Plywood is an engineered or manufactured type of wood used for everything from walls to furniture.Plywood features layers or plies glued together in an alternating grain pattern, giving the board its trademark look, dimensional stability, and high strength.
How Heavy Is a Sheet of Plywood?
Here’s a full summary of the approximate weight of various 4-foot by 8-foot plywood sheet types across a variety of imperial thicknesses:
Plywood Sheet Weight – Imperial Sizing 4-ft x 8-ft Sheet Size | |||||
Plywood Sheet Thickness | Softwood Plywood | Hardwood Plywood | Baltic Birch Plywood | Marine Plywood | Pressure-Treated Plywood |
1/8″ | 10.12 lbs | 11.57 lbs | 12.14 lbs | 12.25 lbs | 19.39 lbs |
3/6″ | 15.19 lbs | 17.35 lbs | 18.21 lbs | 18.37 lbs | 29.09 lbs |
1/4″ | 20.25 lbs | 23.14 lbs | 24.28 lbs | 24.50 lbs | 38.79 lbs |
7/16″ | 35.43 lbs | 40.49 lbs | 42.49 lbs | 42.87 lbs | 67.88 lbs |
1/2″ | 40.49 lbs | 46.27 lbs | 48.56 lbs | 49.00 lbs | 77.57 lbs |
5/8″ | 50.62 lbs | 57.84 lbs | 60.70 lbs | 61.25 lbs | 96.96 lbs |
11/16″ | 55.68 lbs | 63.63 lbs | 66.77 lbs | 67.37 lbs | 106.66 lbs |
3/4″ | 60.74 lbs | 69.41 lbs | 72.84 lbs | 73.50 lbs | 116.36 lbs |
15/16″ | 75.93 lbs | 86.76 lbs | 91.05 lbs | 91.87 lbs | 145.45 lbs |
1″ | 80.99 lbs | 92.55 lbs | 97.12 lbs | 98.00 lbs | 155.14 lbs |
1-1/8″ | 91.11 lbs | 104.12 lbs | 109.26 lbs | 110.25 lbs | 174.54 lbs |
1-1/4″ | 101.23 lbs | 115.69 lbs | 121.40 lbs | 122.50 lbs | 193.93 lbs |
1-1/2″ | 121.48 lbs | 138.82 lbs | 145.68 lbs | 147.00 lbs | 232.71 lbs |
For readers outside the United States, or anyone working with metric sizing, the weight of a standard 2440mm by 1220mm plywood sheet ranges from around 3 kg (softwood plywood – 2mm thickness) to almost 106 kg (pressure-treated plywood – 38mm thickness).
Here’s a full summary of the approximate weight of various 2440mm by 1220mm plywood sheet types across a variety of metric thicknesses:
Plywood Sheet Weight – Metric Sizing 2440mm x 1220mm Sheet Size | |||||
Plywood Sheet Thickness | Softwood Plywood | Hardwood Plywood | Baltic Birch Plywood | Marine Plywood | Pressure-Treated Plywood |
2mm | 2.91 kg | 3.32 kg | 3.48 kg | 3.52 kg | 5.57 kg |
3mm | 4.36 kg | 4.98 kg | 5.23 kg | 5.27 kg | 8.35 kg |
4mm | 5.81 kg | 6.64 kg | 6.97 kg | 7.03 kg | 11.13 kg |
6mm | 8.72 kg | 9.96 kg | 10.45 kg | 10.55 kg | 16.70 kg |
9mm | 13.08 kg | 14.94 kg | 15.68 kg | 15.82 kg | 25.05 kg |
12mm | 17.44 kg | 19.92 kg | 20.91 kg | 21.10 kg | 33.40 kg |
15mm | 21.79 kg | 24.90 kg | 26.13 kg | 26.37 kg | 41.75 kg |
18mm | 26.15 kg | 29.88 kg | 31.36 kg | 31.65 kg | 50.10 kg |
22mm | 31.97 kg | 36.52 kg | 38.33 kg | 38.68 kg | 61.23 kg |
25mm | 36.32 kg | 41.50 kg | 43.56 kg | 43.95 kg | 69.58 kg |
30mm | 43.59 kg | 49.80 kg | 52.27 kg | 52.74 kg | 83.50 kg |
38mm | 55.21 kg | 63.09 kg | 66.21 kg | 66.81 kg | 105.77 kg |
How Much Does Plywood Weigh per Square Foot?
The table below summarizes the approximate weights of various plywood sheet types on a square foot basis.
