Choosing the best material for your washroom

Choosing the best material for your washroom

When it comes to choosing your washroom cubicles, vanity unit and duct panels, the first thing you need to consider is the material. Bushboard’s material options – SGL, HPL and MFC – have their own features and benefits and are all available in 36 different laminate colours.

SGL or Solid Grade Laminate (Compact Grade Laminate)
This material is totally water and liquid proof, it is super strong and has a unique modern look with black edges which are polished and radiused. SGL is HBN-0010 compliant, making it perfect for healthcare sanitary assemblies. It’s also the best choice for any areas with high usage such as service stations and campsites, areas where vandalism may be an issue – it’s a great choice for school toilets – and a total must for any wet areas.

SGL
Bushboard’s SGL is 13mm thick and has a high density of 1400kg/metre cubed, it is completely impervious to liquid and suitable for the most demanding environments where strength and/or water resistance are needed. Edges are black and polished and radiused as standard.

HPL or High Pressure Laminate
HPL is made from moisture resistant chipboard with water resistant laminate faces and matching lipping. A popular choice, HPL will withstand medium to intense use, making it the perfect specification for schools toilets, offices and restaurants. HPL isn’t suitable for areas which are constantly wet such as leisure centres and campsite changing rooms.

HPL
Bushboard’s HPL is 18mm thick and has a density of 680kg/metre cubed, it is moisture resistant chipboard and suitable for dry environments with more intense use. HPL panels are supplied square edged with matching 1mm PVC lipping or postformed vertical edges.

MFC or Melamine Faced Chipboard
MFC is the most cost effective of all Bushboard’s materials. MFC offers the same great look as HPL with laminate faces and matching lipping but with a slightly less dense core. It’s the perfect choice for washrooms with light to medium use such as smaller offices. A controlled cleaning regime is important with MFC, the laminate face is moisture resistant but if water sits on the material for any length of time it could pass through into the chipboard core, over time this could cause the vanity unit, toilet cubicle or panel to fail.

MFC
Bushboard’s high performance MFC is 18mm thick has a density of 650kg/metre cubed, it is moisture resistant and suitable for dry environments with light to medium use. MFC panels supplied square edged with matching 1mm PVC lipping.

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