Read on to learn more about what impacts the weight and find the weight for different varieties and thicknesses of plywood.
Plywood sheet weight.
What affects the weight of plywood.
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.
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.
A hardwood sheet of 1 4 plywood will weigh somewhere between 24 and 26 pounds.
Plywood thickness and weights.
Plywood weights sheets volume weight weight weight weight pack height pack height per pack m3 p pk kg psht kg pm2 kg pm3 kg ppack m3 tonne mm mm incl bearers ply r 12 bd 2400x1200 u f11 45 1 555 19 0 6 6 550 855 1 8 550 625.
6 5 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 35 40 45 50 mm other thicknesses available on request.
A few factors impact the weight of plywood.
Special thickesses 4 50 mm.
6 25 2003 5 54 53 pm.
To find the weight of a piece of plywood builders use a plywood weight chart.
Softwood plywood will weight somewhere between 20 to 22 pounds.
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.
Because the sheet is so small switching to a hardwood does not make a huge difference in weight.
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.
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 standard sheet of 1 2 inch softwood plywood weighs 40 6 pounds.
The cross graining technique used improves strength stability and prevents warping making it an excellent general purpose construction panel.
All wisa plywood thicknesses are nominal.
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.
Sanded nominal thickness 1 4 3 8.
Actual thicknesses can be seen from the product catalogue.
A 4 x 8 sheet of 1 2 inch apa standard plywood would weigh 48 lbs.
Softwood plywood is typically used as structural plywood roof decking sheathing flooring.
This is the thinnest and lightest sheet of plywood that you can typically purchase.