I finally stopped using particle board after a job went bad last Tuesday

Had a kitchen remodel in Phoenix where the homeowner wanted cheap cabinets. I used particle board on the drawer boxes like I always did. Got a call two days later that one drawer just collapsed under a load of pots and pans. The weight snapped the bottom right out of the box. I had to drive 3 hours back to replace all the drawer bottoms with plywood. That extra $200 in materials taught me never to cut corners on drawer construction again. Any of you guys had a similar fail that made you switch materials?

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rivera.holly4d ago

Did you consider that maybe the issue was how they were built, not the material itself? I've used particle board for years without a single collapse.

mila_reed4d ago

Man, that's rough. I really feel for you having to drive three hours back to fix that, what a nightmare way to learn a lesson.