Softwood plywood (CDX) weight calculator
A full 4x8 sheet of 3/4" softwood plywood (cdx) weighs about 72 lb. Change the dimensions below for your own pieces.
- Density
- 36 lb/ft³
- 3/4" 4x8 sheet
- 72 lb
- 1/2" 4x8 sheet
- 48 lb
= 0.75"
2 × Softwood plywood (CDX)
144lb
Each piece
72.0 lb
In kilograms
65 kg
Per sq ft of face
2.3 lb
Softwood plywood (CDX) at 36.0 lb/ft³ as supplied. Each piece is 96" × 48" × 3/4", so 2.00 ft³ of material.
Before you pick it up
A real lift. 72 lb each — one person can, but a sheet that size wants two hands in places you do not have hands.
The whole load. All 144 lb of it. Worth checking against what the car is rated to carry before you drive to the yard, and worth knowing before a freight quote.
Before you drill. The shelf itself is 72 lb before anything goes on it. Size the hardware for the shelf plus its load, fix into framing rather than drywall anchors wherever the two disagree, and remember that a floating shelf loads its bracket as a lever — the further out the weight sits, the harder it pulls at the wall.
Softwood plywood (CDX)
Construction-grade sheathing. Lighter than the cabinet plywoods, rougher, and usually has voids you find with a router bit at the worst moment.
Softwood plywood (CDX) questions
- How much does softwood plywood (cdx) weigh?
- About 36 lb per cubic foot as supplied. That makes a full 4x8 sheet roughly 72 lb at 3/4", 48 lb at 1/2" and 24 lb at 1/4". Panel densities are nominal and vary a few pounds between mills.
- What should I know about working softwood plywood (cdx)?
- Construction-grade sheathing. Lighter than the cabinet plywoods, rougher, and usually has voids you find with a router bit at the worst moment.
- How much weight can a floating shelf hold?
- That depends entirely on the bracket and what it is fixed into, not on the shelf. What this calculator tells you is the part people forget: what the shelf weighs before anything goes on it. A 48" × 10" × 2" solid oak shelf is around 23 lb empty. Size the hardware for the shelf plus its load, fix into framing rather than drywall anchors, and remember that a floating shelf loads its bracket as a lever — weight at the front edge pulls far harder than weight at the wall.
- What's the difference between board feet and weight?
- Board feet measure volume and are what you are charged for; weight is what you have to carry and ship. They are related by the density of the species, which varies by more than two to one across common woods — a board foot of white pine is about 2 lb and a board foot of hickory is about 4. Two orders of identical board footage can differ by a hundred pounds.
- How do I estimate freight for furniture?
- Start with the weight of the wood, then add the joinery hardware, the finish, and the crate — a plywood crate with bracing often adds 30% to 50% to the shipping weight of a table. Freight is usually billed on the greater of actual weight and dimensional weight, so a large light piece can be charged as though it were much heavier. Get the number here, then ask the carrier what they will actually bill.