Protecting and Repairing wood laminate furniture?
First of all, your coffee table is "veneered" not "laminated". A veneer is a 1/32" thick piece of real wood glued over the structural wood. Considering it is that thin, yes, scratches happen that can be severe. The veneer should NOT be peeling and that is cause enough to return / exchange it. If you do not wish to return it, it can be fixed with adhesive placed by hypo needle. Such a thing is available at the hardware store. Use a good epoxy and be quick to wipe up excess. As for the scratches, go to the paint section of your hardware store, and look for pre-colored fillers. Apply carefully because if you need to sand, you only have one or two swipes with VERY fine sand paper on a 1/32" thick piece of wood. Goal would be to avoid sanding altogether. Remove any furniture polish (soap & water, dry thoroughly), fill the scratches, fix the veneer peel, then apply polyurethane over it all. The only other approach is to have a piece of glass cut to size and place it on the top. ______________________________ Additional info comments: You are absolutely right about the lacquer vs polyurethane. Stick with lacquer. As for your frustrations, we all share that with veneered furniture. But until I hit the Lotto, it's my kinda price.
How can we reduce the waste of office space after using featured office furniture?
Office buildings, schools, stores, hotels, restaurants and other commercial and institutional buildings generate significant amounts of materials and waste. Here are tools and resources to help facility managers, building owners, tenants and other stakeholders improve waste management in their buildings, reduce costs and enhance sustainabilitySet GoalsHaving clear measurable goals gives teams a shared understanding of what they're working to accomplish and how they're progressing. Look at your tracking data to establish a benchmark and inform your goal setting. Look at your tracking data to establish a benchmark and inform your goal setting. Setting goals helps you prioritize activities for preventing waste and expanding recycling programs. Then track progress towards the goals using your benchmark.Waste PreventionThe most effective way to reduce your organization’s waste is to generate less in the first place. Waste prevention offers the greatest environmental benefits and cost savings.Reduce: Organizations can modify their current practices to reduce the amounts of waste generated by changing the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products. For example, your organization could encourage employees to only print what they need and ensure that printer settings are defaulted to print double sided to save paper.Reuse: Reuse of products and packaging prolongs the useful life of these materials, thus delaying final disposal or recycling. Reuse is the repair, refurbishing, washing, or just simple recovery of worn or used products, appliances, furniture and building materials. For example, by encouraging occupants to use reusable coffee mugs rather than single-use, disposable cups, you don’t have to manage the disposal of a bunch of coffee cups.Donate: Organizations can donate products or materials to others who need and can use the items. For example, restaurants, hotels and cafeterias promptly distribute perishable and prepared foods to hungry people in their communities. Many local food banks will pick up food donations free of charge, saving you storage and disposal costs.Modular office furniture Pune