Steel definitely has stolen the show in the search for alternatives to lumber and plywood in residential construction. But it’s far from the only viable option builders are considering-or already ...

MDF is the cheapest and flattest wood you can buy at local hardware stores. It’s uniform in thickness, and easy to work with. It’s no wonder that it shows up in a lot of projects. MDF stands for ...

Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product that was developed commercially in the 1980s. This wood product is formed by breaking down wood (usually a small log) into wood fibers or ...