MDF Shelving//Cupboards and Moisture

[Jamesr10]

This may be a silly question but I’ve recently got a joiner to build us some custom shelves and cupboards in a playroom that was built by converting part of our attached garage.

The side of the woodwork in the room is going to be primed and painted, so no provoke there.

However, would the back side of the mdf be at risk of moisture/damp issues etc?

It’s not pre/treated mdf and just raw so not sure how it will hold up.

One point to know is part of the wall where the cupboards back onto is uninsulated in the cavity, as the boiler sits inside the cupboard so not sure if this makes a difference.

 

[big-all]

general comments
does it feel like a warmish dry playroom or a dampish cold area as in do feel there may be a damp problem or is the room as far as you know fully aired insulated and warm as required for a modern room

 

[Jamesr10]

general comments
does it feel like a warmish dry playroom or a dampish cold area as in do feel there may be a damp problem or is the room as far as you know fully aired insulated and warm as required for a modern room

So it’s fairly warm ish and dry, no different to the rest of the house. It’s been insulated to spec apart from one wall which someone is coming to fill the cavity properly.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Prime the raw edges and you will have less if a potential problem with MDF.

 

[Jamesr10]

Prime the raw edges and you will have less if a potential problem with MDF.

I will be doing for the bits I can reach but there are some areas touching the wall etc that I cannot reach

 

[foxhole]

Will be fine , had mdf shelving in timber outbuilding, unheated, no problem.