Knowing the weight of lumber or wood can come in handy if you are doing load calculations for a floor or deck. As well knowing the weight of lumber can be important if you are planning on transporting a load of lumber from the lumber yard to your home, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 - Car loaded with lumber
Table 1 provides a list of common lumber/wood species and their weights, green, by board foot and common construction grade sizes.
Note: A board foot of lumber/wood is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide and 1 inch thick, (144 sq. inches).
| Table 1 - Lumber Species, Board Foot Weight - Popular Construction Grade Sizes | ||||||||||||
Lumber Species |
Weight lbs. |
Weight in lbs - 8’ long (standard construction grade milling) |
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1" x |
2" x |
4" x |
6" x |
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4" |
6" |
8" |
4" |
6" |
8" |
10" |
12" |
4" |
6" |
6 |
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Ash (White) |
4 |
7 |
11 |
14.5 |
14 |
22 |
29 |
37 |
45 |
32.7 |
51.3 |
80.7 |
Aspen |
3.6 |
6.3 |
9.9 |
13.1 |
12.6 |
19.8 |
26.1 |
33.3 |
40.5 |
29.4 |
46.2 |
72.6 |
Basswood |
3.5 |
6.1 |
9.6 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
19.3 |
25.4 |
32.4 |
39.4 |
28.6 |
44.9 |
70.6 |
Beech |
4.5 |
7.9 |
12.4 |
16.3 |
15.8 |
24.8 |
32.6 |
41.6 |
50.6 |
36.8 |
57.8 |
90.8 |
Birch (Yellow) |
4.8 |
8.4 |
13.2 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
26.4 |
34.8 |
44.4 |
54.0 |
39.2 |
61.6 |
96.8 |
Birch (White) |
4.2 |
7.4 |
11.6 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
23.1 |
30.5 |
38.9 |
47.3 |
34.3 |
53.9 |
84.7 |
Cedar (Red) |
3.1 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
17.1 |
22.5 |
28.7 |
34.9 |
25.3 |
39.8 |
62.5 |
Cedar (White) |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
16.7 |
21.3 |
25.9 |
18.8 |
29.5 |
46.4 |
Cherry (Black) |
3.8 |
6.7 |
10.5 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
20.9 |
27.6 |
35.2 |
42.8 |
31.0 |
48.8 |
76.6 |
Cottonwood |
4.1 |
7.2 |
11.3 |
14.9 |
14.4 |
22.6 |
29.7 |
37.9 |
46.1 |
33.5 |
52.6 |
82.7 |
Elm |
4.6 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
16.7 |
16.1 |
25.3 |
33.4 |
42.6 |
51.8 |
37.6 |
59.0 |
92.8 |
Gum (Red, Black) |
4.2 |
7.4 |
11.6 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
23.1 |
30.5 |
38.9 |
47.3 |
34.3 |
53.9 |
84.7 |
Hackberry |
4.2 |
7.4 |
11.6 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
23.1 |
30.5 |
38.9 |
47.3 |
34.3 |
53.9 |
84.7 |
Hemlock |
4.2 |
7.4 |
11.6 |
15.2 |
14.7 |
23.1 |
30.5 |
38.9 |
47.3 |
34.3 |
53.9 |
84.7 |
Hickory |
5.3 |
9.3 |
14.6 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
29.2 |
38.4 |
49.0 |
59.6 |
43.3 |
68.0 |
106.9 |
Locust (Black) |
4.8 |
8.4 |
13.2 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
26.4 |
34.8 |
44.4 |
54.0 |
39.2 |
61.6 |
96.8 |
Maple (Hard) |
4.6 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
16.7 |
16.1 |
25.3 |
33.4 |
42.6 |
51.8 |
37.6 |
59.0 |
92.8 |
Maple (Soft) |
3.9 |
6.8 |
10.7 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
21.5 |
28.3 |
36.1 |
43.9 |
31.9 |
50.1 |
78.7 |
Oak (Red, White) |
5.3 |
9.3 |
14.6 |
19.2 |
18.6 |
29.2 |
38.4 |
49.0 |
59.6 |
43.3 |
68.0 |
106.9 |
Pine (Red) |
3.5 |
6.1 |
9.6 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
19.3 |
25.4 |
32.4 |
39.4 |
28.6 |
44.9 |
70.6 |
Pine (Shortleaf) |
4.3 |
7.5 |
11.8 |
15.6 |
15.1 |
23.7 |
31.2 |
39.8 |
48.4 |
35.1 |
55.2 |
86.7 |
Pine (White) |
3 |
5.3 |
8.3 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
16.5 |
21.8 |
27.8 |
33.8 |
24.5 |
38.5 |
60.5 |
Poplar (Yellow) |
3.2 |
5.6 |
8.8 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
17.6 |
23.2 |
29.6 |
36.0 |
26.1 |
41.1 |
64.5 |
Spruce |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
9.8 |
15.4 |
20.3 |
25.9 |
31.5 |
22.9 |
35.9 |
56.5 |
Sycamore |
4.3 |
7.5 |
11.8 |
15.6 |
15.1 |
23.7 |
31.2 |
39.8 |
48.4 |
35.1 |
55.2 |
86.7 |
Tamarack |
3.9 |
6.8 |
10.7 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
21.5 |
28.3 |
36.1 |
43.9 |
31.9 |
50.1 |
78.7 |
Walnut (Black) |
4.8 |
8.4 |
13.2 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
26.4 |
34.8 |
44.4 |
54.0 |
39.2 |
61.6 |
96.8 |