What wood to use?

[lj329]

Hi All

Quick question; I am rebuilding the internals of a built in wardrobe - nothing complicated, just a large straight shelf with some other compartments underneath.

The shelf will be 175cm x 60cm and can be supported on the three internal sides.

I was looking at 18mm conti board but I am not sure if it will be strong enough not to sag.

Any other material suggestions? I will need to put a decent finish on whatever I use so any instructions on how to achive that would also be appreciated!

Thanks

Lee

 

[big-all]

15mm conti board or thicker will be fine providing its just normal wardrobe stuff and you support at 1/3 2/3 575mm 1147mm centres

 

[foxhole]

It will sag, look in your kitchen cup's most are shelved with chipboard [conti] and most will have sagged a little.Use 18mm mdf and at those dimensions even that may sag a little.A stiffener may be added to front edge to reduce sag, 40mm x20mm baton screwed and glued or 40mm strip of you mdf but does not provide as much of a stiffener.