What are the sizes of furniture panels, depending on the type?

Despite the fact that most kitchens today are made from chipboard, natural wood does not lose its relevance. After all, in terms of its environmental friendliness, appearance, and with proper care and quality, no other wood chip material can compare with it. But a significant disadvantage of furniture made from solid wood is its high cost. But there is an excellent alternative to an expensive solid wood set - a DIY kitchen made from Leroy Merlin furniture boards.

A furniture panel is a sheet of wooden blocks (lamellas) of different widths and lengths (usually coniferous) glued together. This method of making furniture allows you to reduce the cost of the finished product, but at the same time maintain environmental properties. This material, unlike its budget counterpart - chipboard, does not contain formaldehyde resins and other harmful substances.

The store offers a choice of sheets in the following sizes (see table below).

The country of production of furniture panels in Leroy is Russia.

>>> Link to the Furniture panels section in the catalog of the online store leroymerlin.ru

Boards with a thickness of 28 mm are suitable for making complex decorative elements.

Why Leroy Merlin? Firstly, this construction hypermarket is available in most large cities of Russia, and the organization of departments, sales organization and competent staff help you quickly find and buy exactly what you are looking for. Secondly, a separate advantage is the presence of an online store, where you can see in advance the exact characteristics of the product, the availability of shields of the required size and other parameters. The third reason is the wide selection and wide price range.

Types of gluing and categories:

Solid lamella, category E
Spliced ​​lamella, category A

Solid lamella, category B

Spliced ​​lamella, category B

Frequently asked questions about furniture panels

• What type of shield is suitable?
• Furniture board size
• Is there delivery
• Shield coating services with oil or varnish
• Is it possible to varnish it straight away?

Furniture board dimensions :
standard sizes and prices can be found in the tables below; the board can be cut to individual sizes.

Price for furniture board:

You will find all prices below in the price tables or in our general price list.

Delivery of furniture panels:

Delivery is made throughout Moscow and the region from 500 rubles, as well as to other regions through a transport company.

Note!

The furniture board cannot be unpacked on the day of purchase. More in our article: How to store furniture board? What to do after purchase.

How to make a kitchen with your own hands?

Where to begin? What tools will you need? If you determine in advance the stages of production and the order of work, the process will be more smooth and take less time.

Making a drawing

The first step in making a kitchen set will not be the purchase of materials. After all, you don’t even know exactly what size and configuration the kitchen will be yet.

Draw on paper (or better yet in a computer program) down to the smallest detail:

• layout (angular, straight, U-shaped, with an island). Think in advance about what modules the set will consist of: do you need tall cabinets for built-in appliances, spacious pencil cases, glass display cabinets, drawers, etc.;
• the distance between the upper and lower cabinets (the height of the apron).
• each module and its dimensions (height, width, depth).

The table below will help with the design and selection of some parameters*.

Apron height (distance between upper cabinets and countertop)

Don’t forget to also mark the sockets and install them in advance.

Mark communications (water supply, sewerage). The location of the sink depends on them.

Determine where the stove and hood will be located, what type of hood it will be (with or without venting into the ventilation). If the stove is gas, then its location is strictly tied to gas communications.

Determine what material the countertop will be made of. You can also buy one made from wood, chipboard or artificial stone at Leroy Merlin.

We purchase materials

From materials and components you will need:

• furniture panels (choose based on the size of the cabinets);
• plywood (for back walls);
• legs (better adjustable);
• base (you can buy ready-made plastic or cut it out of a panel yourself)
• hinges for cabinet doors;
• pens;
• screws, self-tapping screws or confirmations, dowel-nails, corners, fasteners for cabinets;
• wood drills;
• mounting rail;
• varnish, stain, paint, protective impregnation for moisture resistance.

Depending on the design and equipment of the kitchen, you may need retractable mechanisms and glass for display facades.

