Limitations and restrictions apply.
Plywood wall panels thickness.
Each thickness of drywall or sheet rock or gypsum board what ever you call it is rated for a certain fire resistance given in time.
Plywood if very combustible and burn very fast.
View the zip system residential warranty commercial warranty and or homeowner warranty for more details.
We also carry pre cut project panels that are available in different sizes that may vary by store.
You need to check with your local building codes to see if using plywood with no sheet rock is legal.
Because the actual thickness may vary measuring the plywood is the only accurate way to determine its thickness.
Contact us for mill by mill availability.
The most common thickness of plywood is 1 2 inch but plywood thickness can range from 1 8 inch.
Builder magazine s 2015 2019 brand use studies.
For example if the perimeter of the room is 24 feet 7 3 meters and the plywood panels you want to use are 4 feet 1 2 meters across you would need six panels.
Plywood is often sold in 1 4 1 2 or 3 4 nominal thicknesses but the actual thickness is often 1 32 thinner.
A 1 2 sheet is actually 15 32 thick.
The most common size for plywood sheets is 4 x 8 feet followed by 5 x 5 feet.
Divide the perimeter of the room by the length of the plywood panels you want to use to find out how many panels you ll need.
A double sheetrock wall could be rated as a one hour fire wall.