Cut Ship Lap From Plywood Sheets

Sand the edges and surface of the plywood.

Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.

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. By marking the cuts you take away the guesswork and eliminate the possibility of miscommunication. Every so often they charge after 5 or 6 cuts but it s worth it for these longs strips. The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110.

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. We gave the guy a generous tip because it probably was more than they usually cut for free. Take another 8ft board and cut it down to the length you just measured. 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.

Next for the second row use the leftover piece from the 8ft piece you just cut. 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 and install shiplap for the rest of the rows in the same. I had them cut it for me at home depot so that saved a lot of work.

The easiest way to make shiplap from plywood is to have the hardware store cut the large 4 8 foot sheet for you. I get out my tape and pencil and mark exactly where i want the cut s. A standard 4 x 8 sheet of plywood contains 32 square feet so purchase three sheets. Cut the plywood into 6 strips.

Or a hammer. Alternatively you could keep the 8 foot runs. Rip your plywood into shiplap boards. These large sheets of plywood from lowe s come in at the low low price of 13 per sheet.

And they ripped them down for free. Materials needed plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips. I needed 110 square feet. I bought my plywood from my local lowe s and they are always great about cutting things for me.

The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets. I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i. All 8 sheets of them. I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips.

Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood. I do not rely on the cut person. Place that piece below the first board you nailed in.