2006-11-04 16:50:54 · 8 answers · asked by dcombe01 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
92-5/8" are know as precuts for a 8' ceiling. The height of an 8' ceiling subfloor to ceiling joists or trusses is actually 8' 1-1/8" The extra 1-1/8" is for 5/8" drywall ceiling and approximate 1/2" for finished floor. In order to get 8' 1-1/8" you have 3 - 2x4 plates, one bottom, two top, which is 4-1/2" leaving 92-5/8" stud. They are mass produced at the length to speed up framing. You can also get studs for 9' ceilings that are 104-5/8"
2006-11-05 08:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by robling_dwrdesign 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
8" is a standard lumber length so 2X4s come in it. If you're building a wall you use the 92 5/8" inch ones as studs. With a top and bottom plate nailed to them you get the standard 8' wall height.
2006-11-04 16:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A. 2 feet. cuz 6 +2 =8, 6/2 = 3
2016-03-19 03:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Shane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just to clarify, 8' 2x4s are standard size. The shorter ones are called precuts, used to build walls in a wood frame house. This gives you your 8' ceiling so 2 pieces of drywall (laid on their side) will fit. This metric cut stuff is crap.
2006-11-05 01:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Robert 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
measure again. 92&1/4" is the length for framing studs for an 8' wall.
1 1/2" bottom plate,92&1/4",& 2 1 1/2" top plates, minus 1/8" stud shrinkage and 5/8" drywall for the ceiling gives you an 8' ceiling height.
2006-11-04 18:25:39 · answer #5 · answered by spooky 1 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is just the way they are sold.. The normal on most lumber is 8'.. whether it be 2 X 4.... 4 X 6, etc but on some jobs, a longer piece is required(i.e. roofing) and thus, Home Depot and other lumber places sell longer pieces to accomodate those individuals requireing a longer piece
2006-11-04 17:03:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jero has it right, it is not metric, they are pre cut to length so that when you follow standard building procedures you end up with a ceiling at exactly 8'. The problem with these pre-cut studs is that wood shrinks at different rates as it dries so you end up with studs of different lengths in you walls leading to cracks in you ceiling. It dosn'e cause structural damage but it looks terrible. The traditional way to build stud framed walls is to take the eight foot studs and lay them next to each other lined up with one end against a straight line. the other end will not be straight, so you measure equal distances from the even end on the two outside studs, snap a chalkline to mark all of the studs at equal distances , then run your skil saw across the line to cut part way through the studs. then each one can be cut to exactly the same length, leading to flat ceilings that are les prone to cracking. another benefit to this technique is that you end up with ceilings that are slightly higher than eight feet, so rooms feel bigger.
2006-11-05 02:33:55 · answer #7 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because it came from the Polocks
2013-11-14 02:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by team ibo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 2x 4x 8 are being cut to Metric sizes
2006-11-04 23:49:08 · answer #9 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