12 Natural Kendal Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3171 ST12 Oiled Kendal Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3171 ST12 Oiled Kendal Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3303 ST10 Natural Hamilton Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3303 ST10 Natural Hamilton Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3331 ST10 Natural Nebraska Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3331 ST10 Natural Nebraska Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3700 ST10 Natural Pacific Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3700 ST10 Natural Pacific Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3702 ST10 Tobacco Pacific Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3702 ST10 Tobacco Pacific Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3710 ST12 Natural Carini Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3710 ST12 Natural Carini Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3730 ST10 Natural Hickory Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3730 ST10 Natural Hickory is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H7586 ST17 Tobacco Alba Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H7586 ST17 Tobacco Alba Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£108.83£130.60 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger F424 ST10 Brown Linen Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER F424 ST10 Brown Linen is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H309 ST12 Brown Tonsberg Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H309 ST12 Brown Tonsberg Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1223 ST19 Sevilla Ash Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1223 ST19 Sevilla Ash is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1307 ST19 Brown Warmia Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1307 ST19 Brown Warmia Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H1714 ST19 Lincoln Walnut Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H1714 ST19 Lincoln Walnut is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3003 ST19 Norwich Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3003 ST19 Norwich Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3349 ST19 Kaisersberg Oak Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3349 ST19 Kaisersberg Oak is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Egger H3787 ST19 Brown Bolivar Wood Melamine Faced Chipboard 2800 x 2070mm
EGGER H3787 ST19 Brown Bolivar Wood is a melamine faced chipboard (MFC) panel with a smooth, durable melamine finish on both sides. Ideal for furniture, cabinets and interior fit out projects.
£112.05£134.46 Ex VATInc VAT Add to cart
