Everybody knows that when you go to the lumber yard and get a 1 X 6 board, it really isn’t 1″ thick nor is it 6″ wide. In reality, the board is 3/4″ thick and 5 1/2″ wide. That is the standard size for such “Dimensioned” lumber.
Last weekend I procured such a board for a project that had been carefully planned to use the actual dimensioned size of the 6″ board, which is 5 1/2″….. However, when I measured the board, I saw this:
Take a closer look at that right hand side.
The board was actually 5 3/8″ wide.
Really. I measured it several times.
They stiffed me on the board by 1/8″. Now what?
I guess that is the equivalent of the pound of coffee that weighs 11.5 ounces… but in lumber.
So, that played havoc with these plans….
But in the end, we prevailed and ended up with our Chickadee McMansion anyway.
Not a bad pad to crash in.
It just needs a couple of eye bolts to hang it from.
And for those who actually looked at the plans…. the recessed floor didn’t work out. Can’t have everything.