Different Grades of Plywood Sheets to Determine the Quality and Aesthetics
To All Our Valued Customers, Over the past few years, the Covid 19 Pandemic has forced us to adapt and change the way we do things on a day-to-day basis. Florida Lumber is no exception. To make sure that we remain strong and competitive in the market for the years to come, Florida Lumber has had to adjust and change our vision for the future. In the last 2 years, we have stopped selling Sheetrock and drywall products, roofing felt and roofing materials, and have even closed on Saturdays.
Over the last few months, we have been transitioning our way out of the door supply business so on August 31, 2022, our door shop will stop assembling doors. We will continue liquidating our doors from inventory until we are out of material.
Some customers have asked if we are closing or even moving locations. To set the story straight, we are not closing or selling the business and we are not moving. These changes are all part of our new vision and path to continue serving South Florida and increasing our footprint in the construction supply industry.
Our focus is going to be on Lumber, Construction Materials, Rebar Fabrication and Rebar Accessories. As we have liquidated some of the items that we don’t sell anymore we have created more space to buy a larger volume of our core items and pass on the savings to our customers.
In the next year you will start seeing changes that will help improve our ability to serve you, our customers. We appreciate your business and your patience as Florida Lumber’s new vision becomes reality.
A Todos Nuestros Valiosos Clientes En los ultimos anos, la pandemia de el Virus (Covid 19) nos ha forzado a adaptarnos y cambiar la forma de hacer cosas en el dia a dia. Florida Lumber no ha sido una excepcion.
Para asegurarnos de mantenernos fuertes y competitivos en el mercado en los anos venideros, Florida Lumber ha tenido que ajustar y cambiar nuestra vision para el futuro. En los dos ultimos anos hemos dejado de vender los productos de yeso (sheetrock), paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados. En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas. Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad. La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construccion.
paneles de yeso (drywall), tela asfaltica (roofing felt), materiales de techo y cerramos los Sabados.
En los ultimos meses, hemos estado en transicion para salir del negocio de suministro de puertas, en Agosto 31, del 2022 nuestra tienda de puertas dejara de construir y/o cortar puertas.
Vamos a continuar liquidando nuestro inventario de puertas haste que terminemos todo el material. Algunos de nuestros clientes han preguntado si estamos cerrando o si nos estamos moviendo a otra localidad.
La verdad es que no estamos cerrando, no estamos vendiendo y no estamos cambiando de localidad. Estos cambios son todos parte de nuestra nueva vision y camino a continuar sirviendo al estado sur de la Florida y incrementar nuestras huellas en la industria de suministros de construcción.
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Plywood is a durable building material. It is used to build various structures and furniture items. This versatile building material is manufactured with plies/layers of wood veneers. These layers are pressed together incorrect angles to ensure optimum durability. The durability of plywood also makes it useful for different items in the aviation industry. However, not all plywood sheets show equal durability. The strength and resilience of a sheet depend upon the plywood’s grade. There are four grades for plywood sheets overall.
Grade A/AA Plywood
Grade A signifies the finest quality of plywood. The plywood sheets with ‘A’ grade have smooth surfaces that are achieved through sanding. You may easily paint these plywood sheets. Grade A sheets of plywood may have minor defects; however, these are imperceptible to the naked eye. Grade AA plywood comes without any knots/blemishes; however, these sheets are harder to find. The A and AA grades of plywood are expensive, but they do ensure high levels of durability. These sheets may last for years without any damage. Grade AA or Grade A sheets are used to making some of the finest quality furniture items. These plywood sheets are also used for molding or in the making of architectural paneling.
Grade B Plywood
Grade B plywood sheets also ensure great quality and feature a solid surface with minor repair marks. The Grade B sheets do not have holes; however, these sheets may have larger patches. This grade of plywood may even have tight knots throughout the wood. These knots are smaller than one inch in size. The solid surface of these plywood sheets may contain minor splits with repair marks, but they remain free of major splits. These sheets may also have slight vine spots and mineral streaks. Grade B sheets of plywood are used to make fine-quality furniture items in which the wood is highly visible.
Grade C Plywood
Grade C plywood sheets usually have visible defects and knots. These sheets may have knotholes up to one inch in size. The Grade C plywood sheets may have tight knots that are 1-1/2 inch in size. These plywood sheets usually do not have sanded surfaces. The surface of these sheets may have some minor discoloration, along with some splits. These plywood sheets also have a larger number of vine marks and mineral streaks. Grade C sheets are economical and easier to find. There is more room for filling or patching when using these sheets. The Grade C plywood sheets may use MDF material as a face veneer to enhance aesthetics and durability.
Grade D Plywood
Grade D plywood sheets have visible knotholes. These plywood sheets do not have a sanded surface. The knots or knotholes on these plywood sheets maybe 2 or 2-1/2 inches in size. These average quality sheets of plywood show evidence of splits without any repair or filling. The Grade D sheets of plywood are generally used in the making of sheathing that remains under another surface. These plywood sheets are used under flooring or sliding.
Conclusion
Grade marks remain on both sides of a plywood sheet. The AA/AA or A/A grade plywood sheets are harder to find. It is easier to find the A/B or A/C grade sheets that combine the features of both A-grade and B/C-grade plywood and that feature a finer quality face veneer.