How To Attach Two Sheets Of Plywood

First gather up some heavy objects say cinder blocks.

How to attach two sheets of plywood.

If your exterior plywood sheets are 4 feet wide for example a 10 foot wide wall will need 2 1 2 sheets. This is considered the simplest method to connect the woods and the appearance is not highly important. Make sure you are wearing protective gloves and safety goggles when you cut the plywood to the right size. Matching fingers and notches milled into the ends of each piece allow them to mesh together similar to a box joint.

Well it depends on how you want to glue them and where you want to glue them. The large size of the sheets isn t easy to handle in my small shop. All you need to do is grab wood planks then lay it sideways along the wood pieces. Once you have your plywood measured and cut start nailing them into the wall.

This 20 guage clip is for 3 4 inch sheathing as noted by the stamped 3 4 but they also make clips for other common plywood thickness. Or you could use a router to cut a slot the full length of each sheet and rip a thin spline to glue in place betweem them for added strength. Plywood or metal strap. Simpson strong tie sheathing clips are used to join two pieces of sheathing at the edge.

The trick is to nail the plywood edges into the wall. Last edited by beakie. You will have to cut the plywood with a circular saw accordingly. Finger joints connect two plywood panels together to make one longer panel.

We used the joint p. But just because you re working with large sheets doesn t mean that you have to sacrifice accuracy. Working with plywood is always an adventure. Next glue or nail the plank onto the surfaces of the wood pieces.

Need help attaching two pieces of plywood. 11 07 2019 02 10 pm. In this video you will get how to join two plywood pieces together side by side for utilizing the wastage or cutting part of the plywood. If you want to bond them together to make a single sheet of 8ftx2ft x 1 1 5 inch thick plywood you need to do this.