Plywood - Tampa FL

[cipher]

I cannot find plywood at a decent price. Lowe's in my area does not carry Arauco. I did find Baltic Birch, but they want $93 for a 4x8 sheet.

Is there anyone in the Tampa area that knows where to get plywood at a decent price?

[DJPhatman]

Dixie Plywood & Lumber Company of Tampa

6509 Powell Road
Gibsonton, FL 33534-5822
Phone: 813-677-7573 or 800-282-8581
Fax: 813-677-7938

Their website says they are an Arauco AC & BC Exterior Plywood dealer.

Check Bay City Plywood for Baltic Birch:
4335 E. Hillsborough Ave.
Tampa FL 33610
ph: (813)621-2198
fax: (813)620-1277
Mon - Sat | 8am - 6pm

[cipher]

Thank you!

They will not have 1/2" until late August, but they have 5/8" in stock. Can I use 5/8" Arauco plywood?

[el_ingeniero]

Thank you!

They will not have 1/2" until late August, but they have 5/8" in stock. Can I use 5/8" Arauco plywood?

Keep looking. Figuring out the adjustments for the thicker ply could take you until late August. And you don't want the extra weight.

[Bruce Weldy]

I cannot find plywood at a decent price. Lowe's in my area does not carry Arauco. I did find Baltic Birch, but they want $93 for a 4x8 sheet.

Is there anyone in the Tampa area that knows where to get plywood at a decent price?

Google is your friend.....I found this in about 60 seconds...

http://craftsmensupply.com/files/1113/2 ... prc-R2.pdf

1/2 Baltic Birch 5x5 for 43 bucks.....

Just google "lumber suppliers tampa"....there's a whole list. This is the second one that I looked at.

[cipher]

I cannot find plywood at a decent price. Lowe's in my area does not carry Arauco. I did find Baltic Birch, but they want $93 for a 4x8 sheet.

Is there anyone in the Tampa area that knows where to get plywood at a decent price?

Google is your friend.....I found this in about 60 seconds...

http://craftsmensupply.com/files/1113/2 ... prc-R2.pdf

1/2 Baltic Birch 5x5 for 43 bucks.....

Just google "lumber suppliers tampa"....there's a whole list. This is the second one that I looked at.

Yea, well I have called a bunch of these and they don't have it. Everyone is out. If they do have something that will work it's $90 - $120 per sheet. They said prices are going way up because of civil war in countries where the wood is imported from, causing the price to go way up.

I think I'm going to order 1/2" from the place that has 5/8" and just wait until August.

[Jon Barnhardt]

If they do have something that will work it's $90 - $120 per sheet. They said prices are going way up because of civil war in countries where the wood is imported from, causing the price to go way up.

OUch!

I just scored a heck of a deal from a local lumberyard that had some 1/2" baltic birch sitting out back in an old shed for a few years (prolly more than a few) that they sold me for $34/sheet for 4'x8' sheets! Still in perfect shape.

I took every sheet they had (11).

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

They said prices are going way up because of civil war in countries where the wood is imported from, causing the price to go way up.

There's a civil war in Finland? Oh right, Baltic Birch comes from Syria.
Cipher, they're hosing you.

[Bruce Weldy]

Just for grins I called my supplier in San Antonio to see what the prices are now on Baltic Birch. All the talk on this thread made me think that it has gone way up....

Here it is:

5x5 - $26.70
4x8 - $46.58

Pretty much the same price I've paid for the last two years.

Methinks it time to start looking for a better source for your plywood. Bypass the big box stores and the lumberyards.....look for a supplier who sells mostly wholesale to the lumberyards. They are out there, it just takes a little looking.

In case anyone is in the central Texas area, I use Roddis Lumber in San Antonio.

[cipher]

I finally found a source that carries both plywood types at a great price. It's a far drive, but worth it.

[MrMike]

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm about to begin my first build on a pair of XF212s. I was at Menard's tonight and found some 1/2" AraucoPly. Will this be good enough to get the job done, or do I need to spend a little more cash?

[Tom Smit]

That'll do, if it's 5 ply.

[MrMike]

Yup, I checked it and it is. Thanks!

[el_ingeniero]

You can also order 1/2" and 1/4" BB at Menard's.