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Originally Posted by IndyIan
Also, if you measure carefully, all our building materials are made to the nearest millimetre, 4x8' sheets are actually some number in mm, same with the thickness.
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A buddy of mine owned a house built ~1890 (forget the exact year). When he tore out all the interior walls facings and ceilings to remodel and insulate, he found dated receipts for the materials to purchased to build the house. With all of the framing exposed and the receipts in hand it was obvious that at the time rough cut 2x6s were actually about 2 3/16" x 6. 3/16". The few, finished 2x6s also exposed measured almost exactly 2" x 6".
Isn't progress wonderful!
FWIW
Were 2x4s ever really? - O'Reilly Databases