The weights have been calculated based on the plywood densities shown in this table later in the article:
Plywood Weight per Square Foot (ft2) | |||||
Plywood Sheet Thickness | Softwood Plywood | Hardwood Plywood | Baltic Birch Plywood | Marine Plywood | Pressure-Treated Plywood |
1/8″ | 0.32 lbs/ft2 | 0.36 lbs/ft2 | 0.38 lbs/ft2 | 0.38 lbs/ft2 | 0.61 lbs/ft2 |
3/6″ | 0.47 lbs/ft2 | 0.54 lbs/ft2 | 0.57 lbs/ft2 | 0.57 lbs/ft2 | 0.91 lbs/ft2 |
1/4″ | 0.63 lbs/ft2 | 0.72 lbs/ft2 | 0.76 lbs/ft2 | 0.77 lbs/ft2 | 1.21 lbs/ft2 |
7/16″ | 1.11 lbs/ft2 | 1.27 lbs/ft2 | 1.33 lbs/ft2 | 1.34 lbs/ft2 | 2.12 lbs/ft2 |
1/2″ | 1.27 lbs/ft2 | 1.45 lbs/ft2 | 1.52 lbs/ft2 | 1.53 lbs/ft2 | 2.42 lbs/ft2 |
5/8″ | 1.58 lbs/ft2 | 1.81 lbs/ft2 | 1.90 lbs/ft2 | 1.91 lbs/ft2 | 3.03 lbs/ft2 |
11/16″ | 1.74 lbs/ft2 | 1.99 lbs/ft2 | 2.09 lbs/ft2 | 2.11 lbs/ft2 | 3.33 lbs/ft2 |
3/4″ | 1.90 lbs/ft2 | 2.17 lbs/ft2 | 2.28 lbs/ft2 | 2.30 lbs/ft2 | 3.64 lbs/ft2 |
15/16″ | 2.37 lbs/ft2 | 2.71 lbs/ft2 | 2.85 lbs/ft2 | 2.87 lbs/ft2 | 4.55 lbs/ft2 |
1″ | 2.53 lbs/ft2 | 2.89 lbs/ft2 | 3.04 lbs/ft2 | 3.06 lbs/ft2 | 4.85 lbs/ft2 |
1-1/8″ | 2.85 lbs/ft2 | 3.25 lbs/ft2 | 3.41 lbs/ft2 | 3.45 lbs/ft2 | 5.45 lbs/ft2 |
1-1/4″ | 3.16 lbs/ft2 | 3.62 lbs/ft2 | 3.79 lbs/ft2 | 3.83 lbs/ft2 | 6.06 lbs/ft2 |
1-1/2″ | 3.80 lbs/ft2 | 4.34 lbs/ft2 | 4.55 lbs/ft2 | 4.59 lbs/ft2 | 7.27 lbs/ft2 |
How Much Does Plywood Weigh per Square Meter?
The table below summarizes the approximate weights of various plywood sheet types on a square meter basis.
The weights have been calculated based on the plywood densities shown in this table later in the article:
Plywood Weight per Square Meter (m2) | |||||
Plywood Sheet Thickness | Softwood Plywood | Hardwood Plywood | Baltic Birch Plywood | Marine Plywood | Pressure-Treated Plywood |
2mm | 0.98 kg/m2 | 1.12 kg/m2 | 1.17 kg/m2 | 1.18 kg/m2 | 1.87 kg/m2 |
3mm | 1.46 kg/m2 | 1.67 kg/m2 | 1.76 kg/m2 | 1.77 kg/m2 | 2.81 kg/m2 |
4mm | 1.95 kg/m2 | 2.23 kg/m2 | 2.34 kg/m2 | 2.36 kg/m2 | 3.74 kg/m2 |
6mm | 2.93 kg/m2 | 3.35 kg/m2 | 3.51 kg/m2 | 3.54 kg/m2 | 5.61 kg/m2 |
9mm | 4.39 kg/m2 | 5.02 kg/m2 | 5.27 kg/m2 | 5.32 kg/m2 | 8.42 kg/m2 |
12mm | 5.86 kg/m2 | 6.69 kg/m2 | 7.02 kg/m2 | 7.09 kg/m2 | 11.22 kg/m2 |
15mm | 7.32 kg/m2 | 8.37 kg/m2 | 8.78 kg/m2 | 8.86 kg/m2 | 14.03 kg/m2 |
18mm | 8.79 kg/m2 | 10.04 kg/m2 | 10.54 kg/m2 | 10.63 kg/m2 | 16.83 kg/m2 |
22mm | 10.74 kg/m2 | 12.27 kg/m2 | 12.88 kg/m2 | 12.99 kg/m2 | 20.57 kg/m2 |
25mm | 12.20 kg/m2 | 13.94 kg/m2 | 14.63 kg/m2 | 14.77 kg/m2 | 23.38 kg/m2 |
30mm | 14.64 kg/m2 | 16.73 kg/m2 | 17.56 kg/m2 | 17.72 kg/m2 | 28.05 kg/m2 |
38mm | 18.55 kg/m2 | 21.19 kg/m2 | 22.24 kg/m2 | 22.44 kg/m2 | 35.53 kg/m2 |
