Plywood Expansion Gap for Kitchen Island


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Old 08-12-19, 10:19 PM
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Plywood Expansion Gap for Kitchen Island

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I am redesigning my kitchen island to be larger. I will be demo'ing the current drywall walls and putting in a new frame followed by plywood walls that I will then add shiplap to. I have ready about 1/8 spacing for plywood walls but this rule primarily seems to pertain to the actual walls of the home. Would an 1/8 " spacing be recommended even for a kitchen island to take into account expansion? Would MDF be a better choice for material?
 
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Why plywood or drywall just install the shiplap to the framing!
 
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Old 08-13-19, 04:04 PM
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Do you think that will make the area sound too hollow? My hope was that the plywood would deaden any kicks to the island.
 
 

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