Chart represents most common plywood sheet sizes in inches imperial system and millimeters metric dimensions.
Plywood sheet sizes inches.
1 8 inch 7 64 inches 1 4 inch 7 32 inches 3 7 inch 11 32 inches 1 2 inch 15 32 inches 5 8 inch 19 32 inches 3 4 inch 23 32 inches.
However bear in mind that those numbers do not actually represent the actual thickness of the plywood.
Most of plywood sheets available in different thicknesses.
Thickness of plywood ranges from 1 8 inch all the way to 1 inches.
Because the actual thickness may vary measuring the plywood is the only accurate way to determine its thickness.
Specialty woodworking stores often more variety and also higher prices selling a variety of hardwood faced plywood panels in sizes ranging from 12 x 30 to 24 x 48 inches.
The most common thickness of plywood is 1 2 inch but plywood thickness can range from 1 8 inch.
Softwood plywood typically used for rough framing comes in 4 x 8 feet 1220 x 2438 millimeters sheets.
The most common size for plywood sheets is 4 x 8 feet followed by 5 x 5 feet.
So when you are buying a standard utility grade sheet the actual size will be as follows.
Why nominal sizes differ from actual sizes.
A 1 2 sheet is actually 15 32 thick.
A 3 4 sheet is actually 23 32 thick.
Plywood is often sold in 1 4 1 2 or 3 4 nominal thicknesses but the actual thickness is often 1 32 thinner.