Actual Wood Sizes

This type of standard size board is often called dimensional lumber.

Actual wood sizes. Actual sizes for softwoods and hardwoods are NOT the sameand standards differ. While the nominal width and length typically are true to the actual sheet size the thickness often varies slightly from the nominal dimension. Softwood nominal dimensions include length and thickness while hardwood nominal dimensions are for thickness only.

How heavy the lumber is. 78 inch 22 mm 1316 inch 21 mm 54 inch. Dry lumber that has been seasoned or dried to a moisture content 19 or less and green lumber has a moisture content of greater than 19.

Thickness and width dimensions mean the nominal sizes of the timber at a moisture content of 20The standard measurements of sawn dimensioned and all-round planed timber. For example a 2 x 4 isnt 2 inches by 4 inches. Hardwood lumber is typically heavier.

Instead its actually 15 inches by 35 inches. If you measure a 24 youll find. For example if you see 2 x 4 tag and youll measure the actual size of the wood its 1 ½ x 3 ½.

Dimensions mean nominal sizes with the moisture content of the sawn timber at 20The most common lengths vary between 27 m and 54 m in steps of 300 mm. A sheet of 12-inch plywood is really 1532 inch thick while a 34-inch sheet is 2332 inch thick. Pine 2x4 stud with actual dimensions 15 x 35 x 96 will weigh about 10 pounds 45 kilograms of about 13 lb per each foot.

Terminology Grades and Tolerances. Common Dimensional Lumber Sizes Softwoods such as Douglas fir spruce or Hem-Fir a mixture of Western Hemlock and Amabilis Fir used for building framing have the following nominal and actual dimensions. This 24 measurement is the nominal size but thats not the actual size.