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Plywood Panel Calculator

Panel count from area, panel size, and waste percent -- for cabinetry, subfloor patches, and other standalone plywood takeoffs.

You'll need — plywood panels for — sq ft.

Plywood panel inputs

Standard sheet size is 4 ft x 8 ft, editable. Type a plain number in feet, or tape-measure notation like 10' 6-3/4".

You'll need — plywood panels for — sq ft.

You'll need

Plywood panel estimate

Warnings

  • ERROR Enter an area greater than zero.
  • ERROR Panel width and length must both be greater than zero.

Detail values

Panel area
— sq ft

Assumptions

  • Default panel size: 4 ft x 8 ft when unchanged
  • Panel thickness: 0.75" (selects which plywood is priced; does not change the panel count)
  • Estimated waste: 10% for an average project

Included: plywood panels, waste allowance.

Not included: labor, delivery, permits, disposal of waste material.

Formula details
  • Panel area: panelWidth x panelLength
  • Base panels: area / panelArea
  • Purchase panels: ceil(basePanels x (1 + wastePercent))
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About this calculator

Enter the area to cover and your panel size. Standard sheet size is 4 ft x 8 ft.

FAQ

How is this different from Sheathing?

Sheathing is specifically for roof/wall sheathing takeoffs (with roof/wall-specific thickness defaults). Plywood Panel is the same sheet-count-from-area math for any other standalone plywood use -- cabinetry, subfloor patches, etc.