So a 3 1/2 inch thick board with a 1/2 inch piece of sheetrock is 4' Duh! Not hard to figure. Most engineers plan for a 4' thick wall in modern construction. It also helps when you create a wall using modern 2x4 and 5/8' wall board (on each side) you get a 5-inch thick wall. We are becoming a nation of the most insanely idiotic creatures imaginable. Any person who has ever built anything with wood knows the size of dimensional lumber. I may only be a kid of 52, but I have known this my whole life. People are too stupid and too many lawyers have no purpose being on earth. The sizing practice is not a result of trying to create a four inch wall. Apparently that idiot of a judge does not. All contractors, architects, and carpenters including their apprentices know that. With all the problems California has and this is what they're trying to fix?Ī 2'X 4' rough cut piece of lumber is allowed 1/4'waste for each side for truing up the board to it's finished or dressed dimension of 1 1/2'x 3 1/2'. As we began growing and harvesting wood as a product it was found that a board 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 provided as much strength consistently as a 2 x 4 harvested anywhere. When a 2 x 4 was actually that dimension wood was taken from anywhere and had unknown structural integrity. The dimensions of the wood changed as the quality of the wood did. six-quarter, eight-quarter, five-quarter. Who doesn't know that a 2 x 4 isn't actually 2 x 4? I've known this since I was 10 years old! What happened to adapting? Having some guts and going on about your business? People can't deal with lumber being advertised the way it's been advertised since I can remember. If you can't do that, stay away from a lumber yard. If you live in a house, then that means it was built at some point in time or another, and since that's the case, the lumber exists for you to make any repairs necessary. You live in an older house? Need a stud that's actually a 2x4? Thickness shouldn't matter so go buy yourself a 2圆 and rip it down. Look: 2 x 4's are their respective size because, wait: it doesn't matter why! Everyone who has ever worked with wood knows how dimensional lumber goes, so deal with it. The one that's really dumber than a 2x4 is the inspector from the weights and measurements department. Yes the judge and lawyer are stupid for dealing with this frivolous law suit. If Home Depot sold the 'old' 2x4's, they'd be useless, because they can't intermix with the 'modern' ones in any repairs or construction done since World War II.

The 'real' 2x4's wouldn't fit into my walls! Basically, everything built after Wolrd War II is built with 'modern' 2x4's. I didn't realize this until I was trying to repair an outbuilding built in the 1960's that was built with 'modern' 2x4's that are 1.5x3.5' in size. I once tore down a house built in 1944 that was built with true 2x4's, that were 2' by 4' in size.

The way some of you talk (or I better say type or text because someone will start an argument over that) about something that is just information and conversation just goes to show poor upbringing. And I would like to say there are a lot of angry people here. How is a Thickness Planer Used in Woodworking?.How Do I Choose the Best Rough Sawn Lumber?.Therefore, another way would be:Ĭentimeters = inches / 0. The factor 2.54 is the result from the division 1 / 0.393701 (centimeter definition). To calculate an inch value to the corresponding value in centimeters, just multiply the quantity in inches by 2.54 (the conversion factor). Centimeters to inches formula and conversion factor A centimeter is equal to 0.01 (or 1E-2) meter. The centimeter practical unit of length for many everyday measurements. It is also the base unit in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. The centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system. The inch is a popularly used customary unit of length in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Though traditional standards for the exact length of an inch have varied, it is equal to exactly 25.4 mm.

It is defined as 1⁄12 of a foot, also is 1⁄36 of a yard. The result is the following:Ĥ x 6 inches = 10.16 x 15.24 cm Definition of inchĪn inch (symbol: in) is a unit of length. In this case to convert 4 x 6 inches into cm we should multiply the length which is 4 inches by 2.54 and the width which is 6 inches by 2.54. One inch equals 2.54 centimeters, in order to convert 4 x 6 inches to cm we have to multiply each amount of inches by 2.54 to obtain the length and width in centimeters. To convert length x width dimensions from inches to centimeters we should multiply each amount by the conversion factor.

4 inches by 6 inches actual size