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How to read a TDS before you lock a kitchen carcass

Vikram Bansal · 04 Aug 2026

How to read a TDS before you lock a kitchen carcass

Density, thickness tolerance, and screw withdrawal — the three numbers architects actually use.

Specification is a craft. Density, moisture class and screw withdrawal belong in the drawing set — not in a dealer WhatsApp thread. Action TESA publishes TDS, BIM and shade maps so architects, dealers and homeowners can argue from the same mill data.