Take your handy dandy calculator out.
How many square meters in a sheet of plywood.
Hit the 4 button the multiplication button and lastly the 8 button.
All m3 calculations are based upon the actual size of the lumber.
Calculating cubic meters m3 for lumber products.
Square meters m 2 acres acre we also have price or cost input which completely optional but allows you to calculate the cost of materials such as plywood aluminium paint and labor cost most contractors use price per square foot when calculating their labor cost.
462 divided by 32.
Covering 230 square feet requires eight sheets.
The resulting number is the square footage for a four by eight area.
For more complicated shapes see the instructions below.
So dividing the area of the roof by 32 will give you the number of sheets needed.
It s a measure of volume.
Once you have the area you can divide by the area of a sheet of plywood to find the number of sheets needed.
Use the drop downs below to select a length in feet.
One sheet of plywood is 4ft by 8ft or 32 sq ft how many cubic meter are there in 5ft by 4ft by 3ft.
There are 18 6628 in a cubic meter of 18mm plywood so divide 1000 by 18 6628 and there s your answer.
A 4 8 sheet of plywood is 32 ft 2.
For example if the area to be covered in plywood is 800 ft 2 then 25 sheets of plywood will be needed to cover it.
1 2 ply would be.
It would take 14 43 sheets of plywood to cover 462 sq ft.
How many 4 x 8 sheets of plywood do i need.
To convert mbf to m3 divide the mbf figure by the m3 factor.
Then do the same thing for the width.
5ft 4ft 3ft 60.
For example a standard sheet of plywood 8 feet long and 4 feet wide has a surface area of 32 square feet.
Thickness x width x length 144 board feet.
For example if your roof is 1 500 ft 2 then it will take 47 sheets of plywood to sheath it.
This calculator does not simply divide the total square footage by 32.
You need to know the thickness of the plywood.
This formula works for finding the area no matter the size.
A 4 8 sheet of plywood is 32 ft 2.