wood
2007-04-04 09:01:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
If you are talking about rough cut lumber it is 2x4. If you are talking about dimensional lumber (finished for construction) it is 1 3/4 x 3 1/2.
Another thing to remember is that if you buy 2x4 lumber, you can buy it in 8', 10', 12', 14', 16' etc lengths. But if you buy "studs", they will be shorter than 8' because they are made to stand on top of the sill plate in your walls.
2007-04-04 09:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
About 1 1/2 by 3 1/2
2007-04-04 16:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 3/4 X 3 1/2
2007-04-04 16:08:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mark M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 3/4 x 3 1/2
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2007-04-04 16:33:10 · answer #4 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One cannot know exactly grasshopper. As the wood changes with moisture and temperature. ~1.5 * ~3.5
Any real carpenter would know that two 2x4's stacked flat do not sum to a 3-1/2" width.
Additionally I just measured two samples bought at different times and in different places.
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2007-04-04 16:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 2x4 starts out as 2"x4" but after the finishing process at the manufacturing place they come out to be 1.5"x3.5" the 1/2" is taken off to provide a better quality wood thats no so banged up on the out side.
2007-04-04 16:11:35 · answer #6 · answered by bill k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