Minimum set of tools you will need:

• roulette;
• screwdriver;
• jigsaw;
• perforator;
• chisel;
• Sander;
• hammer;
• screwdriver;
• building level.

The list listed above is approximate. Depending on the components and the desired design, additional materials and tools may be needed.

We cut the panels according to the drawing or order a cut

Based on the sketch, you need to obtain the details for each headset module.

From furniture board and plywood you need to cut:

• side parts of cabinets;
• rear walls made of plywood;
• facades;
• shelves;
• base

For a beginner, it is better to order cutting of the headset parts from Leroy Merlin specialists and assemble ready-made elements.

Assembly and installation

Before assembly, you need to use a pencil to mark the holes in which the fasteners will be installed. Then the parts are tightened together using fasteners. Using a building level and a tape measure, mark the location for attaching the upper cabinets. Wall cabinets are hung on a mounting rail, which is attached to the wall using dowel nails.

Watch clear and visual instructions for making, assembling and installing a pine kitchen in the video:

• Part No. 1 – Assembly, installation, painting of cases.

• Part No. 2 – Installation and painting of facades.

Watch also a video on how to make milled facades with your own hands:

Furniture panel made of oak (photo)

Imagination is stronger than experience

Before you start planing, sawing and hammering kitchen furniture (usually cabinets, shelves, tables, chairs, benches, etc.), you need to clearly understand the final result of both all individual elements and the entire project of the future kitchen. Therefore, it is advisable to carefully study various layouts and ideas for creating furniture, select options that are harmoniously combined with each other and with the overall kitchen interior, transfer to paper or print ready-made drawings.

Afterwards you need to calculate the quadrature of the future furniture. To do this, we add up the areas of all elements and get the total area.

We need the data to purchase the required amount of building materials. Don’t forget about the back wall of the kitchen unit, for which a fiberboard sheet can serve perfectly. We add the required number of handles, hinges and other fittings, decide on the external paint and varnish coating and purchase all the material according to the list.

One of the main elements of kitchen furniture is, of course, the table. It can be square, rectangular, round, corner, sliding or folding. But any table should have a beautiful, smooth tabletop. To make it, take a solid furniture panel and cut it to the required size with a milling cutter or jigsaw. A typical rectangular table has dimensions of 2700 by 600 mm. A square tabletop (due to its equilaterality) will also not create certain problems. A round table can be made as follows: a small nail or screw is driven into the intended center. A thread equal to the radius of the future table is attached to it. A pencil or marker is tied to the end of the thread. To mark an even circle, you need to draw a circle around the nail, pulling the thread to the maximum. You can use the same method to round the corners of a square or rectangular table.

Furniture panel made of ash (photo)

The process of finishing the facade (shelves)

As you know, wood has a huge number of decorative properties, so you should not try to mask it with opaque finishing substances. Before the assembly process, it is very important to make sure that the panels are made from high quality wood and check that they have a beautiful texture.

Products made from trees such as oak and ash are widely used. Sometimes manufacturers use more colorful wood: pear, walnut, etc. But the most profitable option is pine, because it has many texture options.

There are many ways in which you can highlight the main features of wood. However, the easiest and most common is to apply varnish to the entire surface of the product.

Making furniture from panels is not easy work. Therefore, you should be patient and gradually gain the necessary experience.

For sale there are furniture panels made of ash of category Extra and category A

Note: Category “E”: type of gluing - solid lamella without knots on the front side. Category "A": type of gluing - spliced ​​lamella without knots on the front side.

Spliced ​​shield 40mm cat. “A” Solid shield 40mm cat. “E” Spliced ​​shield 20mm cat. “A” Solid shield 20mm cat. "E"

Note!

The furniture board cannot be unpacked on the day of purchase. More in our article: How to store furniture board? What to do after purchase.

Required materials and tools

Furniture board is a sheet of glued parts of natural wood or its compressed waste, intended for the manufacture of furniture. Both coniferous and deciduous trees are used as the main material: pine, aspen, birch, spruce, larch, oak, cedar, beech. Such panels are easy to process, environmentally friendly, lightweight, durable and, importantly, quite inexpensive.

