What is formwork plywood?
Formwork plywood is a temporary mold sheet that holds wet concrete until it sets. Mill RFQs mean a phenolic-faced panel — film-faced, HDO, or MatteFace (MDO is the search bridge) — with overlay, bond class (MUF vs PF), thickness, and reuse written as up to N. It is not the same as big-box retail SKUs sold as single sheets for DIY pours.
Formwork plywood from a mill vs Menards / big-box — what changes?
Retail listings sell cut sheets and brand SKUs for local pickup. A mill pack for export is containerized formwork plywood with stated overlay, EN 636 / Class 2 or Class 3 bond, thickness, sheet size, and reuse up to N so the gang can match the drawing. Use Vinawood’s RFQ when you need factory-direct film-faced, HDO, or MatteFace for contractors — do not race retail product pages for DIY sheet searches.
What type of plywood is used for forming concrete?
Trade searches usually land on four overlay names. Bare forming / Plyform maps to Form Basic (up to 10, MUF EN 636-2). MDO as a search bridge maps to MatteFace (up to 15). HDO Basic is up to 10 and HDO Premium / Premium HD up to 20 — never 25/30. Film-faced maps to Form Extra (MUF EN 636-2, not Class 3), Pro Form Lite (PF Class 3, up to 15), and Pro Form (PF Class 3, up to 20). Soft bridge only: product label is MatteFace; MDO stays the query.
What reuse cycles do film-faced and related formwork grades get?
Map reuse to the mill ladder under good site care, always as up to N — never 25, 30, or 50+. Eco Form Plus up to 8; Form Basic up to 10; Form Extra up to 15; Pro Form Lite up to 15; Pro Form up to 20; HDO Basic up to 10; HDO Premium / Premium HD up to 20; MatteFace up to 15. Release agent, sealed cuts, and flat covered storage decide whether you actually hit the card.
What thickness and sheet size belong on a formwork plywood RFQ?
Commercial formwork programmes most often start at 18 mm or 21 mm for wall and column gangs; lighter 12 mm and 15 mm show up on lower pour heights. North American packs usually run 1220×2440 mm; many export and EU frames use 1250×2500 mm. Match thickness and module to stud spacing and frame size before the mill books the press — RFQ only, no published sheet prices.
What bond class belongs on a formwork plywood RFQ?
Write the glue class, not the film colour. EN 636-2 / Class 2 covers Form Basic and Form Extra (MUF). EN 636-3 / Class 3 covers Pro Form Lite, Pro Form, and the HDO range (PF / WBP phenolic — water-resistant, not waterproof). Form Extra is Superior Glue MUF, not Class 3. Add overlay, thickness, size, and reuse as up to N so the mill pack matches the drawing.
