Tfl is sufficiently durable and hard wearing for cabinets countertops and shelving.
Thermally fused laminate shelf as countertop.
When its time to have the look of high pressure laminate hpl with similar performance thermally fused laminate tfl also referred to as thermally fused melamine tfm is often used.
Also just like laminate the melamine surfaces have lower quality and higher quality products.
For pricing and availability.
Home centers may only stock 1 4 in.
However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate.
48 in l x 0 75 in h x 23 75 in d thermally fused.
0 625 in h x 15 75 in d thermally fused laminate shelf board.
Thicknesses and melamine shelves in various lengths and widths.
Thermally fused laminate tfl also offers excellent hardness and scratch resistance that can stand up to the high demands of many environments.
The company manufactures and distributes high pressure laminate quartz solid surface coordinated tfl and edgebanding and other decorative engineered surfaces for use in the office education healthcare residential.
It s usually labeled as melamine but you may also see terms such as thermally fused laminate or simply prefinished panels or prefinished shelves.
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Tfl is a melamine saturated paper that is thermally fused directly to the substrate.
The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing.