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Plywood and drywall sheets: 4 × 8 ft at actual thickness (3/4 in plywood = 23/32 in)

How thick is 3/4 inch plywood really? · Standard part · basis: US sheet goods: plywood sold by nominal thickness is 1/32 in under (PS 1 / PS 2 performance-category sizes); gypsum board at its nominal thickness (ASTM C1396)

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes

9 in table

Notes

• Sheets 48 × 96 in (drywall also 48 × 144 in).

Sizes

material	nominal_in	actual_in	actual_mm
plywood	1/4	0.2188	5.56
plywood	3/8	0.3438	8.73
plywood	1/2	0.4688	11.91
plywood	5/8	0.5938	15.08
plywood	3/4	0.7188	18.26
drywall	1/4	0.25	6.35
drywall	3/8	0.375	9.52
drywall	1/2	0.5	12.7
drywall	5/8	0.625	15.88

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

APA	Performance category and nominal thickness of plywood (PS 1 / PS 2)	standard	APA; dimensions are facts verify
ASTM	ASTM C1396 Gypsum board	standard	ASTM; dimensions are facts verify

Free files

★ Free files 13 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

plywood-1-4in-4x8ft	1/4 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft: actual 0.2188 in (5.56 mm)	STEP · STL
plywood-3-8in-4x8ft	3/8 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft: actual 0.3438 in (8.73 mm)	STEP · STL
plywood-1-2in-4x8ft	1/2 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft: actual 0.4688 in (11.91 mm)	STEP · STL
plywood-5-8in-4x8ft	5/8 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft: actual 0.5938 in (15.08 mm)	STEP · STL
plywood-3-4in-4x8ft	3/4 in plywood, 4 × 8 ft: actual 0.7188 in (18.26 mm)	STEP · STL
drywall-1-4in-4x8ft	1/4 in drywall, 4 × 8 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-1-4in-4x12ft	1/4 in drywall, 4 × 12 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-3-8in-4x8ft	3/8 in drywall, 4 × 8 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-3-8in-4x12ft	3/8 in drywall, 4 × 12 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-1-2in-4x8ft	1/2 in drywall, 4 × 8 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-1-2in-4x12ft	1/2 in drywall, 4 × 12 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-5-8in-4x8ft	5/8 in drywall, 4 × 8 ft	STEP · STL
drywall-5-8in-4x12ft	5/8 in drywall, 4 × 12 ft	STEP · STL

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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=plywood-and-drywall

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