The Home Depot plaintiff bought his lumber at a store in Palatine, Ill., in December. The Menards plaintiffs bought their lumber at stores in Gurnee and Fox Lake, Ill., in November. The cases name three plaintiffs - two against Menards and one against Home Depot. The table below provides some common North American Lumber nominal sizes and their equivalent actual size. We are building out a list of approved contractors to. This was installed by one of our preferred contractors in St. The deep nickel gap grooves add depth and dimension in what otherwise would have been a pretty plain bathroom. A Home Depot spokesman said only that the firm disagrees with the claims. Our 1圆 Raw Pine Shiplap was used to make this wonderful wainscoting in a hallway bathroom. “Plaintiffs received exactly what they were supposed to receive - lumber that complies with applicable standards,” a court document filed by Menards contends.Ī Menards spokesman declined to speak about the case.
They say the practices of Menards and Home Depot “cause substantial injury to consumers.” Plaintiffs in the lawsuits who bought 4x4s got about 23% less lumber than “advertised and represented” by both retailers, the complaints allege. And Turin said comments on the Home Depot website show that “there are actual customers being confused.” Stich, the MATC carpentry teacher, also said the average homeowner might not know about such distinctions between lumber names and dimensions. “But then again, we just started building things.” “I just assumed that it would be the same,” Angela, a funeral director, said. Neither Angela nor Pete Silva, a Menomonee Falls couple shopping the Germantown store as they plan a garage workshop, knew. And they’re gonna pay me extra for my time.”īut an unscientific survey of 18 Menards shoppers found that about a third were unaware that “4x4” doesn’t represent actual dimensions of that piece of lumber. “My God, that’s crazy,” the 60-year-old bulldozer operator said of the lawsuits. “They haven’t measured 4 inches by 4 inches since the ‘50s,” Scott Sunila said after loading purchases from the Germantown store into the bed of his pickup. That leaves the “average consumer” to conclude that the pieces measure 4 inches by 4 inches, Turin said. Perfect for woodworking projects, landscaping, decking, fencing and more.
Cedar has excellent workability: lightweight and easy to nail, saw, trim or cut. Ideal for holding a wide range of stains, bleaches, and solid color finishes. But the lumber in question is labeled only with a nominal size - 4x4 - 10’, for example - that consists of numbers “arranged in a way to represent the dimensions of the products,” the document says. Common: 1-in x 6-in x 8-ft actual: 0.75-in x 5.5-in x 8-ft. Heated with steam or in a kiln to kill insects and make wood more stable against swelling and shrinking.įreshly sawn or not yet seasoned and dried.With some of Menards’ lumber products, both the nominal and actual size are shown, a document Turin filed in the case against Menards says. Seasoned by baking with dry heat in a special room. Wood treated under pressure with minerals to make it resistant to rot and insects.Ī measure used to price exotic and other woods not milled to standard sizes equal to 144 cubic inches.ĭried to reduce wood's natural moisture and make it lighter and less likely to deform. Lumber and panels made from wood fibers or veneers glued or molded together, as with plywood, medium density fiberboard (MDF), or laminated veneer lumber (LVL). Sizes are nominal sizes - actual dimensions will be smaller ex: 1x4. Lumber thicker than 5 inches (nominal dimension). Sizes: 1x4, 1圆, 1x8, 1x10, 1x12 Lengths: Range from 4 - 20 Let Sold By: Linear. Lumber thinner than 2 inches (nominal dimension). However, some limit use of the term "dimension lumber" to wood between 2 and 5 inches thick (nominally) and use "dimensional lumber" to distinguish solid wood from engineered lumber. "Dimension" and "dimensional" are often interchangeable. Quality fences and decks demand materials that are beautiful and long lasting. x 96 in.) Redwood is the natural choice for fences, Redwood is the natural choice for fences, decks and many other outdoor projects.
(aka dimension lumber) Wood cut into standard sizes, such as 2x4, 1圆, etc. Redwood B Grade Heart Board (Common: 5/8 in. A 2x4 is about 11?2 inches by 31?2 inches. Lumber's exact size, always smaller than nominal. Nominal dimension is an artifact that no longer equals actual dimension. Hardwood dimensions give only thickness, expressed as a fraction over 4, as in 4/4 ("four-quarter") for 1 inch, or 12/4 for 3 inches. Softwood dimensions give thickness and width, as in 2x4 ("two-by-four") or 1x8. The term can deceive: The relative hardness of some softwoods is more than some hardwoods. Used for finish work, such as flooring, cabinetry, and moldings. Wood from deciduous trees, such as oak, birch, and maple. Wood from conifers, such as pine, spruce, and fir.
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