Kaillie Humphries (left) and Heather Moyse (CAN) celebrate their gold medal in the women's bobsled. Team USA 1, piloted by Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams (left), celebrate with Team USA 2, piloted by Jamie Greubel (far right) and Aja Evans, after winning the silver and bronze medals in the women's bobsled. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports.
Plywood is manufactured in many variations. Plywood is used to build furniture, cabinets, concrete forms or any other construction project that requires large, flat pieces of wood. Plywood is created by placing thin layers of wood with glue under extreme pressure in hydraulic presses to create a single sheet of wood. Softwood plywood is typically used for structural building and construction applications. Hardwood plywood is used for furniture and cabinets.
Plywood for Floors. The plywood floor sits on a structural frame of floor joists. The short ends of a 4-by-8 sheet of plywood fit from the center of one joist to the center of another joist. This is called âbreaking on center,â and itâs essential to the strength of the floor. There are two types of plywood sheets, regular and subfloor plywood. Subfloor plywood is recommended for floor construction because it features tongue-and-groove edges along the long sides of the panels. This adds support for the long edges that do not break on center.