Blackout2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5
2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is... #got_wood?
Carighan MaconarShouldn’t the normal size be 2? Given, well, the name?
InEnduringGrowStrongYou’d think so, but no.
Short story is the ‘nominal’ size is the size before going into a planer to smooth the faces.
Yes, it makes little sense, like many things related to construction stuff.
Short story is the ‘nominal’ size is the size before going into a planer to smooth the faces.
Yes, it makes little sense, like many things related to construction stuff.
lgmjon64It’s actually purposely milled to be under the nominal dimension because it’s designed to be 2"x4" once the plywood or sheathing is applied. It’s makes it easier to get walls that are the actual desired thickness.
This one of those things that sounds correct, but isn’t even remotely true. Like not at all, not even based on anything even.
Wall finishes varies in thickness, and the milled wood also varies in final dimensions depending on moisture content.
Their comment made me almost consider posting an emoji on Lemmy.
The singular is emojus.
Dammit I had to look it up. It’s sheep, sheep.
Hoist on my own petard I was
Wall finished vary in thickness wildly
When I was designing kitchens, I and literally everyone in the construction industry around me all assumed that drywall was 1/2”
Fire rated partition wall? 2 layers of 5/8 each side for a total thickness of 6”
Come to think of it I think we were modeling it as 3/4 on each side, because I seem to remember the 3.5” 2x4 stud becoming a full integer thickness with drywall on both sides