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2007-06-23 12:19:53 · 13 answers · asked by kmm4864990 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
As others have said, and are correct it does also depend on location.
Here in Florida Most are Pine, but Spruce is considered a slightly better grade of framing material for studs.
In any case, ANY conifer can become studding, as they are prolific, grow everywhere, mature quickly enough to be harvested even at 5 years, are constantly being replanted and farmed, and are relatively inexpensive to grow and process. There are obvious exceptions, such as Cypress, etc.
2007-06-23 13:24:14 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pine. It is strange, but when you buy a 2x4, it is actually 1-1/2" x 3-1/2". A special breed of pine was actually developed just for the lumbar industry -- it grows faster and straighter and with less branches. Poplar is more expensive than pine and is used more for trim inside the house, such as around windows and as baseboard. Doughlas fir is also more expensive but is stronger than pine, so it is used more for horizontal larger dimension lumbar. By far, pine is used for standard 2x4 lumbar.
2007-06-23 20:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who simply said pine are correct but incomplete. White pine or spruce is what is used in my neck of the woods....... no pun intended. There are many types of pine. Yellow pine is used in the floor system framing, It's qualities are much different in reference to shrinking and strength. Yellow pine is stronger than white pine or spruce in a horizontal position. As a vertical member they are equal in strength but the white pine or spruce weighs much less.
2007-06-24 10:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by russbillen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Number 2 white pine.
2007-06-23 19:49:27 · answer #4 · answered by Carpenter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the USA, most of the solid dimensional wood in construction is Spruce, Pine or Fir. That is indicated on the wood by a marking of 'SPF'.
2007-06-24 08:53:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most are either douglas fir or hem fir. rough cut dimentional lumber (sawmill) can make 2x4's from any tree so long as it has the width
2007-06-23 19:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by engineco913 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you live. I grew up with pine, spruce, fir, and Doug fir. Now where I live all I see is pine.
2007-06-23 21:51:08 · answer #7 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live mostly. It is certainly some kind of evergreen tree. There is douglas fir, pine, poplar.... probably too many to list.
2007-06-23 19:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by Fall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here in Canada its S-P-F ---Spruce, Pine or Fir
2007-06-23 22:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by rockystartz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most I have seen are pine.
2007-06-23 19:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