Plywood Sheet Weight

A few factors impact the weight of plywood.

Plywood sheet weight. The cross graining technique used improves strength stability and prevents warping making it an excellent general purpose construction panel. This is the thinnest and lightest sheet of plywood that you can typically purchase. 6 25 2003 5 54 53 pm. Engineers have rounded off weight calculations for plywood to square foot calculations and have decided that for engineering purposes a generic square foot of 3 4 inch thick hardwood plywood weighs 2 3 pounds a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood equals 32 square feet so 32 times 2 3 is just over 70 pounds per sheet.

A 4 x 8 sheet of 1 2 inch apa standard plywood would weigh 48 lbs. What affects the weight of plywood. Plywood thickness and weights. Softwood plywood will weight somewhere between 20 to 22 pounds.

For example hardwood plywood made with a birch core has a density of between 650 and 700 kilograms per cubic meter while another sheet of plywood which seems the same but has a poplar core will have a density of between 500 and 530 kilograms per cubic meter. The apa standard weights are not the weights of actual products and tend to be somewhat heavier than the weights of any real softwood plywood you will find. Our 18mm plywood is an extremely popular sheet material and has been manufactured using engineered wood made from multiple layers of thin veneer that are glued together. Wisa birch plywood standard thicknesses.

1 4 11 32 15 32 19 32 23 32 1 1 8 approximate weight per 4x8 sheet 22 0 28 5 40 6 48 60 8 84 5. A standard sheet of 1 2 inch softwood plywood weighs 40 6 pounds. For instance if a builder needs to know the weight of a standard 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood he can measure its thickness and consult the plywood weight chart. All wisa plywood thicknesses are nominal.

Read on to learn more about what impacts the weight and find the weight for different varieties and thicknesses of plywood. To find the weight of a piece of plywood builders use a plywood weight chart. Actual thicknesses can be seen from the product catalogue. 6 5 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 35 40 45 50 mm other thicknesses available on request.

Softwood plywood is typically used as structural plywood roof decking sheathing flooring. A hardwood sheet of 1 4 plywood will weigh somewhere between 24 and 26 pounds. On average a 4 x 8 sheet of 3 4 softwood plywood weighs about 61 pounds. Sanded nominal thickness 1 4 3 8.

Special thickesses 4 50 mm.