Plywood for Galashiels, delivered to site

Which plywood can you order in Galashiels?

• Hardwood-faced plywoodSmoother faces for joinery and fit-out.
• Exterior plywoodBonded for humid and exterior conditions.
• Shuttering plywoodEconomical ply for concrete formwork.
• Structural softwood plywoodGraded for roof decks, floors and sheathing.
• Phenolic-faced plyHard-wearing film-faced sheets for floors and formwork.

Getting plywood onto your Galashiels site

Sheets travel flat on the lorry bed and are hand-offloaded or crane-lifted in packs. Galashiels is inside our standard mainland delivery area.

• On busy streets in Galashiels, a parking suspension or a quiet time slot can make offloading safer, so tell us about local restrictions you know of.
• If the site is up a shared drive or behind other houses, tell us the distance from the road.
• In summer Galashiels gets around 17h 31m of daylight, but early deliveries still beat the traffic and give the longest working day.

Things to check before you order

Interior or exterior?

BS EN 636 classes plywood as class 1 (dry), class 2 (humid) or class 3 (exterior). Use class 3 for anything exposed to the weather.

Structural use

Roof decks and floors need plywood marked for structural use. Check the thickness against the joist spacing.

Quantities: a worked example

Decking 8 m² with 2440 × 1220 mm sheets takes 3 sheets including 10% for cutting.

Plywood in Galashiels: questions

Can you deliver plywood to a site with restricted access in Galashiels?

Usually, yes. Tell us about the access when you ask for a price and we will plan the vehicle and offload, or say if a smaller vehicle is needed.

Is there a minimum order for delivery to Galashiels?

There is no fixed minimum. For very small orders we will tell you honestly if the delivery cost outweighs the materials, so you can decide.

What size is a sheet of plywood?

The standard sheet is 2440 × 1220 mm, also known as 8 × 4 feet.

What thickness for a flat roof deck?

18 mm structural ply is common on joists at 400 mm centres; your design may specify more.