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.

Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.

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. By marking the cuts you take away the guesswork and eliminate the possibility of miscommunication. 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. I do not rely on the cut person.

Cut and install shiplap for the rest of the rows in the same. Next for the second row use the leftover piece from the 8ft piece you just cut. I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i. I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips.

We gave the guy a generous tip because it probably was more than they usually cut for free. Or a hammer. These large sheets of plywood from lowe s come in at the low low price of 13 per sheet. A standard 4 x 8 sheet of plywood contains 32 square feet so purchase three sheets.

Sand the edges and surface of the plywood. I had them cut it for me at home depot so that saved a lot of work. Follow the same steps from the first board apply glue fit onto wall nail onto studs. And they ripped them down for free.

Depending on the look you are going for cut your plywood planks down to the lengths that you want. All 8 sheets of them. Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood. The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets.

The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110. Using a chop saw cut the planks down to your desired lengths. 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. 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. Materials needed plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips. Take another 8ft board and cut it down to the length you just measured. I get out my tape and pencil and mark exactly where i want the cut s.

I needed 110 square feet. Cut the plywood into 6 strips. Rip your plywood into shiplap boards.