Green formaldehyde plywood Questions

I prefer to use MDF for shelving and furniture, but don't want the formaldehyde. Recommendations other than Medite II?

— Jeremy Arlington, MA

Cynthia Phakos

Answered by Cynthia Phakos

Los Angeles, CA

Koffka Phakos Design

April 8, 2011

Would painting MDF cabinets with a low-VOC lacquer seal in the chemicals that offgas from it (formaldehyde)?

— beth Atlanta, GA

Answered by Doug Cameron, LEED GA on July 29, 2011

What should I look for in a kitchen cabinet?

— Jeannie Merritt Chevy Chase, MD

Answered by Michael Holcomb on June 17, 2011

I prefer to use MDF for shelving and furniture, but don't want the formaldehyde. Recommendations other than Medite II?

— Jeremy Arlington, MA

Answered by Cynthia Phakos on April 8, 2011

We had a manufactured home built in 2006. The odor is still in the home and affects my sinuses, which I have never had problems with before.

— Pat Lamm Melbourne, FL

Answered by Cynthia Phakos on February 7, 2011

We are looking for formaldehyde-free cabinets. Any dealers/stores in Atlanta?

— lily Atlanta, GA

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on October 13, 2010

Who makes a non-wood kitchen cabinet? I mean NO wood anywhere in the cabinet.

— R patel Goshen, NY

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on September 12, 2010

I was told by the local lumberyard that exterior plywood now has no added formaldehyde. True? I'm in California.

— Marg Hall Berkeley, CA

Answered by William Fry on August 30, 2010

When does MDF offgas? When the heat is on in the winter or throughout all seasons?

— Rachel Mitchell Rutland, MA

Answered by David Bergman on July 13, 2010

What type of wood products are best to use for green kitchen cabinets?

— Amanda Johnson Bryant Alexandria, VA

Answered by Molly McCabe, AKBD, CGP, CAPS on July 11, 2010

Are there any manufacturers of nontoxic, non-offgassing bathroom vanities? Are there any nontoxic glues for bathroom tiles?

— rosalie yelen

Answered by Susan Davis on January 21, 2010

 

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