Trivia question for those living in metric using countries...

[eskimo2]

I have been doing home improvement projects recently and was wondering...

What size does plywood, paneling and gypboard (plasterboard - drywall) come in, in metric measurements?

In the US the standard is 4 feet by 8 feet.
Standard ceiling height is also 8 feet, what is it in your country?

Thanks,
eskimo

[pugg666]

i don't know about the rest of canada, but in montreal i still buy plywood in 4X8 sheets

easier than saying 1.21X2.43 meters  

[Baddawg]

4x8= Der biggun piecen of Vooden for kerplunken Danke  

[Eaglecz]

well world isnt only about US customers.
International unit for lenght is meter not feet. so If you wanna make 1 product for whole world you will use meters because 6*10E-9  people knows it. Feets,Yards are in UK,US only.

Are you wonder that German pilots had their alt,speed meter in feets,miles ?

 

[ 10-22-2001: Message edited by: EagleC ]

[the_hegemon]

ummm... 6*10E-9 = .000000006

That's not very many people  

[flakbait]

Some handy metric conversion notes:

Meter = 3.284 feet
Meter = 1.093 yards
Centimeter = .394 inches
Millimeter = .0394 inches
Kilogram = 2.2046 pounds
Kilometer = .621 miles
Liter = .264 gallons

In reverse:

1 foot = .3048 meters
1 yard = .914 meters
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 inch = 25.38 millimeters (25.381 to be exact)
1 pound = .454 kilograms
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
1 gallon = 3.785 liters

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[ 10-23-2001: Message edited by: flakbait ]

[Mickey1992]

I had a Molson Canadian the other day and the bottle had only 11.5 ounces in it.  What the hell?!?  Are the Canadians trying to screw us or is that Canadian ounces?  

[pugg666]

Flakbait...i'd recheck that conversion from feet to meters  
bit closer to .3048

[pugg666]

mickey, i think the conversion on canadian to american beer is about 1 341 ML bottle of canadian to 1 gallon american  

[john9001]

canada'a liquid measure is the "imperial gallon" which is bigger than US gallon, not sure how much , so oz would be larger also.

the 1st time i filled my gas tank in canada , i thought "wow , i'm geting great mileage"

i think some parts of the world still use the cubit

 metric plywood is made in even metric thickness sizes
4mm , 6mm, 10mm, etc, and you can even buy it in the colonies (USA)

[ 10-22-2001: Message edited by: john9001 ]

[eskimo2]

Still no attempt to answer my original question.

Pugg666 & Baddawg,
There you crazy Canadians go again pretending that Canada is its own country!
Everyone knows that Canada is a state next to Alaska.
 

EagleC,
Read the question!  The question itself assumes that the rest of the world does not use english measurements.

The question is:
Plywood and gyp, in Germany, Japan, etc. comes in what size?

My guess is 1.25 meters by 2.5 meters.

eskimo

[straffo]

IMO (I've to check) it's more 1*2 meters
we love simple things  

[eskimo2]

Straffo,

How high are your cielings in France?

eskimo

[Staga]

I found this site quite handy: http://www.french-property.com/ref/convert.htm#area

[eskimo2]

Staga,

The question has nothing to do with conversion.

What size is plywood and gyp at your local hardware store?

How high is your ceiling?

eskimo