Cut Ship Lap From Plywood Sheets

The easiest way to make shiplap from plywood is to have the hardware store cut the large 4 8 foot sheet for you.

Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.

Depending on the look you are going for cut your plywood planks down to the lengths that you want. Or a hammer. Every so often they charge after 5 or 6 cuts but it s worth it for these longs strips. Next for the second row use the leftover piece from the 8ft piece you just cut.

Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood. Cut the plywood into 6 strips. The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110. Sand the edges and surface of the plywood.

Cut and install shiplap for the rest of the rows in the same. I bought my plywood from my local lowe s and they are always great about cutting things for me. Follow the same steps from the first board apply glue fit onto wall nail onto studs. Alternatively you could keep the 8 foot runs.

By marking the cuts you take away the guesswork and eliminate the possibility of miscommunication. I had them cut it for me at home depot so that saved a lot of work. And they ripped them down for free. I get out my tape and pencil and mark exactly where i want the cut s.

All 8 sheets of them. I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips. 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. Take another 8ft board and cut it down to the length you just measured.

These large sheets of plywood from lowe s come in at the low low price of 13 per sheet. Using a chop saw cut the planks down to your desired lengths. I do not rely on the cut person. A standard 4 x 8 sheet of plywood contains 32 square feet so purchase three sheets.

I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i. Place that piece below the first board you nailed in. The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets. 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.

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 needed 110 square feet. Materials needed plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips.