Common Sheet Wood Sizes

Plywood is usually sold in 4 x 8 foot sheets.

Common sheet wood sizes.

We also carry pre cut project panels that are available in different sizes that may vary by store. A sheet of 1 2 inch plywood is really 15 32 inch thick while a 3 4 inch sheet is 23 32 inch thick. The most common plywood sheet dimension 4 feet by 8 feet translates to the metric dimensions of 1 219 by 2 438 millimeters. Common plywood sheet sizes.

These project panels help eliminate waste cut costs and are easier to transport than full size panels. Hardwood plywood comes also in abbreviated sheets measuring 2 by 2 2 by 4 and 4 by 4 feet while utility grade plywood comes in longer 4 by 10 foot sheets. The tables below provide both the nominal and actual sizes so many common north american lumber sizes. Most of plywood sheets available in different thicknesses.

Chart represents most common plywood sheet sizes in inches imperial system and millimeters metric dimensions. Hardwood plywood comes in many lengths and widths but the two most common sizes are 4 x 8 and 5 x 5 feet. However there is a difference between the nominal size what the lumber is referred to and the actual size. Standard sheets are 1 2 inch thick while non standard thicknesses range from 1 8 inch to 3 4 inches.

The most common nominal thicknesses of plywood are 1 2 inch and 3 4 inch but once again the actual sizes are slightly different. Even though with all variation often 3 4 19 mm nominal 23 32 thickness tongue and groove. Sheets often have a rough surface and serve as the base for another material like osb siding.