In addition, exclusive wooden furniture has always been and will be “in trend”.

Before making a kitchen you should prepare:

• furniture panels;
• plywood sheets;
• doors and fittings;
• boards;
• Sander;
• hacksaw;
• drill;
• screwdriver;
• self-tapping screws;
• paint, stain, varnish, impregnation.

Furniture board made of birch of category “E” and “B”

Purpose

Furniture boards are also called boards. They are represented by wood material in the form of a slab. The shield is produced quite simply, since wooden blocks of optimal humidity and size are initially prepared. Next, they are glued together into a single shield, which has high strength, rigidity and resistance to various adverse influences.

Most often, such glued boards for furniture are presented in a rectangular shape, but you can also purchase square boards. They may have standard or exclusive sizes, and in the second case it is necessary to order designs from the relevant production organizations.

Other features of this material include:

• in furniture boards, the bars are arranged in a special order, so the durability of the structures and their high strength are guaranteed;
• the width of the bars used to create such material varies from 1 to 6 cm;
• by forming stacked adhesive boards, it is possible to reduce the cost of furniture, since the price of furniture boards is considered affordable compared to many other materials used to create furnishings;
• to create such shields, coniferous wood is often used, but even oak and birch can be used, which increase the cost of the material;
• the outer side of such lumber is treated with gloss or a special matte varnish, so the products are attractive and suitable for use even when creating expensive and sophisticated furniture;
• furniture boards have good resistance to mechanical stress, so deformation practically does not occur due to the excellent strength of the material;
• environmental safety is considered an important parameter for every buyer, since furniture made from these boards will not cause allergies, and it will also contain no toxins or other harmful or even dangerous substances;
• attractive appearance due to the use of natural wood allows you to create noble and solid furniture;
• caring for furnishings made from furniture boards is quite simple, since they are easily cleaned of various contaminants;
• mechanical processing is also considered easy, which greatly simplifies the creation of exclusive furniture with unusual shapes and sizes.

Boards designed for forming furniture are created in standard sizes, which include:

• width from 20 to 60 cm;
• length from 60 to 270 cm.

This variety of sizes allows each company specializing in the manufacture of furniture to choose the optimal materials for the planned production. In this case, no additional cutting will be required.

For sale there are furniture panels made of birch of categories “E”, “B”

Note: Category “E”: type of gluing - spliced ​​lamella without knots on the front side. Category “B”: type of gluing - spliced ​​lamella with knots on both sides.

Spliced ​​shield 20mm cat. “E” Spliced ​​shield 20mm cat. “B” Spliced ​​shield 40mm cat. “E” Spliced ​​shield 40mm cat. "B"

Note!

The furniture board cannot be unpacked on the day of purchase. More in our article: How to store furniture board? What to do after purchase.

Materials and tools

Furniture board is a sheet of glued parts of natural wood or their compressed waste. This material is used to make various types of furniture, and is excellent for the kitchen. For the production of panels, oak, birch, cedar, larch, beech, birch, aspen and various coniferous woods are used. Furniture panels are easy to process, are environmentally friendly and have an affordable price.

To make a kitchen, in addition to shields, you will need the following materials and tools:

• plywood sheets;
• boards;
• accessories;
• facades and doors;
• grinding machine;
• door and screwdriver;
• hacksaw;
• self-tapping screws;
• varnish, paint, stain, impregnation.

After preparing the necessary materials and tools, you can proceed to the actual work of making the kitchen.

Features of making a kitchen from furniture panels in a useful video:

Furniture panel made of larch (photo)

Furniture panel made of pine and spruce (photo)

For sale there are furniture panels made of pine and spruce of categories “A”, “AB”

Note: Category “A”: type of gluing - spliced ​​lamella without knots on the front side. Category "AB": gluing type - solid lamella with knots.

