RogerMcAllen
Aquarium Advice Addict
Now my whole life, I was under the assumtion that a 2x4 was 1.75" by 3.5". This makes sense becacause two the tall way next to each other should be just as wide as one laid the wide way.
I recently joined a research group, and the wanted me to construct a soundproof box. I figured the easiest thing to do was just to build the box like a stud wall, and insulate the inside. I decided to make the box exactly 4' tall to make sheeting it easier. Since I decided to be slick, I just subtracted the height of the top and bottom plate from my stud height, which left me with 44.5". When I finally got my wall together, I noticed that it was .5" short. On the upside, I just told the professor that this was because I planned ahead, since after adding my 1/2 sheeting the box came out the pefect 4'. What's the deal, I know it has not always been this way. Have you ever come across skinny boards?
I recently joined a research group, and the wanted me to construct a soundproof box. I figured the easiest thing to do was just to build the box like a stud wall, and insulate the inside. I decided to make the box exactly 4' tall to make sheeting it easier. Since I decided to be slick, I just subtracted the height of the top and bottom plate from my stud height, which left me with 44.5". When I finally got my wall together, I noticed that it was .5" short. On the upside, I just told the professor that this was because I planned ahead, since after adding my 1/2 sheeting the box came out the pefect 4'. What's the deal, I know it has not always been this way. Have you ever come across skinny boards?