Thread: Which end of a 2x4 is the top?
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Default Which end of a 2x4 is the top?

wrote:
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

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

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