Softwood Plywood
Softwood comes from different species of evergreen conifers such as fir, spruce, fine etc. Plywood manufactured from softwood is a building material utilised in various residential and commercial constructions. Let’s plunge in and understand more about softwood plywood, what is made of, and its uses.
What is Softwood Plywood?
As the name suggests, softwood plywood is plywood which consists of face and back veneer made of softwood. Softwood plywood sheets’ core is made of softwood which is then backed and faced using a veneer of softwood. They are commonly utilised for structural applications.
How is Softwood Plywood made?
The main trees that are used for making softwood plywood include Douglas fir, cedar, pine, fir or redwood. The product is made from thin layers of wood veneer that are glued together. The wood grain of the adjacent layers is rotated up to 90 degrees to each other. Typically, softwood plywood is engineered wood.
Common Uses of Softwood Plywood Sheets
Soft plywood sheets have a myriad of applications. Some of the common applications include:
Exterior Home Sheathing.
Most wall constructions are comprised of a 2-by-4 or 2-by-6 frame with exterior grade sheathing. This kind of wall construction creates a structural sheet that holds the wall well against strong winds and during earthquakes.
Plywood softwood sheets fastened to the top, bottom and stud plates of the frame makes it more robust and resist horizontal, diagonal and vertical shifting.
Home Flooring and Roofing
Plywood panels used on floors are made with tongue and groove edges to fit snuggly into each other. However, those used on the roof doesn’t need tongue and groove edges since they don’t carry a lot of weight on the roof.
Other Construction
Apart from home flooring and roofing, softwood plywood sheets have other applications. Soffits and eaves are covered with softwood plywood. Some softwood plywood is explicitly made to be used as a siding product; a good example is T-111 siding (a grooved siding material manufactured to look like a reverse board). Plywood is also utilised by builders to build concrete forms and temporary flooring, and detached sheds and garages.
General Projects
Apart from the typical home constructions, softwood plywood is also used in a myriad of other projects from doghouses to skateboard ramps. In the workshop, it is utilised in building general-purpose shelving and sawhorses.
Benefits of Softwood Plywood
The primary reasons why you ought to consider using softwood plywood in your project include the following;
- Workability- softwood is effortless to work with and can be utilised across a wide range of home and general applications.
- Sustainability- compared to trees used to make hardwood plywood, softwood trees grow much faster and therefore considered a renewable source.
- Cost-effective- softwood timber used in manufacturing softwood plywood is easy to obtain and therefore cheaper.
However, softwood plywood has some drawbacks;
- Density– It has a low density which implies it is weak and doesn’t last for long. Luckily we have ‘hard’ softwood options that are strong and durable such as Yew and juniper.
- Longevity– Since it is weak, softwood cannot be used in high traffic areas.
- Fire resistance- softwoods don’t offer high resistance to fire. However, they can be treated to improve their fire resistance score.
Conclusion
There are many reasons why you should choose soft plywood sheets. It all melts down to the nature of the project you are handling.
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12mm ARAUCOPLY Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood CPC 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Radiata pine is a softwood whose availability and ease of use make it popular for all kinds of construction and decorative uses.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £31.25.£27.95Current price is: £27.95. £33.54 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm EKOPINE Structural Pine Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Softwood plywood is mainly produced by utilising Elliotis Pine. As general utility plywood, it has many and varied ends uses including site hoarding, flooring, stud walling and packaging to name but a few.
(3 reviews)£15.67 £18.80 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Fire Retardant Paged Polish Pine Softwood Plywood Euroclass B 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
12mm Softwood Fire retardant plywood uses a treatment process to treat each layer separately, giving it a clean look and making it sturdy. Where applied, the FRT plywood will char when on fire but will not burn. Thus, it can significantly reduce the progress of a fire.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £63.18.£48.35Current price is: £48.35. £58.02 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Radiata Pine Faced Poplar Core Softwood Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
12mm Radiata Pine Faced Softwood plywood, or shuttering plywood, is a rough grade sheet used as an inexpensive carpentry material. This is well-suited to applications such as roofing, wall construction, or general joinery.
(0 reviews)£16.96 £20.35 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Uruguayan Pine Throughout Structural Softwood Plywood BCX CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Softwood plywood of structural quality. A high-strength board that can be used both indoors and outdoors. Ideal for high load-bearing applications.
(0 reviews)£20.95 £25.14 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Wisa Spruce Softwood Plywood G/III 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
12mm Wisa Spruce Special Softwood Plywood is a great all-round use CE2+ graded sheet. Spruce veneers allow this Spruce ply to become lightweight and suitable for multiple applications, this would include joinery, furniture making, shop fittings, and general DIY projects.
(0 reviews)£30.47 £36.56 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Wisa SpruceFR Fire Retardant Softwood Plywood 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
12mm Wisa SpruceFR softwood plywood is a Class B fire retardant plywood made using a method treating only the surface of the spruce plywood. Every layer of veneer in this plywood is treated separately, making it very sturdy and high quality.
(0 reviews)£58.21 £69.85 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm ARAUCOPLY Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood CPC 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Radiata pine is a softwood whose availability and ease of use make it popular for all kinds of construction and decorative uses.
