Can you walk on half inch plywood?

Sizing the Plywood No matter what the spacing is on your ceiling joists, 3/4-inch plywood should be used if you plan on walking on it. If you plan on placing the plywood around the perimeter of the opening or door and using it only to store light boxes or materials, 1/2-inch-thick plywood should suffice.

What is the thinnest plywood for flooring?

The minimum thickness of plywood for subflooring is about 5/8 inch. Since it does not hold fasteners as well as plywood, OSB must be a little thicker, or at least 23/32 inch.

What kind of plywood do you use for floors?

Interior plywood is ideal for rooms not exposed to moisture, such as bedrooms, and makes a good subfloor for carpeting, tiles, vinyl, engineered wood laminate flooring and hardwood flooring. Exterior plywood is a better choice for bathrooms, kitchens and any other rooms exposed to water and moisture.

Can I use plywood for loft flooring?

As Scott mentioned, plywood will probably be fine. I just used 1/2 inch plywood in mine. I would probably recommend you use “real” plywood though rather than the chipboard stuff. It’s a bit more expensive, but also much more durable if you’re going to be walking on it.

How thick should plywood be for flooring?

Some experts suggest that 15/32-inch plywood should be standard if the underlying floor joists are spaced 16 inches apart or less, but slightly thicker 3/4-inch plywood should be used for joists spaced further apart.

Can you get 2mm plywood?

The manufacturing tolerance for the thickness of plywood sheets is the stated thickness +/-10\%. This means a 2mm plywood sheet could be between 1.8mm and 2.2mm in thickness.

Is sheathing plywood OK for flooring?

Plywood is not prone to edge swelling like OSB. As you can see, both OSB and plywood sheathing are good options for the construction of structural sub-floors. Both are strong, durable and long-lasting. 3) Finished flooring (carpet, vinyl, VCT, ceramic tile, engineered wood floors, etc.)