Please inquire with sales staff regarding availability. The true measurement of a 2x4 is actually about 1.5 x 3.5. In reality, these measurements are not a true measurement of the lumber thickness or width. This measurement refers to the thickness and width of the lumber, with the length varying. This product has limited quantities in stock. We recognize such sizes as 2x4, 2圆, 4x4, 1x2, etc. Stocked in random sizes from 8′ to 16′ and sold by the linear foot. This is important to remember when building a wood fence, for example, so that future shrinkage can be taken into consideration.The Ipe 4×4’s are surfaced on all four sides and square edged. This is due to the fact that water is used to impregnate the chemicals into the wood at the factory.
It’s also great to test firewood for proper seasoning.įinally, be sure to take note that fresh, treated wood will probably have a higher moisture content (35%-75%).
#4x4 actual size full#
If your post is 4 inches, select the Full 4x4 (. This is the moisture meter I use almost on a daily basis. The most common post size is 3 1/2 inches which would need the Nominal 4x4 (inside dimension is 3 5/8 inch). They are great little tools and aren’t too expensive. 04STOW04-AQU 4x4 Ceramic Tile Mexican Color Tiles are you going with a. If you want to test for moisture content before you buy, pick up a moisture meter. Other more stringent kiln-dried standards exist but KD-19 is the most common. KD-19 (Kiln Dried 19%) lumber will have an average moisture content somewhere around 15%. This means that it has to have a moisture content below 19%. Most building lumber sold at home stores is kiln dried to some extent. Average equilibrium for interior wood in US ~8%.Here are some typical moisture contents of lumber: Moisture Contentįinally, enter in the moisture content of the lumber and hit calculate. Now you can enter the length of the lumber in question followed by the number of pieces of that lumber. Note that if you select from the list of nominal dimensions, the board feet and volume will be calculated using the nominal dimensions instead of the actual dimensions. For example, a 1×12 that is 1 foot long will equal 1 board foot and 0.0833 cubic feet (cft). Here is a table showing nominal sizes vs actual sizes for reference: Nominal Size (inches) It is well known that lumber is sold based on nominal sizes, and the actual size of the boards is smaller than the nominal size. Therefore, the 4x4 post will likely fit into a hole. You can either choose from a list by nominal dimensions or enter in the actual dimensions manually. For example: A 4x4 post (actual size 3.5x3.5) has a maximum width of just over 5 (diagonally). If you choose pressure treated lumber, take note that 85% of pressure treated lumber sold in the US is southern yellow pine, so that is probably what you have. You can usually find the species of wood by looking on the tag stapled to one of the ends. Spruce-pine-fir (SPF), which can either be subalpine fir, balsam fir, black spruce, Engelmann spruce, jack pine, lodgepole pine, red spruce, or white spruce.Southern Yellow Pine (SYP), which can either be loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, or slash pine.Hem-fir, which can either be western hemlock, California red fir, grand fir, noble fir, Pacific silver fir, or white fir.Douglas-fir-larch, which can either be Douglas-fir or western larch.for framing a wall) is usually one of the following softwoods (also called whitewoods): The most common species of dimensional building lumber (e.g. A few examples of these are shown in the picture above. Here is a convenient chart of nominal dimension lumber sizes and their actual dimensions: Nominal Measurement.
Wood used for furniture and for appearance is often of a hardwood (or Pine) variety.
Common Lumber Types Common wood species for furniture making. A sheet of 1/2-inch plywood is really 15/32 inch thick, while a 3/4-inch sheet is 23/32 inch thick. The most common nominal thicknesses of plywood are 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch, but once again the actual sizes are slightly different. Standard treated wood has about 0.06 lbs/cubic foot chemical retention while wood treated for ground contact has about 0.15 lbs/cubic foot. Plywood Plywood is usually sold in 4 x 8-foot sheets. Treated wood has chemicals (usually MCA or micronized copper azole) in it that will slightly increase the weight. If you chose to select lumber weight, select whether or not you have treated wood. Forest Serviceįirst, select whether you want to calculate lumber weight, volume, or both. *Most of the specific gravities used in this calculator are derived from “Wood Handbook, Wood as an Engineering Material” written by the U.S.