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I purchased some 2" x 4" x 8' framing lumber.
I am well aware that the 2" x 4" = 1½" x 3½", but I was not aware that the eight-foot length would measure 93".
I guess it makes sense. If you add a bottom plate and a top plate, you are adding 3" so the total equals 96", however I wanted the full 8 feet for my application.
Has this always been so? Or is it only at Lowes? Or only recent?
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93" studs are "pre cuts". I'm sure they sell both lengths. Perhaps it wasn't marked well or put in the correct spot? They've been around for years.
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(12-28-2020, 08:56 AM)joe1086 Wrote: 93" studs are "pre cuts". I'm sure they sell both lengths. Perhaps it wasn't marked well or put in the correct spot? They've been around for years.
Maybe I missed the sign. I will go back and check.
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Menards offers "pre-cut" framing lumber, too. Sometimes the price per stick is the same as the "normal" length; sometimes, the pre-cuts cost more. You just gotta watch what you're getting.
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Check your precuts again. They should be 92 5/8. That is the standard for the reasons you listed.
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(12-28-2020, 08:41 AM)Cooler Wrote: I purchased some 2" x 4" x 8' framing lumber.
I am well aware that the 2" x 4" = 1½" x 3½", but I was not aware that the eight-foot length would measure 93".
I guess it makes sense. If you add a bottom plate and a top plate, you are adding 3" so the total equals 96", however I wanted the full 8 feet for my application.
Has this always been so? Or is it only at Lowes? Or only recent?
Precut stud length lumber comes in 92-5/8" and 104 5/8" length.
It allows for sills and plates and 8' drywall on the studs with a half inch space under the drywall at the baseboard after you put the 5/8" ceiling drywall up first. The 104-5/8" is for 9' ceilings.
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8' should actually be 8'. Maybe the sign said "for 8' walls"???
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12-29-2020, 08:11 AM
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(12-28-2020, 10:13 PM)JosephP Wrote: 8' should actually be 8'. Maybe the sign said "for 8' walls"???
I have to buy some more items at Lowes so I will go back on Saturday and check.
I just went to Lowes website.
They list
2-in x 4-in x 92-5/8-in Douglas Fir Stud at $5.08 each
and
2-in x 4-in x 96-in Douglas Fir Stud at $6.10 each
So 3-3/8" costs $1.02? Does that make sense? At that rate, an 8 footer would cost $29.02 each. I don't get it. I will check the store signage on Saturday and report.
https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=...+4%22+stud
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Usually studs are more expensive or the same price as 8' lumber. Rarely is a stud cheaper. They charge more because it's a labor saver.
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You bought stud length (IE used for wall studs). The full 8’ cost more because of volume, the lumber companies sell a a lot more stud length. You may see them marked in the store as stud length.
