When decorating, whether it is to make the balcony a living balcony or a leisure balcony, it is inevitable to install a cabinet on the balcony to increase storage, so, in the special place of the balcony, which material is more suitable and durable?
The balcony is generally the place where the direct sunlight lasts for the longest time at home, and when it rains, it is difficult to avoid the invasion of rainwater, so the board used to make the balcony cabinet must be able to withstand the high temperature exposure of the sun for a long time, and it will not be easily broken or corroded and moldy in an extremely dry or very humid environment.
The balcony is divided into closed balcony and open balcony, the closed balcony belongs to the indoor to some extent, but it is also one of the places where the sun shines the longest at home, so the material requirements are similar to the open balcony cabinet.
There are many types of materials used to make balcony cabinets, and today we will compare the three materials that are often used to make balcony cabinets with a high degree of environmental protection.
▼Solid wood finger jointing board
Solid wood finger-jointed board is a board made of logs, processed by finger-jointing and a small amount of glue, which is relatively environmentally friendly and is a very popular board.
However, if you use it to make a balcony cabinet, you need to make a layer of baking paint on the surface of the board, so that its drying resistance will be greatly improved, but its moisture resistance is still weaker, and it is recommended to use it as a balcony cabinet for closed balconies.
▼ Antiseptic wood
Antiseptic wood is a specially processed board, which can not only be used to make balcony cabinets, but also some of the wooden benches we see in the park are made of it, it is very resistant to dryness and moisture, and it also has the unique beauty of wood.
Moreover, the service life of anticorrosive wood is also extremely long, comparable to aluminum alloy, and I personally think it is very suitable for balcony cabinets.
▼Aluminum alloy
Aluminum alloy balcony cabinet is a cabinet made of aluminum alloy all over the body, which has a high degree of environmental protection, is not afraid of sun exposure, rain and moisture erosion, and has excellent performance in fire and moisture prevention.
But its cabinet is relatively light, the bearing capacity is not good, if the stored items are higher than their own weight and there is a risk of tipping over, it is not suitable to store too many items, I personally think it is suitable for in addition to the bearing capacity, the others are particularly suitable for the balcony.
Especially not suitable for the material of the balcony
In addition to the above three materials that can be used to make balcony cabinets, let's take a look at the two materials that are not suitable for balconies
▼Solid wood
The biggest feature of solid wood is environmental protection, but its biggest disadvantage is the high requirements for the dryness and humidity of the environment.
▼Wood-based panels
Artificial boards such as ecological boards, particle boards, and multi-layer boards are not only difficult to ensure environmental protection, but also stronger than solid wood boards in terms of moisture resistance and drying resistance, but they are very weak compared with anticorrosive wood and aluminum alloys.
Summary: The balcony has a special location, and has high requirements for the drying resistance and moisture resistance of the board, and the solid wood board and ordinary wood-based board are easy to dry and break or be too wet to cause mildew and rot; The two materials of aluminum alloy and anticorrosive wood have high environmental protection, and also have strong resistance to drying and moisture, which is a good choice when building balcony cabinets.