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#25 ·
I think it's a regional thing. Here in Maine, I have yet to see a precut stud. However, when I was ordering material, I would always say "2x4x92-5/8" only because I knew that the lumberyard carried 88-5/8 and 92-1/4 and 92-5/8 and 103-1/2 and 104-1/4.

So....how would a lumberyard know WHICH "stud" to send out unless you specified WHICH precut stud you wanted?
 
#26 ·
hughjazz said:
me too except studs are usually 104 5/8 on the main floor and 92 5/8 on the second floor.

I'll usually order 2x6x8/2x4x8.

or 8'stud/9'stud
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That is where them dayum shorties came from huh?? I thought someone had cut them for what ever & returned them to the yard after the job was completed without the yard noticing..
Our pre-cuts are 93" & 105" exact
I think up north, if i recall correctly, they were 92 5/8s & or 104 5/8s
Here, until recently, if you asked for suds they would ask 93s or 105s because all 8' and above was syp, now you can get spruce as well in 8's & above. Though still not popular yet. Other than to be cut for stud material. All plate stock is syp
Be interesting to find out why such a small variation from location to location.
 
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Burby said:
That is where them dayum shorties came from huh?? I thought someone had cut them for what ever & returned them to the yard after the job was completed without the yard noticing..
Our pre-cuts are 93" & 105" exact
I think up north, if i recall correctly, they were 92 5/8s & or 104 5/8s
Here, until recently, if you asked for suds they would ask 93s or 105s because all 8' and above was syp, now you can get spruce as well in 8's & above. Though still not popular yet. Other than to be cut for stud material. All plate stock is syp
Be interesting to find out why such a small variation from location to location.
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I'd guess it has to do with the base. I've noticed that when most of the country was using 2-1/4 base the South East was using taller built up 3 piece base. 93 inch studs could be a problem with 2-1/4 base
 
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K2 said:
I'd guess it has to do with the base. I've noticed that when most of the country was using 2-1/4 base the South East was using taller built up 3 piece base. 93 inch studs could be a problem with 2-1/4 base
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One of the things I loved about building here in Charleston area is the attention to trim, sizes & amount of.
Standard base height here is 7 1/4", crown molding typically start as 2 pc, (inverted base with crown over). Chair rail is min 2 pc, (backer & chair rail), interior columns as well are as creative & elegant as the money a customer has and allows for.
Pan ceilings as well offer a lot to a homes interior, dining room ceilings if able I add an octagon pan above the table area with 2 or 3 pc crown, smaller, yet match the crown detail in the rest of the home. Pan ceilings in the master bed & bath area as well, again with crown detail to match the rest of the home only smaller in size. Customers that have had tray ceilings in their previous homes love the pan ceilings. Some that liked the idea of adding to ceilings but never wanted tray ceilings because of ones they knew that always cracked in the corners. Even explaining to them it's not the drywall install that causes the problem, it is the wood & or wood fastening that creates the problem for the most part. Once showed them the difference in pans detailed with the crown they always accepted the idea. :thumbsup:

A lot of basic homes with limited trim we would go in and upgrade all the trim thru out as well as add trim to drywall wrapped corners to offer the look of wood columns.

With the new latex acrylic primers & finishes for treated lumber, treated exterior moldings now available, as well as hardi type soffit panels up to 2 feet wide x 16 feet long so much can be done to the exterior of a home along with Hardi type siding.
Houses with a 2 story projected front entry w/gable. Instead of the typical 6" corners, the corners of this projection I make up to 2 feet wide the full 2 stories, (built out to 1 1/2 " thickness) the beveled edge we get as scrap when ripping the treated 2x4 to make the roll off, (instead of ripping a 2x in half to get 2 pcs out of a 2x4) instead of discarding them I use these over the 2 ft panel to give the look of the ribs of a real column. If the door is recessed some the corners of this I make a similar columns stepped down to about 8" and wrap the these corners and between the top of this entry way opening and the 2nd story window I build in a breast plate to the Customers likes, leaving enough room for 2 or 3 pcs of siding below & above, width of breast plate typically is between the widths below & the window & trim above to offer a stepped look working towards the smaller window above. This way everything looks as intended instead of becoming and eye catcher.
In the gable I typically do a fan design with the hardi siding if a radius topped window is used. Finally ending with job made dental molding out of treated.
Curb appeal offers a very nice, rich, look drawing your eyes to the entry as a whole, not just the door or a single focal point.
Overall it is an inexpensive way to give a house an expensive look. From H/Os to Realtors we, & especially long after we are gone, the H/Os gets several compliments.
All treated material as soon as on site & if to be painted receives a coat of Olympic clear seal, after installed primer is SW Pro Block, latex, w/2 coats latex finish, SW Super Paint.
The Engineers I have worked with, now request the same for treated lumber, (applying the Olympic clear seal to treated lumber once on site to allow cure time before painting). The clear seal reduces movement during drying time. All deck material or unfinished treated I install the first thing I do on site with the treated lumber is spray on clear seal, it reduces the amount of treated that could need replacing from warping.
The exterior caulking we always used was NP1 before SW came out with their own version, never a latex caulking.
First couple of jobs new workers would cuss for days after while trying to remove it from their person. hahaha
But once accustomed to using it have no problems.. Kind of like the first time began using peel n seal or ice shield on a hot day and in the wind.. Alone.. lol
Was more fun than having a new guy to the lumber yard to pick up a box of 16 penn left hand toe nails and seeing the look on his face when he returned. :clap::clap:
 
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framerman said:
I think it's a regional thing. Here in Maine, I have yet to see a precut stud. However, when I was ordering material, I would always say "2x4x92-5/8" only because I knew that the lumberyard carried 88-5/8 and 92-1/4 and 92-5/8 and 103-1/2 and 104-1/4.

So....how would a lumberyard know WHICH "stud" to send out unless you specified WHICH precut stud you wanted?
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framerman said:
I think it's a regional thing. Here in Maine, I have yet to see a precut stud. However, when I was ordering material, I would always say "2x4x92-5/8" only because I knew that the lumberyard carried 88-5/8 and 92-1/4 and 92-5/8 and 103-1/2 and 104-1/4.

So....how would a lumberyard know WHICH "stud" to send out unless you specified WHICH precut stud you wanted?
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Any length could be a stud, depending on ceiling height, would it not? The length desired just depends on your need as well as what is offered when precut is added.
2x6 and 2x8s even are used as studs, 2x6s come precut in 93" & 105" lengths, 2x8s we have to cut ourselves to be used for studs.

What part of Maine are you located in?
I just drove up to Caribou x mas day, 2007 and on I 95, between Medway & Houlton, passed a guy dressed as Santa cruising on his Harley. :eek: hahaha, between them 2 points you know it is miles from anything. I love to ride mine, year round at times, but seeing this up there that time of year, on the interstate which adds to the wind chill, no way.. That guy had to be a framer, seasoned to cold & tough conditions.. :thumbup:
 
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Yes there's a difference. I've gotten them mixed up before, sometimes they keep them right next to eachother at the lumber yard. But if you order 8', they should give you 8', I'd be a little irritated if they gave me 92 5/8, sometimes you need 8'.
 
#35 ·
Different in the Carolinas

Here in the Upstate of South Carolina our precut studs "precuts" are 93", 105", and 117". It does seem obvious though that you would need to clarify that you wanted precut studs for wall framing not just "studs".
 
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cbandi said:
Here in the Upstate of South Carolina our precut studs "precuts" are 93", 105", and 117". It does seem obvious though that you would need to clarify that you wanted precut studs for wall framing not just "studs".
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Have you ever actually measured one????
 
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