Furniture panel made of solid pine and spruce sizes and prices

Solid shield 18mm cat. "AB" Spliced ​​shield 18mm cat. “A” Solid shield 28mm cat. "AB" Spliced ​​shield 28mm cat. “A” Solid shield 40mm cat. "AB" Spliced ​​shield 40mm cat. "A"

Note!

The furniture board cannot be unpacked on the day of purchase. More in our article: How to store furniture board? What to do after purchase.

Kitchen finishing

After making a kitchen from furniture panels, it is recommended to use varnish or other coating that will protect the furniture from the negative effects of moisture, sun and mechanical damage. In addition, finishing the kitchen will improve its appearance. The optimal solution is to use varnish, which gives the furniture a classic and stylish appearance. Do not forget that the varnish should be dried only in enclosed spaces without drafts.

In addition to varnish, you can also use paint. To begin with, the furniture is sanded, then primed, and only then painted. This will preserve the paint for a long time. However, you can abandon varnish and paint in favor of modern and unusual ways of finishing kitchen furniture made from panels.

An excellent solution would be to use photo wallpaper. They need to cover the facades and some of the side parts of the set. The remaining elements must be painted or varnished.

To create an antique effect, you will need foam baguettes. They should be cut and fixed to the facades using liquid nails. After which the furniture should be completely painted, and small abrasions should be made using sandpaper. Additionally, you can create golden strokes.

Beech furniture panel (photo)

For sale there are beech furniture panels of the “Extra” and “A” categories.

Category "E": gluing type - solid lamella without knots on the front side. Category "A": type of gluing - spliced ​​lamella without knots on the front side.

Furniture panel made of solid beech sizes and prices

Spliced ​​shield 20mm cat. “A” Spliced ​​shield 40mm cat. “A” Solid shield 20mm cat. “E” Solid shield 40mm cat. "E"

Note!

The furniture board cannot be unpacked on the day of purchase. More in our article: How to store furniture board? What to do after purchase.

Needles (Pine, Spruce)

General characteristics of pine/spruce furniture board:

• packaging - shrink film;
• humidity - 8-10%;
• weight of a dense cube - 400-500 kg;
• execution - spliced/solid-lamella;
• processing - polished surface, abrasive grain size - 80-120;
• adhesive connection class - D3;
• lamella width - 30-50 mm;
• Brinell hardness - Pine 1.6/Spruce 1.3;
• tolerances on geometric dimensions - width ±2 mm/length ±2 mm/thickness ±0.3 mm.

* “Furniture panel Cat. AB (needles)". The quantity needs to be specified!

• 2000x1000x18 mm - 1,433 rubles/piece
• 2500x1000x18 mm — 1,791 RUR/piece
• 3000x1000x18 mm - 2,149 rubles/piece

* “Furniture panel Cat. AB (needles)"

• Size 3000x1000x28 mm - RUB 3,343/piece.
• Size 2000x1000x28 mm - RUB 2,229/piece.

*p - this item is in the window sills section, the window sills are chamfered on one side

Examples of using wooden furniture panels

Where is it cheaper to buy a good furniture panel ? Of course, there are large construction sites with a huge selection of materials, but usually they do not produce, but only sell the supplier's products. Suppliers change; you cannot be sure that the materials are good. So a lower price may simply indicate poor quality. It is enough to study individual reviews of the products of some large retail chains. Selling a lot and cheaply is profitable for these networks, but not always profitable for people. A smart approach would be to find a good manufacturer and buy directly from them. There are fewer intermediaries - there is no need to inflate the price or reduce the quality of the product. produces and sells furniture panels from pine, ash, beech, oak, birch and larch. Strict adherence to production technology is the main secret that our panels do not deform a short time after purchase, but last a long time, as it should be with a good furniture panel.

