help with deck

steelyhead17 · Mar 23, 2011

My beam width is 54inches. i cant seam to find plywood that is more than 4 ft wide. What would you do in this situation. Cut two peices of plywood for your deck?

jbakerinc · Mar 23, 2011

not to sound like a smartass but turn the plywood the other way. should come in an 8 foot sheet. or am I missing something?

crkdltr · Mar 23, 2011

steelyhead17 said:
My beam width is 54inches. i cant seam to find plywood that is more than 4 ft wide. What would you do in this situation. Cut two peices of plywood for your deck?

You are correct, you would cut two pieces of plywood for your deck if it's longer than 48". I know your exactly confusion but it dawned on me after thinking about it for a little while. I'm sure they make larger sheets of plywood but at a premium.

If you're worried about the strength or integrity of the butt joint, you could dado the two pieces of plywood and make a lap joint.

Good luck.

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