On 2/8/2015 11:28 AM, John McCoy wrote:
Greg Guarino wrote in
:

And another: How "deep" does the pressure treating go?

Somewhere I have read that it's less than 1/2 an inch.

BTW, on the subject of dimensional lumber variations, the one
that annoys the hell out of me is the recent appearance of
short 2x4s. I presume the idea is to save having to cut the
ends off when framing an 8' wall, but Home Despot/Lowes
rarely clearly mark the bin with the short ones, and it's
too easy to pick them up by mistake.

John



Don't confuse common length 2x4's, 6'8'10'12' etc with "Studs". Studs
are shy of 8' to compensate for the sole/bottom plate, top plates, and
less the ceiling sheet rock so that wall sheetrock will cover the wall.
This is not a new thing, they have been around for decades.
I will say however that probably more often than not some shopper has
loaded up a cart of studs, found the 8' 2x's and mixed the studs in with
the rest.
Typically all you have to do is steer clear of the bright colored studs
or those marked on their sides or label with "stud", if you want 8'