Now should be the right time to inspect our houses for damage or weakened spots and do the necessary repairs just to make sure that it can take on the next bad weather.

If roofs, walls, floors and ceilings are still good, reinforcing or weather-proofing the house using marine plywood is not a bad idea to make it fail-safe, especially with family coming over for the summer  vacation.

Consider the use of marine plywood.  While mainly used for building fishing boats or bancas, marine plywood is also standard material for building houses and making furniture. It is ideal for wall and ceiling panels, and as base for asphalt shingle roofing and wooden flooring. It is also the material used for furniture, particularly those that often get wet or get soaked in water, such as kitchen cabinets, countertops, and tables.

Marine plywood is thicker, harder and sturdier than ordinary plywood. A roof base made of ordinary plywood easily rots and splits from constant softening and hardening during cold and hot weather compared to marine plywood.

Changes in temperature cause wood to expand and contract. Under such condition, the plies in plywoods separate. Using Santa Clara Marine Plywood gives an assurance of durability. It is perfect for walls, ceilings, kitchen countertops, bathroom cabinets, floors and outdoor shed.

A leaky roof usually wets ceilings. If the ceiling is made from plywood, water is easily absorbed by the wood and soon goes through it causing slippery floor. With Santa Clara Marine Plywood, the ceiling becomes like a boat body that gets wet but doesn’t easily absorb water. That keeps the ceiling solid for a long time.

The kitchen countertop is the part that usually gets wet especially during occasions when a lot of food preparation is to be done. Countertops made of ordinary plywood may chip, break, soften or sag slowing down cooking chores. A worn out one that retains dampness is even a breeding ground for germs. Replacing it with marine plywood assures a stronger surface that can also be cleaned by washing every day without degrading it.

Of course, the bathroom is the part of the house that is wet most of the time. Still, a wooden cabinet for storing towels and toiletries can be nice furniture there. To make that cabinet last longer even if it gets a daily spray of water when showering, the marine plywood product used for boats can deal with water exposure without breaking up.

Since 1923, SMWPI Wood Products, Inc. has been producing high quality Santa Clara Marine Plywood. The SMWPI plant in Toril, Davao City, follows an established manufacturing process from selection of high density raw materials, modern production techniques, and stringent quality control tests.

Santa Clara Marine Plywood bears stickers with barcode and tracking number, stamped logo and/or laser etching as marks of superior quality to assure customers that it is the best product for weather-proofing homes.