Without going into great technical considerations, we use the name phenolic panel or compact phenolic panel (also known as phenolic boards) for plates consisting of a core made with resin and high-density, thermosetting cellulose fibres. Over this compact core, different materials of various finishes are used. These include laminates, wood panels, etc. This special coating gives phenolic panels special protection against moisture. That is why phenolic boards are often used to manufacture furniture and other wood objects to be used in particularly damp environments such as bathrooms, toilets and changing rooms. This type of furniture usually includes made-to-measure furniture, made with phenolic boards including: . a) For INTERIOR use: . - Cabins made with phenolic panel or toilet cubicles for changing rooms, toilets, showers, etc. - Lockers manufactured with phenolic panels for changing rooms and public areas - Counter tops for overmounted basins, also manufactured with phenolic boards - Benches made with phenolic panel especially for changing rooms - Screens built from phenolic panel for offices, used as room dividers or to isolate work areas . b) for OUTDOOR use: . - Façade cladding using phenolic boards . There is widespread use of pieces of furniture manufactured with phenolic panel in sports facilities and public buildings because, in addition to withstanding humidity, they are very hard and resistant, ideal for heavy daily use. In addition, compact phenolic boards offer a wide range of colours and finishes to meet the needs of any project. Following on this, aspects such as a good reaction to fire (B-s2, d0), flexural tensile strength, thermal conductivity, low formaldehyde content, dimensional stability, and particularly, durability, are the most important features offered by these phenolic boards. Here you can see some of the projects carried out with phenolic panel by Carpintería Paco, a division of Spigogroup which manufactures, supplies and installs furniture and woodworking in general. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 5 Advantages of fitted wardrobes, the kings of made-to-measure furniture - 5 Criteria for choosing technical doors in a building - What is soundproofing? What is acoustic conditioning? Is it the same?
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There is no doubt that brick and concrete dominate modern construction. These materials can be found to a greater or lesser extent in practically all of today's architectural projects. But they also coexist with a wide array of different materials, each of which boasts different features, the most outstanding being wood. Wood is special and it is unique. It is a living element. Next to stone it was probably one of the first materials that man used to build dwellings and it is almost certainly the first material to be used in ceilings. Those were the first wood ceilings, which were actually made with plant materials, such as leaves, branches and bark. The decision to endow a building with wood ceilings, or ceilings with wood panelling covering other materials has many origins. Sometimes there is a need to contribute warmth to the building such as that offered by wood ceilings which other materials can just not achieve. At other times, the use of design ceilings requires it. Even the use of sound-absorbing wood ceilings can come from the need to use acoustic ceilings in order to fit a room with acoustic conditioning. The question is that, far from being out of fashion, the use of wood ceilings in building construction is more in vogue than ever. Wood ceilings are used in housing and also in public buildings. You can also find wood ceilings in offices and meeting rooms, precisely because of the acoustic conditioning they provide. In short, the use of wood ceilings, or ceilings with wood panelling in buildings is an option to bear in mind in any architectural project. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Acoustic conditioning with sound-absorbent wood panels that are hung like paintings - Using wood acoustic panels for acoustic conditioning in theatres, auditoriums and concert halls - Wood ceilings and the use of the false ceilings for acoustic conditioning in rooms
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When decorating a room one tries to combine aesthetics with the versatility in furniture in order to make the best use of space and create different environments to suit different needs. And of all made-to-measure furniture , the most commonly-used in achieving these goals are fitted wardrobes and dressers. As a technical carpentry firm specialising in the design and manufacture of fitted wardrobes and made-to-measure furniture, we know that fitted wardrobes are key elements in any interior design and decorating project because: . 1. They allow for a la carte interiors, with drawers, shelves, wood panels, clothes racks or other typical elements found in fitted wardrobes, located where the user needs them most. 2. Fitted wardrobes are made-to-measure furniture adapting to the shape and dimensions of the wall (or walls) and ceilings, to allow maximum use of available space. 3. The range of manufacturing finishes available for fitted wardrobes includes an almost infinite number of colours, materials, textures and designs, turning them into first class aesthetic elements in the decoration of a room 4. Fitted wardrobes are more hygienic because they have no dead zones to accumulate dirt at the back or at the top. 5. They help keep the house tidy, or at least convey that feeling by allowing one to hide many objects just by closing the doors or the wood panels used to close them. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Wood ceilings: over 30 different models of sound-absorbent wood panels - 5 Criteria for choosing technical wood doors in a building - The importance of acoustic conditioning in an office environment using sound-absorbent wood
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Theatres, opera houses, auditoriums and concert halls are buildings designed specifically for the enjoyment of the arts and music. In addition, their relationship to art makes them particularly important architectural works in a city's public buildings. One of the key tasks in designing and implementing the architectural design of these buildings is to pay particular attention to architectural acoustics —the branch of acoustics applied to architecture, which studies local acoustic control in premises and buildings— both to achieve proper soundproofing between enclosures, and to to improve acoustic conditioning inside premises. Therefore, these buildings often have sound-absorbent wood interiors, acoustic panels, wood ceilings and all kinds of acoustic material designed to achieve optimum acoustic conditioning in the building. Of all the acoustic parameters to be taken into account when carrying out the acoustic conditioning of a space for listening to music, one of the most important ones is "reverberation time". This is the time lapse in a particular enclosure from the moment when a sound is produced until its intensity decreases to one-millionth of its original value. Another way of defining it, perhaps more clearly, is that "reverberation time " is the time it takes for the sound to decay by 60 dB as received stood the sound emission source stops. In fact, "reverberation time" is what determines whether a theatre is best for symphonic music (more reverb) or for plays or operas in which words are spoken (less reverb). In either case, in the construction of these buildings it is essential to use acoustic material especially designed for acoustic conditioning, such as sound-absorbent wood acoustic panels applied to inner linings, wood walls and acoustic ceilings that allow one to adjust reverberation time to the levels that are considered best for each hall. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - What is soundproofing? What is acoustic conditioning? Is it the same? - Acoustic conditioning with sound-absorbent wood panels - acoustic panels that are hung like paintings - The importance of acoustic conditioning in an office environment using sound-absorbent wood - acoustic panels
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