Talked to a carpenter buddy about desk sag and it made me check my plywood choice

Ngl I was getting ready to build a new desk with a sheet of 3/4 inch plywood from the big box store. Then I talked to my buddy Marco who builds cabinets for a living. He pointed out that basic pine plywood can bow after a year under a heavy monitor setup. He tested a scrap piece he had and it had almost a quarter inch of deflection over 4 feet. He told me to look for a plywood with more plies or grab a sheet of MDF instead. Has anyone else run into sag issues with the cheap stuff after like 8 months?

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angela434d ago

Lay a slab of MDF on top of that plywood and call it a sandwich, that's what I'd do.

jesse_nguyen3d ago

You ever seen a friend's desk start looking like a rainbow over time? My buddy had a cheap plywood desk and after about a year the middle sagged so bad his monitor was basically staring at the floor.