I had the nice guy at the home improvement store cut a 4 x8 sheet for me and i brought it home all ready to go.
Cut ship lap from plywood sheets.
The plywood was 8ft by 4ft so i needed 4 sheets.
We gave the guy a generous tip because it probably was more than they usually cut for free.
We cut ours at random for a more rustic look to our shiplap accent wall.
All 8 sheets of them.
Diy plywood shiplap plank wall tutorial materials needed.
I needed 110 square feet.
Set your table saw to the desired width and don t forget your safety glasses.
Large sheets of plywood are dangerous to cut by yourself on a table saw.
Using a chop saw cut the planks down to your desired lengths.
Then i came home and used the saw to cut them to the width of the wall.
The boards were 22 a piece so my total was around 110.
I asked them to rip it into 6 inch strips.
These large sheets of plywood from lowe s come in at the low low price of 13 per sheet.
Alternatively you could keep the 8 foot runs.
The easiest way to make shiplap from plywood is to have the hardware store cut the large 4 8 foot sheet for you.
Plywood 1 4 thick cut into 6 strips.
Get a friend to help hold the plywood as you move it through the saw.
And they ripped them down for free.
Cut the plywood into 6 strips.
I bought my plywood from my local lowe s and they are always great about cutting things for me.
Measure your wall before you head to pick up your plywood.
Making shiplap from plywood.
Sand the edges and surface of the plywood.
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.
I had them cut it for me at home depot so that saved a lot of work.