Plywood, 8 x 4 sheets only?

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Plywood, 8 x 4 sheets only?

Postby Franklin » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:46 am

Is there any chance that plywood can be purchased in other than 8' x 4' sheets? I thought there might be a chance since the last time we bought 2 x 4's at the lumber company there was the standard 8 foot and also a longer one - I forget the length though. We have also come to realize that square wouldn't necessarily be easier than the rounded profile. I see the advantage of 8' x 4' but that is too small for us and seaming takes us to yet another level. Thanks, Cathy
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Postby madjack » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:55 am

Cathy, if you dedicate yourself to looking in all the places available to ya, you might find 5x5 or 5x10 inna Baltic Birch or marine ply...be prepared to spend some truly mega-bucks on 'em...the difference in cost will more than justify the work to join regular 4x8 sheets into whatever you need/want....
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Postby Miriam C. » Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:31 am

Cathy, you need to ask for special order from your local lumber yard or box store. I could get 5x10 on special order from Home Depot but they were 3/4" and $100. At the time I was towing with a van and opted for 5'x5' Baltic Birch in a 3/8".

I joined them end to end and put a 12" wide strip of luan on back. Wasn't hard just had to watch the glue dry. I also used screws at the seams and trim to hide.
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Postby Woodyperk6 » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:39 am

I bought 5x10x3/4" plywood at Plywood Co. of Fort Worth. $100.00 a sheet 2 years ago. Look for a comercial plywood supplier in your area. They also have MDO in 5x10x1/2" sheets
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Postby bobhenry » Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:46 am

If you have a local sign company in town ask them where they get their oversize flat stock. They may even have some with a dinged corner they can't use and you could get a bargain. 8)
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Postby Airspeed » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:25 pm

4X10 plywood is fairly common, if you go to a real lumber yard they may even have it in stock. Make a few phone calls, if they dont have it in stock they should be able to get it within a few days. If your going to cover it up you could go with CDX, AC will cost more but has a decent surface but expect plugs. Most lumber yards get a shipment of lumber and plywood at least once a week, their suppliers usualy have them on a route.
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Postby G-force » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:03 am

My local plywood store carries ACX in 4x10 and 5x9 so thats what I used for the walls and floor since I didn't want seams.
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Postby asianflava » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:04 am

Airspeed wrote:4X10 plywood is fairly common, if you go to a real lumber yard they may even have it in stock.


That means any lumber place that is not Home Depot or Lowes. Usually the mom & pop local places will have it or will get it for you.
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