I just bought a bunch of 2x4s to build a partition wall in the basement around our washer and dryer. I was ready to start building the wall when I realized that Home Depot forgot to label the 2x4s so I know which end is the top and which is the bottom. It figures Home Depot would forget to put the "top" arrow on them. I thought I'd save a few bucks going to Home Depot, but next time I'll go to a real lumber store.
Jerry
Take each 2x4 and stand it on end. The end on the floor is the bottom. The HD people should have given you a copy of the instruction sheet that is supposed to be handed out. BTW, if you need to shorten them, only the bottom end should be cut off. Also are you sure you got "vertical" 2x4s, the horizontals are different !
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LOL... nicely done Reed.
I knew someone would find the right way to respond.
-- Todd H.
I didn't know there was a difference? Is it because of the grain or soemthing?
No, it's called trolling. You missed it.
Nah, there isn't a difference. The original post was a bullshit troll.
-- Todd H.
doh. I thought it had something to do with the grain of the wood, or the bark side or soemthing. show's how much I know about wood, I was starting to feel kinda bad after helping a buddy with his basement and building a few non-load walls myself, thought I had royally screwed up.
thx
That's what you say.
Ever seen a tree growing upside-down?
Yes! The African Baobob Tree
LMAO...
aA couple of roofers are up on a side of a roof nailing on shingles.
As one is working, he pulls a nail out of the bag, looks at it, and hammers it in. Then he pulls another nail from the bag, looks at it, and throws it away. He looks at the next one and hammers it in.
After a few minutes of this, the other roofer asks, "Why are you throwing out all those nails?"
He replies, "They put the head on the wrong end!"
"You idiot, those are for the other side of the roof!"
heh... that's a good point. I suppose if you really wanted to know which was the top, you'd look at growth ring spacing.
-- Ever seen a tree growing upside-down?
- Yes! The African Baobob Tree -
Don't think much of their nails either. Every other one or so, that I pick up has the head on the wrong end. Fortunate for me my carpenter uncle informed me that those odd nails are for the other side of the house. Tommy
It works just like books on a shelf, tilt your head to the right and if the printing down the edge reads the right way, then you have the stud right side up. That is if you are in the northern hemisphere. If you are in the southern hemisphere then it is the other way around.
Ken
It works just like books on a shelf, tilt your head to the right and if the printing down the edge reads the right way, then you have the stud right side up. That is if you are in the northern hemisphere. If you are in the southern hemisphere then it is the other way around.
Ken
Doesn't it look like a tree with the root structure reaching skyward? The folks in Africa seem to think so. I guess you need to do a little more research on the Baobob tree. It's really quite fascinating.
CWM
If you're still not sure, hold the 2x4 horizontally with one hand at what you think is the middle (you may want to hold a nail gun in the other hand). Whichever end hits the floor first is the bottom.
Some of those are mislabeled, and are actually "diagonal" 2x4s. These are more likely to be warped since many Home Depot employees don't know how to store diagonal 2x4s properly.
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