Standard widths and lengths.
Full sheet plywood dimensions.
The most common size for plywood sheets is 4 x 8 feet followed by 5 x 5 feet.
Common plywood dimensions plywood is most often sold in 4 x 8 sheets but may also be available in 4 x 10 4 x 12 or 2 x 4 sheets.
Standard sheets are 1 2 inch thick while non standard thicknesses range from 1 8 inch to 3 4 inches.
A full size sheet of plywood is 8 feet long by 4 feet wide which can be difficult for one person to manipulate on a table saw unless you are fortunate enough to have a really large infeed outfeed table setup if your project is small enough you can buy pre cut half sheets 4 feet by 4 feet or even quarter sheets 2 feet by 4 feet that are easier to wrangle but this won t work if you have dimensions greater than 4 feet long.
We also carry pre cut project panels that are available in different sizes that may vary by store.
Sheets of plywood available in different sizes and actual width length and thickness depend on manufacturer s product line and plywood type.
The nominal thicknesses of plywood range from 1 8 inch or 3 2 mm to 1 1 4 inches.
But most local retailors offer only a few standard sheet dimensions which typically 4 feet in width and 8 feet in length or smaller as a stock option.
Plywood is usually sold by the sheet but in some rare cases it may be sold by the board foot.
There also may be 4 x 12 ft.
While the nominal width and length typically are true to the actual sheet size the thickness often varies slightly from the nominal dimension.
Sheets available by special order these larger sheets will generally be in stock at major lumberyards.
Nominal and actual thicknesses.
Our plywood calculator can estimate the number of 4 x 8 sheets needed for a project.
The widths and lengths of plywood sheets manufactured for use in the u s.
What are standard sizes of plywood.
The most common thickness of plywood is 1 2 inch but plywood thickness can range from 1 8 inch.