Moving Multiple Sheets Of Plywood Up And Down Steps

Use the construction adhesive on the liberally on the bad side of the plywood the side without the nice woodgrain.

Moving multiple sheets of plywood up and down steps.

For moving plywood on the ground i stand the sheet up on the short end. You can use any size lumber you have as long as it creates a frame that is big enough to contain the plywood. I was inspired to make this by a tip from from american woodworker magazine and made it for my small storage space at techshop san francisco. Vote for me in the woodworking and full spectrum laser contest if you like my instructable.

Park it with the 2x4 facing away from the saw and attach the rope to the screw eye. In my search results i found articles telling me to spread dishwasher detergent on the floor to decrease friction use moving blankets and drag the item up the stairs create a pulley contraption at the top of the stairs and slide it over a diy plywood ramp and all sorts of other tips that didn t seem practical for our situation. The convex or humped side should face up and the side you sprayed with water should face down. Now hoist the sheet and dolly pulling the rope with one hand and guide it over the saw table.

This works well for moving 5 or 10 sheets quickly. No more trying to shove full sheets of plywood through a small job site tablesaw. But for those first few years i was really only using the track saw to break down sheets of plywood into their rough parts which i would then run through the tablesaw for final sizing. Rollers that move individually make it easy to pull heavy sheets of plywood and mdf in and out without disturbing the other sheets.

Drop a line with a tension hook grab the sheet and pull it up the inclined ladder. If you look carefully in the photo about a third of the way down the stairs there is a 2 x 6 lying between the tracks. Space your lumber about 2 feet 0 61 m apart to ensure it s. It also avoids errant plywood corners from damaging newly installed wallboard in the stairwell.

Put my back against it. Once glued set the plywood on the subfloor and nail it down. This 2 x 6 is bolted using wing nuts to the two crossing sheets of plywood. The long segment and short segment of track were tied together on the steps using the ends of the tracks bound with plywood.

If everything looks right you are ready to attach the plywood to the subfloor. Set the plywood sheet on a flat surface that has adequate exposure to warm air such as a paved driveway on a warm sunny day. Step 1 section off a 4 by 8 ft 1 2 by 2 4 m section of your garage floor. To protect your plywood sheets from warping the best way to store them is by laying them flat step 2 use lumber to create a base that will keep the plywood off the ground.

For carrying up a ladder i set it long side down put a c clamp tightly on the upper edge near the center and lift it behind me while i climb. When i got my first track saw years ago it was an absolute game changer for my trim carpentry work. Once you have made your cuts lay down the plywood sheets the way you want them as a test. Moisture can seep up through the earth causing your plywood to rot.