How To Strap Plywood To Roof Rack

Rusticdavid woodworklessons woodworkingforbeginners david shows how to tie wood boards and sheets of plywood safely and securely to your cars roof rack dav.

How to strap plywood to roof rack.

Oh and remember to prepare two other pieces of wood for later use. I think you can get a 4 pack of ratcht straps for 20 bucks at home depot. Plus it will make your tie down points longe farther apart. What types of tie downs work best.

Align the sheets so that the longest part of the wood matches the longest part of your car. Second trip 16 2 x4 x6 boards on my roof rack. My car with 4 x8 mdf board on the roof rack. Ask for help from friends if the sheet is too heavy.

With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. My car with roof rack with cross bars installed. Place the plywood sheets on your roof rack. Use ropes to make sure it does not move around while you drive.

Wrap one of your ratchet straps around the width of the plywood sheets. Load your sheet of plywood on the roof rack. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle. Makes it a lot harder for the winds to lift it up.

This is a much more secure tie down point that the rack itself i think. I transport 4x8 plywood on my roof racks i usually run a couple of 2x4s under the roof racks the full length of the ply and strap to those at the front and back as well as strapping to the actual roof racks. Tighten the ratchet strap until the sheets are tightly bound together making your cargo more stable. Strap a couple of 2x4s to the rack so that they stick past the plywood 6fters then stap the plywood to that in an x pattern.

4 web ratchet straps in a pair of x formations to hold down the board to the cross bars. Run one strap under the rear hatch and snug it up to the hinges then close the hatch. Secure it to the roof rack.