It’s very essential for all home owners to use what is the best material to make a product no matter what the cost be. One such material is Marine Plywood which has been not understood very well.Marine plywood is a waterproof plywood used in areas where water contact is expected. Areas like shipping industry, factories, etc. and for homes- in kitchen and bathrooms. For a plywood to be waterproof plywood, it needs to obey few principles like –


• The Adhesive used to glue veneers must be waterproof.
• Voids i.e. vacuums should strictly be avoided while gluing veneers.
• The face and inside veneers must be of best quality veneers.

There are different grades of marine plywood viz. BWP (boiling waterproof) and PF (phenol bonded) plywood. There are few vendors who denote marine or waterproof ply as BWP and PF. So next time when you go to buy marine ply, do not be tangled if you hear BWP and PF plywood.


Well it’s true that marine plywood and BWP or PF plywood are not exactly same as far as properties are concerned or even its manufacturing style. Marine grade plywood is of an even better quality than BWP grade or PF grade plywood.It is used in conditions where the plywood is sure to get a prolonged exposure to extreme weather conditions such as even being submerged in water.