Decorative Laminate Sheets — 0.6 mm to 1.0 mm, 8x4 ft
This is the grade behind most fitted furniture: a thin, hard, printed surfacing sheet bonded to plywood, MDF or particleboard. It is what makes a plain board look like walnut, and what makes it survive being wiped down every day for fifteen years.
- 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0 mm thicknesses
- Wood grain, solid, stone, metallic and fabric decors
- Glossy, matt, suede, textured and embossed finishes
Specification
Sheet Size
- 2440x1220 mm (8x4 ft)
- 3050x1220 mm (10x4 ft)
- Cut sizes to order
Thickness
- 0.6 mm — light vertical use
- 0.8 mm — standard furniture
- 1.0 mm — heavier use
- 0.5 mm — post-forming grade
Decors
- Wood grain and veneer
- Solid colours
- Marble and stone
- Metallic
- Fabric and textile
- Abstract and geometric
Finishes
- High gloss
- Matt
- Suede / soft touch
- Wood-registered emboss
- Leather texture
- Anti-fingerprint
Typical applications
- Wardrobe and cabinet shutters — the single largest use, usually 0.8 mm over 18 mm board.
- Kitchen carcasses and shutters — with an HPL worktop above, since the horizontal surface takes far more punishment.
- Interior wall panelling — 0.6 mm is enough for a vertical surface nobody leans on.
- Shop fitting and display units — fast to fabricate, easy to replace when a scheme changes.
- Office furniture and partitions — consistent colour across a large fit-out, unlike veneer.
- Door facing — flush doors laminated both faces to stay balanced and avoid warping.
Fitting notes worth passing to your customers
Laminate must be bonded to both faces of a board, even when only one face will be seen. A board laminated on one side only will bow towards the laminated face as the two sides take up moisture at different rates. A cheap balancing sheet on the hidden face solves it entirely.
Let the sheets acclimatise. Laminate delivered from a cold container into a warm workshop will move for a day or two; bonding it immediately locks that movement in and shows up later as bubbling. Stack the sheets flat in the workshop for 48 hours first.
Edges are where laminated furniture fails. A raw board edge lets moisture into the substrate, and the substrate swells. Every exposed edge needs banding — laminate, PVC or wood — and the edges around a sink cut-out need sealing as well as banding.
Frequently asked questions
What thickness of decorative laminate should I stock?
0.8 mm covers the large majority of furniture work and is the volume seller. Keep 1.0 mm for surfaces that take wear, and 0.6 mm for wall panelling and other purely vertical applications.
Is decorative laminate the same as sunmica?
Sunmica is a brand name that became a generic term for decorative laminate across South Asia, in the same way that people say cellotape. The product is the same.
Can decorative laminate be used on a kitchen worktop?
It is not the right grade. A worktop takes impact, heat and standing water, which is what high pressure laminate is pressed for. Use decorative grade on the carcasses and shutters and HPL on the horizontal surface.
How many sheets fit in a container?
Roughly 4,000 to 6,000 sheets of 0.8 mm in a 40-foot container depending on packing and pallet configuration. We can mix decors and thicknesses across one order.
Request the decorative laminate catalogue
Send us the decors and thicknesses you move most and we will quote a mixed container.
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