MDF AND HDF WOOD

High Density Fiberboard

• It is a stronger, harder and has typical density of up to 900kg/m3.

• It’s made from wood fiber extracted from chips and pulped wood waste.

• A tempered form of hardboard can resist moistureand is more durable.

• Like other types of fiberboard for flooring, a HDF for flooring cannot be

• used outside because it absorbs water.

• HDF is a very thin board, with a typical thickness of 3mm-8mm

A section of HDF
• The standard dimension used is 8x4'.

• Adhersive used mostly is SH , Flex.

 Medium Density Fiberboard
• Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an product
• made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals
• into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with
• wax and a resin binder, and forming it into panels by
• applying high temperature and pressure..
• MDF is generally denser than plywood. It is made up of separated
• fibres, but can be used as a building material similar in application MDF from close.
• to plywood.
• It is stronger and much denser than particle board.
• The standard dimension used is 8x4'.
• Adhersive used mostly is SH , Flex.
MDF Production Process
• Raw Materials:-
• Wood chips, shavings, and sawdust typically
make up the raw materials for fiberboard.
• MDF is a wood product created by breaking down softwood into a powder, which is then mixed with wax and
resin. The final finish is created by submitting the boards to high pressure and temperatures.
• The debarked branches are chipped together with the other wood materials and the chips goes through a chip
screening process.
• Strong magnets in the screening process remove metals which may be found in the wood while oversized chips
are separated and sent for re-chipping to ensure that only optimal and uniformed sized chips are used to maintain
consistency in quality.
• The wood chips will then be steamed in a digester where paraffin wax is added for a smoother surface and to give
it a better water repellency property.
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The Manufacturing
Process
• The chips are then compacted using a screw-feeder, and will be heated for 30- 120 seconds to soften the wood; they are
then fed into a defibrator which maintains high pressure and temperature.
• The pulp that exits from the defibrator is fine, fluffy, and light in weight and in color.
• From the defibrator the pulp enters a blow line where it is joined with wax (to improve moisture resistance) and resin (to
stop the pulp from forming bundles).
• The material expands in size and is then heated by heating coils.
• When it comes out it may be stored in bins for an indefinite length of time.
• After this drying period the board goes through a "Pendistor" process which creates 230-610 mm thick boards.
• Then it is cut and continues to the press. Here it is pressed for a few minutes, to make a stronger and denser board.
• After pressing MDF is cooled in a star dryer, trimmed and sanded. In certain applications boards are also laminated for
extra strength.
• The Environmental Impact of MDF has greatly improved over the years. Today many MDF boards are made from a variety
of materials.
• These include other Invogue Building Material Solution . woods, scrap, recycled paper, bamboo, carbon fibres and
polymers, steel, glass, forest thinning and sawmill off-cuts.
Curing and pressing

• 3 Resin is added before the refining step to control the

formaldehyde tolerances in the mixture, and after refining, a
catalyst is added. The fibers are then blown into a flash tube
dryer, which is heated by either oil or gas. The ratio of solid
resin to fiber is carefully controlled by weighing each ingredient.
Next, the fiber is pushed through scalping rolls to produce a mat
of uniform thickness.
MDF:-
HDF:-

Sr no. Thickness of the wood HDF (price/sq.ft)

1 3 mm 10

2 4mm 15

3 6mm 20

4 8mm 27

5 10mm 35

6 12mm 40
USES :-

MDF HDF
HDF

PROS:-

• -HDF comes with a smooth surface.

• -HDF is High density board has more strength compared to MDF and Particle board
• -Great solution for indoor and outdoor furniture, wall paneling. furniture, room partitions, and doors.

CONS:-

• -HDF is the best board when compared with particle board and MDF.
• -Still a lot of carpenters prefer wood block board compared to HDF as they are more confident. about the nail holding
capabilities of natural wood. whose blocks used to build the block board
MDF-

PROS:-
• Carpenters find it easy to work with.
• Board can be molded easiely.
• It has medium density.
• Less expensive than hardwood and solid wood.

