Masonite

[rockislandmike]

Okay, I was just at my local hardware store (yay Revy), checking out supplies for some projects, and I couldn't for the life of me find masonite. And, of course, trying to find a spare employee during the lunch hour is impossible.

Is it known by another name ??? Perhaps especially up here in the sweltering savannah known as Canada ???

 

[shamus]

Hi rockislandmike, in the UK it's called "Hardboard"

Shamus

 

[billk]

Or maybe tempered hardboard? Masonite is a brand name, but I think it may be something like Kleenex, where it's become more generic.

 

[yellowlynn]

Masonite IS a brand name, but like they say, it is a universal name. A hardware store probably wouldn't stock it. Mostly it is foun in lumber yards/building supply stores. Also, it comes tempered and untempered. Only a few places carry both. Tempered has a hard shiny surface on one side. Untempered is dull colored, but still hard. Not much difference in cost, so they probably dropped the untempered several decades ago.
I guess I dated myself on that one.

Lynn

 

[rockislandmike]

Thanks everybody.

PS - when I say hardware store, I mean "everything under the sun that has to do with building and repairing stuff" store. Aka, Revy here in western Canada.

 

[Matt Probst]

Do you have any "Lowes" or "Home Depot" stores in Edmonton??I've always gotten mine there.

Matt--Hershey, Pa.

 

[Gary Pfeil]

Mike, Yellowlynn made a good point about tempered and non tempered masonite. If you are looking for the masonite in order to build a viaduct, get the tempered masonite. Good luck finding some, try lumberyards.

Gary

 

[rockislandmike]

We do have Home Depots, Matt, but Revy is exactly the same thing, except Canadian owned. So my wife and I usually support them, unless they don't have what I need (they're a tad closer, too).