Metsa Wood Large Plywood Panels

[akhummer]

https://www.metsawood.com/global/Products/plywood/birch-plywood/Pages/XL-kingsize-plywood.aspx.

I’ve been searching for oversized marine plywood for a future camper build and came across this UK based manufacturer of industrial wood products. It looks like some of their sheet goods come in sizes up to 8 feet wide and 20 feet long. The website references it’s use in truck, bus, and rail cars construction. I haven’t priced it yet or looked at it US availability, but would appreciate feedback from anyone who is familiar with it.

 

[MDesigns]

Don't have any experience about these products, but just wanted to chime out that it is not UK based company, it is from Finland, and that also just happens to be my home country The site seems to have USA contacts, just ask them how's the availability, I'm sure the quality is excellent:

Link to USA contact: https://www.metsawood.com/global/Co...\"ǂǂ555341\""],"o":"or","k":false,"m":null}]}

 

[Alloy]

I've used these guys a couple of times for oversized (5 x10) plywood

Plywood Products | Hardwood Surrey | Smith Plywoods Ltd.

Choose Smith Plywoods Ltd. in Surrey, BC when it comes to quality plywood products. We offer hardwood and softwood supplies at budget-friendly prices.

www.smithplywoods.com

 

[1000arms]

You may already be aware, but, in case you aren't, I'll mention that one could make scarf joints in plywood to make longer and/or wider pieces of material.

Search for "scarfing plywood".

The Strength of Scarf Joints | WoodenBoat

www.woodenboat.com

 

[DzlToy]

...or you could just make sandwich panels in whatever size you need, save a bunch of weight and keep wood out of your camper.

Talk to anyone who has an old (10 - 15 years in age or older), camper, boat or trailer with wood and ask how it is holding up. I am astonished that people still build campers using wood in this day and age. Wood is for cabinets and flooring in houses, not for boats or campers that see moisture, vibration and massive temperature changes.

EDIT: a half inch thick, 5' x 10' sheet of plywood weighs 80 - 100 pounds depending on the species of wood and has an R-value of virtually nothing; wood = R-1 per inch. Contrast this with a SIP or sandwich panel of the same dimension that weighs 25 pounds and has an R-value of 2.5. Wood rots, twists, warps, burns, holds moisture and bugs eat it. Sandwich panels have none of these problems.