(0 reviews)£39.06 £46.87 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Chilean Tongue & Groove Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood B/C TG4 2425mm x 600mm FSC®
18mm Softwood plywood T&G (4) panels specifically designed for use in domestic flooring could be used, for example, on roofs where a high level of engineering, such as high snow loading, is required.
(0 reviews)£21.31 £25.57 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Chinese Blockboard Eucalyptus Faced Falcata Core B/BB 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′)
18mm Blockboard is a specific form of engineered wood panel made of block-shaped pieces of albizia Falcata softwood core placed in the middle of two layers of eucalyptus grandis plywood sheets. 18mm Chinese Blockboard has a sanded face, which makes it usable in multiple different applications. 18mm Blockboard B/BB is suitable to be applied in furniture making, doors or panels, shelving, flooring underlay and non-structural various construction applications.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £33.35.£30.54Current price is: £30.54. £36.65 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Elliotis Pine Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Softwood plywood is mainly produced utilising Elliotis Pine but other species such as Southern Yellow Pine and Spruce are also used depending on the country of manufacture. As general utility plywood it has many and varied ends uses including site hoarding, flooring, stud walling and packaging to name but a few.
(0 reviews)£22.48 £26.98 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Radiata Pine Faced Poplar Core Softwood Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
18mm Radiata Pine Faced Softwood plywood, or shuttering plywood, is a rough grade sheet used as an inexpensive carpentry material. This is well-suited to applications such as roofing, wall construction, or general joinery.
(3 reviews)£22.94 £27.53 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Wisa Spruce Softwood Plywood G/III 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
18mm Wisa Spruce Special Softwood Plywood is a great all-round use CE2+ graded sheet. Spruce veneers allow this Spruce ply to become lightweight and suitable for multiple applications, this would include joinery, furniture making, shop fittings, and general DIY projects.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £51.25.£46.65Current price is: £46.65. £55.98 Inc VAT Add to cart -
18mm Wisa SpruceFR Fire Retardant Softwood Plywood 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
18mm Wisa SpruceFR softwood plywood is a Class B fire retardant plywood made using a method treating only the surface of the spruce plywood. Every layer of veneer in this plywood is treated separately, making it very sturdy and high quality.
(0 reviews)£74.15 £88.98 Inc VAT Add to cart -
22mm Chilean Tongue & Groove Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood B/C TG4 2425mm x 600mm FSC®
22mm Softwood plywood T&G (4) panels specifically designed for use in domestic flooring could be used, for example, on roofs where a high level of engineering, such as high snow loading, is required.
(0 reviews)£26.20 £31.44 Inc VAT Add to cart -
25mm ARAUCOPLY Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood CPC 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Radiata pine is a softwood whose availability and ease of use make it popular for all kinds of construction and decorative uses.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £57.95.£51.92Current price is: £51.92. £62.30 Inc VAT Add to cart -
9mm Elliotis Pine Plywood C+/C CE4 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
Softwood plywood is mainly produced by utilising Elliotis Pine. As general utility plywood, it has many and varied ends uses including site hoarding, flooring, stud walling and packaging to name but a few.
(1 review)Original price was: £12.45.£11.78Current price is: £11.78. £14.14 Inc VAT Add to cart -
9mm Radiata Pine Faced Poplar Core Softwood Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
9mm Radiata Pine Faced Softwood plywood, or shuttering plywood, is a rough grade sheet used as an inexpensive carpentry material. This is well-suited to applications such as roofing, wall construction, or general joinery.
(2 reviews)£12.34 £14.81 Inc VAT Add to cart -
9mm Radiata Pine Faced Poplar Core Softwood Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) FSC®
9mm Radiata Pine Faced Softwood plywood, or shuttering plywood, is a rough grade sheet used as an inexpensive carpentry material. This is well-suited to applications such as roofing, wall construction, or general joinery.
(0 reviews)£13.46 £16.15 Inc VAT Add to cart -
Damaged Stock 21mm ARAUCOPLY Tongue & Groove TG2 Chilean Radiata Pine Softwood Plywood Flooring CPC 2400mm x 600mm (8′ x 2′)
Softwood Plywood is plywood which has a face and back veneer of softwood as opposed to a hardwood such as Birch, Maple, Oak, etc. Softwood plywood panels are comprised of a core made from either softwood then faced and backed with a veneer of soft wood and therefore are used for structural applications.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £27.55.£14.99Current price is: £14.99. £17.99 Inc VAT Add to cart -
12mm Chinese Pinex Poplar Pine Structural Softwood Plywood C+/C CE2+ 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′)
Softwood shuttering plywood of structural quality. A high-strength board that can be used both indoors and outdoors. Ideal for high load-bearing applications.
(0 reviews)£16.01 £19.21 Inc VAT Get restock alert -
18mm Shuttering Plywood Hoardboard Non Structural 2440mm x 1220mm (8′ x 4′) Pack of 50
Non-structural shuttering plywood, also ideal for hoarding, made from 70% of recycled formwork plywood from Chinese construction sites. Two veneer layers slapped on the top and then edge painted to hide the core. It’s like a pretty cake with a bad taste.
(0 reviews)Original price was: £990.15.£901.60Current price is: £901.60. £1,081.92 Inc VAT Get restock alert