--- title: "Plywood Weight Chart: All Types & Thicknesses" site: ProCalc.ai type: Blog Post category: data-story domain: Construction url: https://procalc.ai/blog/plywood-weight-chart-all-types-thicknesses markdown_url: https://procalc.ai/blog/plywood-weight-chart-all-types-thicknesses.md date_published: 2026-03-11 date_modified: 2026-04-06 read_time: 7 min tags: plywood, weight chart, building materials, construction, lumber --- # Plywood Weight Chart: All Types & Thicknesses **Site:** [ProCalc.ai](https://procalc.ai) โ€” Free Professional Calculators **Category:** data-story **Published:** 2026-03-11 **Read time:** 7 min **URL:** https://procalc.ai/blog/plywood-weight-chart-all-types-thicknesses > *This file is served for AI systems and search crawlers. Human page: https://procalc.ai/blog/plywood-weight-chart-all-types-thicknesses* ## Overview A complete plywood weight chart covering softwood, hardwood, marine grade, and pressure treated across all common thicknesses. ## Article I Almost Dropped a Stack of 3/4" Plywood Off a Scaffold True story. I was maybe three years into framing houses and we had a stack of about eight sheets of 3/4" CDX plywood that needed to go up to the second floor deck. I grabbed the first two sheets like it was nothing, figured I'd muscle through it. By sheet five I was doing that thing where your arms are shaking and you're pretending they're not. Somebody finally told me each sheet was around 70 lbs, which meant I'd been hauling 350 pounds of plywood up a ladder like an idiot. That's when I started actually caring about plywood weight. And honestly, it matters for more than just your back. You need to know weights for structural load calculations, for figuring out shipping costs, for making sure your truck isn't overloaded (which I've also done, but that's a different story). So I put together the chart I wish I'd had back then. The Big Plywood Weight Chart Here's the thing about plywood weight โ€” it varies. A lot. The species of wood, the glue type, the moisture content, whether it's been pressure treated.. all of that shifts the number. But these are solid working averages that I've found to be pretty reliable across most of what you'll find at a lumber yard or big box store. These are per standard 4ร—8 sheet. Thickness Softwood Plywood (lbs) Hardwood / Baltic Birch (lbs) Marine Grade (lbs) Pressure Treated (lbs) 1/4" (6mm) 22 25 26 25 3/8" (9mm) 29 34 36 33 1/2" (12mm) 40 48 50 46 5/8" (15mm) 48 56 58 55 3/4" (18mm) 60 70 73 68 1" (25mm) 75 85 90 84 1-1/8" (28mm) 85 95 100 93 A few notes on this. Softwood plywood is your standard construction-grade stuff โ€” CDX, sheathing, the plywood you see on basically every residential job site. Hardwood and Baltic birch are denser, heavier, and what you'd use for cabinetry or furniture (or really nice shop shelving, which is what I used mine for). Marine grade is the heaviest because it uses waterproof adhesive throughout and has zero voids in the core, which means more wood per sheet and more wood means more weight. And pressure treated adds weight because the wood has literally been saturated with preservative chemicals and then dried, but it never fully dries back to untreated weight. Those numbers are approximate. Give or take 5-10% depending on the manufacturer and how long the sheets have been sitting in a warehouse. ๐Ÿ’ก THE FORMULA Sheet Weight โ‰ˆ Thickness (in inches) ร— Panel Area (sq ft) ร— Wood Density (lbs per cubic foot) รท 12 Thickness = nominal sheet thickness in inches Panel Area = length ร— width in square feet (standard 4ร—8 = 32 sq ft) Wood Density = roughly 28-34 lbs/cu ft for softwood plywood, 38-45 lbs/cu ft for hardwood Divide by 12 to convert inch-thickness to feet So if you wanted to estimate the weight of a 3/4" sheet of softwood plywood yourself: 0.75 ร— 32 ร— 30 รท 12 = 60 lbs. And that lines up pretty well with what the chart says and what my arms remember. If you're trying to figure out how much material you actually need for a project, our plywood calculator will save you a bunch of time. And if you're doing subfloor or sheathing work, the framing calculator pairs nicely with it. Why the Weight Differences Actually Matter on a Job It's not just about bragging rights at the gym. I had a GC once who spec'd 3/4" marine grade plywood for a bathroom subfloor (overkill, but it was his money). He