I Want To Buy A Sheet Of Wood

[seanne]

To make a desk top and some shelves to make a small dressing room into an office. Don't have too much money so the wood needs to be a finished product that doesn't need any treatment such as painting. What is the best and cheapest option for this project please ?

[Buenchico]

Your cheapest option would be to use MDF, rather than wood:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Building-Materials/Sheet-Materials/MDF-Sheets/c/1000192

[Atheist]

Possibly buy a door. just a cheap flush internal door that you could varnish if not already finished with white paint. That would serve as the desktop. Shelves would need perhaps white finished boards with a few bits of 2 by 1 planed timber.

[Atheist]

Over to you, Buenchico.

[Buenchico]

As an illustration of the type of price you'd have to pay for a finished wood product, take a look at these kitchen worktops:
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Kitchens/Kitchen-Worktops+Upstands/Solid-Wood-Worktops/c/1000941
(Ouch!)

For a wood effect you could make use of a laminate worktop (but it still won't be that cheap):
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Kitchens/Kitchen-Worktops+Upstands/Laminate-Worktops/c/1000940

Otherwise Atheist's door suggestion might be worth looking into but MDF will still be your cheapest option.

[woofgang]

ask on your local freecycle and facebook page for offcuts

[wolf63]

Some charity shops sell furniture at very reasonable prices.

[Atheist]

MDF would need some sort of painted or varnished finish. That's not such a big deal; water-based internal varnish would only take a day for a couple of coats. Free offcuts could be a good idea, but a desktop would need a fairly big sheet. It's worth trying all the same; I've given away things like that.

[ladybirder]

Have a look for something suitable in the skips in your area. I've often seen doors in them.

[Atheist]

I second Ladybirder's suggestion.

[-Talbot-]

Don't know your budget or your DIY skills but you could be just wasting money buying wood (if you work think of the man-hours spent on the project)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PC-Computer-Desk-Study-Writing-Table-Home-Office-Workstation-Wooden-Metal/173338741459?hash=item285bcb4ad3:m:mrfEmYSyWWJJO3-hqyLzVow

[bednobs]

ikea

[snags]

^ What she said.

[seanne]

Many thanks everyone.

[ummmm]

If you know any scaffolders some scaffolding boards.

[alavahalf]

Not sure of your abilities working with sheets of wood, but it is very easy to forget about the cost of the other materials needed when starting with a bare sheet of MDF or ply. Tools, frame,adhesive, stain, edging, fixings, screws etc.
Have used these on a few ocassions when creating a work or office surface .. cheap and cheerful..

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/desks/table-tops-legs/table-tops/

[tamborine]

Free pallets sought behind shops & tip

https://fringefocus.com/blogs/news/how-to-make-a-pallet-desk/