This is what our customers write: “The craftsmen have no complaints about the quality of the wood”, “Everything is excellent, the lowest prices in the city, and the quality is good”, “The best price/quality ratio”, “Everything was done quickly and efficiently.”

Of course, every seller wants to embellish their product and make money, but our main principle is not to deceive the buyer, but to provide the best we can do. We invite you to visit us at the address: Moscow, Slavic World Construction Complex (41 km MKAD), shopping pavilion E 5/4.

Kitchen design

The most responsible and important stage in furniture manufacturing is designing a kitchen from furniture panels. The project must contain the following information:

• composition, quantity and description of all pieces of furniture;
• the dimensions of each item and the amount of materials that are needed for its production;
• necessary tools.

Even the little things can make a big difference, so you should be careful when designing your kitchen. If you make mistakes in the project, problems may arise in the future during the kitchen manufacturing process.

The project must contain detailed images of each element of the kitchen. All pieces of furniture must contain geometric dimensions, all types of fittings, and also take into account the presence of built-in sinks, stoves, ovens, dishwashers and washing machines.

When choosing the shape and type of facades, you should realistically assess your capabilities. Designs that are too complex may not work out the first time. Therefore, in some cases it is recommended to buy ready-made facades in stores. Glass shelves, mirrors and other decorative elements should also be thought out and purchased in advance.

Frequently asked questions when purchasing furniture panels

Question: What type of furniture board is right for me?

Answer:

Surely, you have already decided why you need a furniture panel once you are on this page. We, as a manufacturer, will try to help you understand the type of wood and type of gluing.

The main difference is hardness; the price is directly related to this indicator. Oak and ash are the hardest, well suited for steps and other elements of stairs. Budget-friendly birch and pine are more suitable for creating furniture. Of course, they are also used for stairs, but such soft rocks will quickly show signs of use.

Shields, regardless of the type, consist of spliced ​​or solid lamellas. A lamella is a small block of solid wood.

• The all-lamella board consists of long lamellas connected by the sides.
• In a spliced ​​panel, the lamellas are short and the type of connection resembles bricks in a wall. It is less susceptible to deformation.

Each breed has its own characteristics. Read about them in more detail on the individual pages.

Question: What size furniture panel is right for me?

Answer:

Again it depends on the goal. For steps or tabletops, furniture panels with a thickness of 40, 30 mm are suitable. For various furniture 18, 20 mm.

Question: Is there delivery?

Answer:

Delivery is carried out the next day, in some cases the same day is possible, depending on the time of the application. For communication, priority is email or WhatsApp. We will deliver in Moscow from 1000 rubles through a transport company.

Question: Do you coat furniture panels with oil or varnish?

Answer:

The company does not provide services for coating furniture panels with varnish or oil. Can be cut to size and sanded for coating. Terms from two days to two weeks.

Step-by-step manufacturing instructions

To facilitate the process, we use ready-made furniture facades; they can be purchased or ordered to be manufactured by special companies. All furniture items are made from furniture panels, the back walls and shelves are made from plywood. This choice of materials makes it possible to slightly reduce the estimated cost.

Step 1 . Draw a drawing of all pieces of kitchen furniture, indicate the final dimensions in a section by detail. You immediately need to make a list of elements indicating their quantity and material of manufacture.

First you need to draw up a detailed drawing, taking into account the measurements of the kitchen

Important. When working out parameters, always provide clearances between moving parts. Otherwise, problems will arise when opening/closing swing doors and pulling out drawers. The size of the gaps depends on the location and purpose of the elements. For simple furniture, you can use a universal rule: all gaps are assumed to be the same within 1–2 mm.

Step 2 . Cut the furniture board to size. You can work with an electric circular saw, but it is better to do this operation on a circular saw. It is strictly not recommended to cut with a jigsaw; this tool is not suitable for finishing work. After it, you definitely need to correct the end.

