Like all wood products, plywood is subject to decay. This decay is usually caused by wood-eating fungi, which are activated by water. Wood can also rot due to wood-eating insects getting inside the walls of a home. Regardless of the cause, the rotting weakens the structure and must be repaired as soon as you become … Read more
Plywood is used for making many different things, from furniture to homes. In many cases, the plywood is not left exposed but used as a substrate, providing structural strength and a flat surface to adhere to the finish materials. But how well those materials adhere to the plywood may not be as good as we … Read more
While plywood is an amazingly strong engineered material, it is not impervious to damage. It would be nice if it were, but that’s not in the cards. Rather, we need to be ready to repair plywood that has been damaged, especially when it has been damaged in a critical area. There are several types of … Read more
Anyone who has had plywood sitting around their garage or workshop for over a few days knows about the problems of warped plywood. It seems that just about any sheet of plywood is likely to bow or warp, even if stored the “right way.” Once bowed, it’s hard to work with and sometimes needs to … Read more
If you have an office in your home, you’ve probably encountered the problem of having a rolling chair sink into the carpet, becoming stuck, and no longer rolling. This can be annoying at the least and make it harder to work at the worst. Office chairs are designed to roll for a reason: so that … Read more