To: representativerepublic
That's been the standard forever.
If they sell actual 2"x4" lumber nobody will be able to use it.
5 posted on
09/10/2014 6:30:21 PM PDT by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
“If they sell actual 2”x4” lumber nobody will be able to use it—
Can you explain that to me. I know nothing about this stuff.
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9 posted on
09/10/2014 6:33:40 PM PDT by
Mears
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Should be marketed and sold with an asterisk, however, explaining the true measurements.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The 2x4 is a full sawn measurement. By the time they dried it and ran it through a planer it came out smaller. It was a standard that was established many, many years ago.
24 posted on
09/10/2014 6:43:24 PM PDT by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yes, to do spot repairs in really old homes.
72 posted on
09/10/2014 7:57:42 PM PDT by
Domangart
(Tho I walk Through the valley of Wall Mart, I fear no man.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
That's been the standard forever. If they sell actual 2"x4" lumber nobody will be able to use it.
It's been that way for awhile. I almost bought a large older brick 2 story home with actual 2 x 4 walls. Cannot remember the build date, but it was early 20th Century. The studs were Cherry. Reclaiming those studs would almost have paid for the house and I already had a planer.
I thought about it, long and hard.
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