The panels must be cut according to the drawing

If you do not have the opportunity to do the cutting yourself, then do it in the store. Come make your purchase with sketches of the parts, and the sales staff will cut your panels to the specified sizes. Some of them have enough practical experience to give useful advice. The cutting itself will not cost much. In addition, there is no need to make noise and dust at home, and the blanks for the kitchen set will exactly correspond to the design dimensions.

Cutting of panels can be ordered from specialists

Step 3 . Sand the surfaces of the shields. If you do not have a special grinding machine, then you can use an ordinary drill, there is one in every home. Buy a rubber disc with sanding paper for it and work the shields very carefully. We have already mentioned that after the first layer of varnish or paint, lint may rise, so be prepared for repeated sanding. This matter takes time and nerves, don’t rush. The appearance of the furniture largely depends on the quality of this operation. You can only sand the outer surfaces, but we advise you not to be lazy and put both in order.

Each workpiece must be sanded

Step 4 . Drill holes for furniture screws. They must be located strictly in the middle of the thickness of the shield, the distance from the edge is at least five centimeters. In our example, the shelves are made of plywood; when self-tapping screws are screwed into it without prepared holes, cracks are sure to form. If you do not have a special drill for confirmations, then you need to make holes for the countersunk fasteners. There are various methods: use a large diameter drill, tilt it to the sides at the same time, etc.

You need to pre-drill holes for confirmations

Step 5 . Screw the Euroscrews into the prepared holes. If you have doubts about the strength of the structure, tighten one more hardware.

Screws are screwed, connecting the workpieces together

Step 6 . Mark the position of the vertical partitions of the wall cabinet. The distance between them is selected depending on the size of the doors, the gap is approximately two millimeters. Drill holes and secure the vertical partitions.

Mark the location of vertical partitions

Step 7 . Fix the shelves. It is much more convenient to do this at this stage - there is still free access to elements from all sides.

Install shelves inside the frame

Practical advice. To control the depth of the hole, glue masking tape or electrical tape to the drill at the required distance from the end. This simple device greatly speeds up the work and completely eliminates the need to drill through holes. Shelves can be installed on special plastic supports or ordinary wooden dowels. In practice, both options have proven themselves to be positive; there is no difference between them.

Step 8 . Secure the back wall. We make it from a sheet of plywood 6 mm thick. Such a thick material was specially chosen; the back wall should significantly strengthen the structure. The frame was assembled using the simplest technology and does not guarantee long-term stability; over time, due to the opening/closing of doors, it can become loose. A strong back wall will not allow such negative consequences to appear. Screw the wall with self-tapping screws into the prepared holes, the diameter of the hardware is approximately 3–4 mm, the length is 2–3 cm.

3.5x20 mm self-tapping screws are suitable for attaching the rear wall.

Step 9 . Screw metal perforated plates to the back wall; the shelf will be hung on them to the wall. You can change the principle of fixation and hardware at your discretion; we choose simple and reliable solutions.

Metal plates are screwed to hang the cabinet

Step 10 . Screw the doors. They are fixed with special hinges, holes Ø 35 mm are drilled for them, you need to have a Forstner drill. When choosing an installation location, make sure that the hinge does not interfere with the internal shelves. Using the same algorithm, install all the doors, adjust their position using the screws on the furniture hinges.

Hinges are installed on the doors

The cabinet can be coated with wax or varnish; painting is not recommended so as not to hide the beautiful structure.

Now that you have a little furniture making experience of your own, you can begin making more complex base cabinets with drawers, desks and tabletops. There are no big differences in technology, the main thing is not to be afraid of work and carefully calculate the consequences of each step.

Using the same technology, the elements of the table and the sink cabinet are fastened together.

Dining table made from furniture board

Don't expect instant success; some operations may have to be redone. We must understand that theoretical knowledge can only complement practical skills, but will never replace them. Even theoretically it is impossible to describe all the nuances of working with wood; only many years of practice allow us to accumulate experience to independently make decisions about problems that arise during the manufacture of furniture.