ordered 40 sheets delivered. That's roughly 2,920 lbs of plywood โ€” almost a ton and a half just in subflooring material. The delivery truck could handle it fine, but the two guys he sent to unload it? They were not thrilled. If he'd used standard CDX at about 60 lbs per sheet, the total would've been closer to 2,400 lbs. Still heavy, but that 500 lb difference matters when you're stacking by hand. And then there's the structural side. If you're building shelving, a loft, a mezzanine, or anything where dead load matters, you need to know what the plywood itself weighs before you even start thinking about what goes on top of it. I've seen DIYers build garage storage lofts with 1/2" plywood and then wonder why things feel bouncy โ€” partly because they didn't account for the combined weight of the plywood plus whatever they're storing up there relative to the joist span. For dead load calculations on floors and roofs, our construction calculator can help you think through the numbers. If you're working on a deck specifically, the deck calculator is built for that. And for anything involving concrete below the plywood (like a form), the concrete calculator is worth a look too. Quick Reference: Stacks and Truck Loads Because somebody always asks โ€” how many sheets can I fit in my truck? A standard half-ton pickup (like an F-150) has a payload capacity of roughly 1,000 to 1,500 lbs depending on the configuration. So if you're loading 3/4" softwood plywood at 60 lbs each, you're looking at maybe 16-25 sheets max before you're pushing it. With 3/4" hardwood? More like 14-21 sheets. I personally wouldn't push past about 1,200 lbs in a half-ton, but I've seen guys do worse and survive (their trucks, less so). Plywood Type (3/4") Weight per Sheet Sheets per 1,200 lb Load Softwood / CDX ~60 lbs 20 sheets Hardwood / Birch ~70 lbs 17 sheets Marine Grade ~73 lbs 16 sheets Pressure Treated ~68 lbs 17 sheets Don't forget to account for other stuff in the truck โ€” your tools, that bag of concrete you forgot was back there, yourself. It adds up faster than you'd think. For bigger material estimates across a whole project, our board foot calculator is handy when you're mixing lumber and sheet goods. And if you're doing any kind of roofing where plywood sheathing weight matters for your truss design, check the roofing calculator too. A Couple Things People Get Wrong OSB is not plywood. I know, I know โ€” they look similar and they're used in a lot of the same applications. But OSB (oriented strand board) weighs differently. A 3/4" sheet of OSB runs about 78 lbs, which is actually heavier than softwood plywood of the same thickness. People assume they're the same and then their load calculations are off by 15-20%. Not great. Also, "nominal" thickness is a trap. A sheet sold as 3/4" is often actually 23/32", which is slightly thinner and therefore slightly lighter. It's not a huge difference โ€” maybe 2-3 lbs per sheet โ€” but across 50 or 100 sheets it's real weight. Our unit converter can help if you need to bounce between metric and imperial thicknesses, and the square footage calculator is useful for figuring out coverage area when you're doing takeoffs. Does wet plywood weigh more than dry plywood? Yes, and it's not a small difference. Plywood that's been rained on or stored in a damp warehouse can absorb a surprising amount of water โ€” sometimes adding 15-20% to its dry weight. A 3/4" softwood sheet that normally weighs 60 lbs could weigh 70+ lbs when soaked. This matters for delivery day logistics and for structural calculations if the plywood won't fully dry before it's loaded (like in a crawlspace application). How much does a full pallet of plywood weigh? A standard pallet usually has between 40 and 75 sheets depending on thickness. For 3/4" softwood plywood at roughly 60 lbs per sheet, a 50-sheet pallet weighs about 3,000 lbs โ€” plus another 40-50 lbs for the pallet itself. That's around 3,050 lbs total, give or take. You'll need a forklift or a truck with a liftgate for that. Is Baltic birch plywood heavier than regular birch plywood? Generally yes, because Baltic birch has more layers (plies) with thinner veneers and fewer voids. A 3/4" sheet of Baltic birch typically runs 68-72 lbs versus maybe 60-65 lbs for standard domestic birch plywood. 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