CONS:-

• MDF boards do not have very good holding strength for nails/screws.
• If a furniture piece needs to be moved frequently or dismantled and then rebuild frequently then the MDF board is likely to
lose the grip on the nails.
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TYPES GLASS DOORS
1. HINGED SINGLE DOOR.
2. FRENCH DOOR.
3. BI-FOLD DOOR.
4. PIVOT DOOR.
5. SLIDING DOOR.
6. STACKING DOOR.
Glass doors, in some form or other, must be one of the most widely
adopted architectural features in new builds and renovations.
Beyond opening the interior of the home to the outside world, glass
doors enrich views, improve ventilation and enhance natural light.
And while they are, by nature, transparent, they can also be
showstoppers for their ability to blur the boundaries between indoors
and out.
HINGED SINGLE DOOR
A hinged door is the most traditional option, with
a swivelling hinge on one side of the door frame,
enabling the other side of the door to swing open
from the wall.
A single-hinged door can open inwards,
outwards or both and can be for internal or
external use.

BENEFITS:
oHinged doors can be framed or frameless.
oHinged doors can be used to maximise the
space of a narrow opening.
oHinged doors come in a variety of sizes, but the
structural frame and hinges will need to be able
to support the weight of the door when open.

PRICE: ₹1600/- – ₹8000/-

FRENCH DOOR
French doors are basically a pair of single-hinged
doors that open away from each other.
Traditionally, they have multiple timber-framed glass
panels and swing inwards, but today, anything goes.
Used for both interior and exterior doors, they
provide an elegant transition between rooms and
spaces.

BENEFITS:
oFrench doors fill a wider opening than a single door
and the space required in front of the opening is
halved, only needing to be the width of one door, not
the full opening.
oFrench doors are most commonly framed in
timber, aluminium, PVC or fibreglass.
oLike single doors, they can be used to maximise
the space of the opening.

PRICE: ₹20/- - ₹50/- (starting price).

BIFOLD DOOR
Bi-fold doors are made up of a series of individual
folding door panels which, like single-hinged doors.
They are generally made up of two or more hinged
panels that fold along a sill track, and can be pushed
to one or both sides of the structural opening.

BENEFITS:
oBi-fold doors can help create the illusion of a larger
interior.
oLike single and French doors, they can open
inwards or outwards depending on interior or
exterior space.
oBi-fold doors provide flexibility to be fully or partially
opened.
oMost bi-fold doors are top hung, so structural
supports will be required to withstand the weight.

PRICE: ₹120/- per cubic feet (starting price).

PIVOT DOOR
Pivot doors have hinges mounted at the top and bottom
of the door, often at a centre or off-centre point.
This means that when the door is open, it is both inside
and outside.
Pivot doors can be singular or multiple.

BENEFITS.
oA series of pivot doors can be angled to direct or
obstruct breezes.
oPivot doors can generally be bigger and heavier than
single doors or French doors, because the weight-
bearing point is more centred and it supports two sides of
the frame, rather than just one.
oBecause the pivot door sits across both sides of the
structure when open, a clear space needs to be both in
front of and behind the door – the width of this will
depend on the position of the pivot.

PRICE: ₹4000/- - ₹16000/- (Set price).

SLIDING DOOR
Sliding glass doors open sideways rather than
inwards or outwards, gliding alongside another glass
panel or the framework of the house.
Sliding doors allow for expansive glass walls to
maximise views, offering a transition between indoor
and outdoor spaces.

BENEFITS:
oA sliding door can be fully recessed into the
framework so it completely disappears, maximising
the space of the opening.
oThey do not require a structural support within the
opening, and the weight of the door is on the upper
and bottom track.
oSliding glass doors are space-saving, as a large
door can be used without needing to consider the
space in front of or behind the door when it swings
open.

PRICE: ₹120/- per cubic feet (starting price).

STACKING DOOR
Stacking doors look like sliding doors, but
contain more moving panels.
They are often comprised of two or more
panels that slide behind one fixed panel or
structural element.
Each panel collects and interlocks with the
next panel, causing it to slide.

BENEFITS:
oMany of the benefits of stacking doors are
similar to sliding doors.
oAdditionally, because there are multiple
panels, they can accommodate a larger
opening.

PRICE: ₹120/- per cubic feet (starting price).

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