Material, feature, rank, cost review of panels as commercial tabletop furniture

Laminate (MDF, chipboard, plywood)

This category is a cost-effective choice. the core of MDF is joint by wood fiber with glue, with decorative layer it can imitate different look of wood, stone and industrial look. It’s light weight and easy to process, very common seen as desktop in office, game desk, interior tables in cafe, restaurant with cast iron table base, they were not regarded as moist resist.

Chipboard is almost same production, the core is wood chip joint with glue. Different grade of wood and glue results in high/low grade of laminates. Prices vary also from the overlay, finish and edge.

Plywood can be higher end choice, there are solid woods joint glue, often use pine, birch as core. this product somehow doesn’t afraid of water on surface. It’s a mature product has wide popularity in furniture markets as table, seating and cabinet.

High pressure laminate (HPL, compact laminate, interior and outdoor)

This is a material that resist to moist, liquid, heat, impact, scratch. With compact size high density for heavy weight withstand, durable and outstanding easy maintence choice. the core of HPL is kraftpapers, adhesive by phoenic resin, with decorative layer it also make thousands textures and grains. In building and furniture markets, this material widely used as partition, door, locker, table and tile whether interior and outdoor. Compare to ceramic, sintered stone it’s robust, no worry about being fragile. compare to laminate, it’s environmental, no worry about water. Pair with cast iron or steel base, it can handle venues of high traffic flow. Assemble aluminnum table base with folding mechanism, it makes best outdoor table.

Stone (Marble, quartz, granite, terrazzo)

The most hard tabletop with natural marble, terrazzo, providing extra stability, each piece of stone has its own texture, every piece is unique. Marble is accepted as luxury decorative material, processing as table makes it easier to access. Long last durability, timeless elegance, unique aesthestic appealing adding great value to its mystery. Being extremely heavy, these tabletops often require strong support base with cast iron, steel or cement with strong column and base to lift from all direction.

Solid woods

Wood is the most versatile for luxury hospitality theme. Creating warm feel, blend in vintage, rustic, modern, contemporary style. Being expensive is the largest prevent of obtaining, also most inferiors in market. Hardwood plank process to tabletop offers high aesthestic pleasing and upscale.

Burmese teak often called wood king, its high strength and resistance to rot, fungi and mildew, virtually impervious to all weather extremes, rotting and warping. It’s the most durable wood, with wood wax oil finish, it lasts over years for indoor and outdoor use. lower rank type has Plantation teak in Indonesia and Brazil, Suppliers doesn’t often recommend real teak it’s too expensive to be accepted, much labour work in processing. Many online seller cheat by providing Arcacia or Eucalyptus for teak, and when these price unusually cheap, be cautious of veneered or polywood imitation. Being inferior brought quality problem of mildew, deform, crack when using in near time, some worse happending during transportation, spend money on cheap no-worthy is a waste.

North American white oak is another excellent hardwood of interior furniture, nice grain and color. Plank or butcher block with wax oil care to remain its natural look and smell. red oak share the same essence in a deeper color. there precious woods is best for luxury high end hotel, resort and restaurant.

Choosing the proper material for your venue takes a lot to learn, balance quality and cost equility is hard even for professional furniture suppliers. Considering the furniture is expected to use a long time, pick the type you like will be more important among what is affordable.