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Just read that a standard 2x4 hasn't actually been 2 inches by 4 inches since the 1960s.
Found it in a trade magazine at the supply house, and it explains so many of my early measurement frustrations. Anyone else have a basic fact about materials that took you way too long to learn?
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the_amy18d ago
Found out the same thing about sheet goods. A 4x8 sheet of plywood is actually 48 by 96 inches, but a 4x8 sheet of drywall is 48 by 96 inches. It's all just names, not measurements.
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nina_campbell17d ago
Guess we all just trust the label, huh @the_amy?
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wells.olivia18d ago
Wait, are you saying a 4x8 sheet is actually 4 feet by 8 feet? I've been picturing some weird, slightly-off size my whole life. That's so obvious now that you say it. My brain just accepted "4x8" as a random product name, like a 2x4. This is going to mess with me next time I'm at the hardware store.
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