Wall thickness- 3/4" or will 1/2" work fine as wel

[KDOG]

Looking at the generic Benroy plans, it has the walls at 3/4" birch. Wow. Those suckers will be HEAVY!. Won't 1/2" work just as good?

[Miriam C.]

Yep. If you frame it out you can go even smaller.

[KDOG]

Cool. I don't think I'll go less than 3/8ths" though.

[Podunkfla]

KDOG... You could use 1/2" plywood for the sides. But, you really need to use "cabinet grade" plywood because the construction grade stuff you see in most of the big-box stores almost always isn't flat enough and has a real tendancy to warp unless it is nailed down to a frame. The cabinet grade stuff is kinda spendy, although very stable and flat. So... If you are going to do just a little more work; you can use 1/4" plywood, 3/4" wood framing and even go as thin as 1/8" for the inside skin... prolly for little more than the good plywood would cost. Plus, you have the extra added benefit of using 3/4" foam insulation in the walls AND you can hide all your wiring in the walls too. Needless to say, this is the most popular way of building them around here... and lots of pic of how it's done too.

[toypusher]

KDOG... ............. If you are going to do just a little more work; you can use 1/4" plywood, 3/4" wood framing and even go as thin as 1/8" for the inside skin... prolly for little more than the good plywood would cost. Plus, you have the extra added benefit of using 3/4" foam insulation in the walls AND you can hide all your wiring in the walls too. Needless to say, this is the most popular way of building them around here... and lots of pic of how it's done too.

This is exactly what I would recommend!! Using this method you can even hide all the screws on the outside if you want a woody look.

[Ira]

KDOG... ............. If you are going to do just a little more work; you can use 1/4" plywood, 3/4" wood framing and even go as thin as 1/8" for the inside skin... prolly for little more than the good plywood would cost. Plus, you have the extra added benefit of using 3/4" foam insulation in the walls AND you can hide all your wiring in the walls too. Needless to say, this is the most popular way of building them around here... and lots of pic of how it's done too.

This is exactly what I would recommend!! Using this method you can even hide all the screws on the outside if you want a woody look.

This is what I did too--but wasn't the ply "labeled" as 3/8"? Or it's labeled 1/4", but actually measures 3/8"? I forget what the Cubby plans call for, but I followed that.