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Bob (but not THAT Bob)

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

You're making the rash assumption that these are "vertical" 2x4s, when
in fact they could be horizontals, which are only good for top and
bottom plates.