Are you hauling construction supplies in an open van, flatbed truck, or even flatbed tractor trailer? Most of the time the weather is wet and rainy or snowing (in winter areas of North America). With the price of construction supplies these days, contractors and renovation personnel need to protect their shipments.
You can put that expensive sheet of oak or birch plywood in your truck as is, and risk it being sunny until you get to the job site, or on a rainy day, wrap that sheet in plastic or a tarp. But a few miles from the road, the wind catches it and rips it off. Now it’s raining and your wood is getting wet.
There is at least one product on the market that can prevent this, it is reusable, it is made in part from recycled plastic, and it is easy to carry. It is made of woven polyethylene and is like an envelope or “bag”. The open end is covered with velcro, so when you slide the building materials, please seal the open end with the velcro. Now it is watertight.
The plywood bag is just over 4 ‘wide x 8’ and can hold 8-10 ¾ “sheets of plywood or other sheets. This bag is also ideal for shipping drywall sheets. Construction supplies typically ship 10-20 sheets of ½ “Drywall in a flatbed truck, and many couriers say it seems like most people order it this way on a rainy day. The previous method has been to wrap it in tarp (if they can find one and many ropes or straps in the construction supply yard, or wrap it in thin, flimsy plastic, fastening it with staples.
Plastic breaks easily in the wind (and that’s what you get at 50 miles per hour down the road) or some staples are left behind and found the hard way (“ow!”) By the plaster hanger . All this plastic ends up in the landfill. These reusable bags eliminate that problem and help protect our fragile environment.
Other sizes are also available – you can get a 3 ‘x 17’ bag to carry skirting trim and other long boards. Covers are available for a full lift of 32 sheets of drywall, usually delivered by boom truck from the building supply.
There is a pallet cover for food companies to cover a pallet of food, seeds, or other material that is usually shipped in paper bags. Corn seed is very expensive and makes the cost of the reusable bag a great investment.
Almost any size of bag can be made to order. Do you need a mattress cover? No problem. Kayak deck? Safe. Cover for your grain drill? Absolutely. Get in touch with the right people at www.kerrywoodworking.com and you can order the size you need.
