For many of your construction and DIY jobs that use sheet materials, wood sheets can be a better choice than natural timber boards.
Wood sheets tend to be easier to work with, more versatile, and more affordable. It can also be easier and quicker to find them with the precise dimensions and properties to suit your sheet materials job than to custom make timber products to do the same job.
Building Supplies Online offer a great range of all varieties, suitable for all kinds of job where you will want to use sheet materials.
Our Range
Our wood sheets are available in a range of sheet sizes and thicknesses, and with both modern and natural wood-look finishes. They are all available at great value with affordable prices. Whether you are construction industry professional, a DIY enthusiast, or even someone who enjoys crafting and model making, you will find the wood sheets in our range to meet your sheet material needs.
What kind of wood sheets do I need?
Different kinds of wood sheet are most suitable for different kinds of jobs. The type that are best for you will depend on what job you need them for:
OSB
If you are using wood sheets in load bearing places, such as in sheathing for internal or external walls, in flooring, or for decking in the roof or loft then you should choose from our range of OSB wood sheets. This type of wood sheet is:
- Made from a mixture of wood fibres and adhesives
- Compressed before drying
- Especially strong and rigid.
- They are uniform and consistent across the wood sheets so can be sawed to the shape you need.
- They can have nails and screws hammered or drilled into them without weakening.
- These versatile wood sheets can also be used in furniture, shelving, and outhouses like garden sheds.
Chipboard
If you are laying flooring, either in a new build project, to replace existing boards, or as a suspended floor over a solid sub-floor, you will want to choose from our range of chipboard flooring. These are:
- Specifically designed for use in flooring.
- Consistent and smooth
- Can be cut and shaped to fit your job
- Can be fixed using screws, nails, or adhesive.
- This makes chipboard flooring wood sheets easy to lay, ideal for use in flooring.
Our range also includes chipboard that is designed for decorative uses where you want something that looks good as well as being strong and rigid.
Our chipboard decorative range have an MFC finish that is smooth and attractive, so they are ideal for internal projects, such as furniture. Their consistency, reliability, and affordability make these the preferred choice for office furniture in particular.
Hardboard
For jobs that need rigid wood sheets such as for signs, displays, and furniture backing choose from our range of very affordable hardboard sheets.
- They have both smooth and textured surfaces
- They are also useful in jobs that need to be slip-resistant so are suitable for some flooring jobs as well.
Plywood
Our large selection of plywood sheets are ideal for a range of load bearing jobs. They are available in a variety of finishes to recreate the look of different natural woods.
Our range includes both softwood, and hardwood grades of plywood sheet, depending on the load bearing requirements of your job. These can be used in jobs including:
- Shelving
- Joinery
- Panelling
- Internal walls for building partitions in rooms
- Roof decking
MDF
For most kinds of internal, non-load bearing jobs you can choose from our range of MDF. These kind of wood sheets are available in a range of finishes, including modern looks, or finishes that recreate the look of natural wood. They are ideal for jobs where you want an aesthetically pleasing look combined with good functionality.
MDF wood sheets are very versatile and can be used for jobs inside the home such as making furniture and other jobs similar to Plywood.
As well as standard grade MDF wood sheets our range includes moisture resistant grade MDF. These are able to resist spills or splashes, so would be great for areas such as kitchen or bathroom shelving, or for laundry room partitions.
