Cut Ship Lap From Plywood Sheets

Unless the cut is very simple like cutting the sheet in half i usually push my plywood on the cart to the drywall tools area.

Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.

I bought my plywood from my local lowe s and they are always great about cutting things for me. Place that piece below the first board you nailed in. The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets. Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood.

A standard 4 x 8 sheet of plywood contains 32 square feet so purchase three sheets. I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips. The easiest way to make shiplap from plywood is to have the hardware store cut the large 4 8 foot sheet for you. Every so often they charge after 5 or 6 cuts but it s worth it for these longs strips.

I do not rely on the cut person. Mdf casing cut to the width of the wall a piece of 1 2 for the top level stud finder wood glue wood putty brad nail gun with 1 and 2 brad nails. By marking the cuts you take away the guesswork and eliminate the possibility of miscommunication. Depending on the look you are going for cut your plywood planks down to the lengths that you want.

I needed 110 square feet. I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i. Using a chop saw cut the planks down to your desired lengths. Alternatively you could keep the 8 foot runs.

Cut and install shiplap for the rest of the rows in the same. The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110. These large sheets of plywood from lowe s come in at the low low price of 13 per sheet. Next for the second row use the leftover piece from the 8ft piece you just cut.

Take another 8ft board and cut it down to the length you just measured. Or you could cut the planks down to 1 3 and 2 3s of the runs for a more patterned look to your plywood shiplap wall. Or a hammer. Materials needed finish nailer 2 finish nails 4 level chop saw or circular saw table saw and a helper for using it jigsaw nickel safety glasses screwdriver small washers stepladder.

We gave the guy a generous tip because it probably was more than they usually cut for free. Sand the edges and surface of the plywood. Follow the same steps from the first board apply glue fit onto wall nail onto studs. Rip your plywood into shiplap boards.

I get out my tape and pencil and mark exactly where i want the cut s. Cut the plywood into 6 strips. And they ripped them down for free.