Answer by Lorenzo for What are framing dimensions like in the metric world?
Nobody uses fractions in the USA for small measurements, either. Typical machinist measurements are in thousandths or ten thousandths of an inch. )Engineers and surveyors often use feet and tenth of a...
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The Canadian building industry is almost entirely homogenized with the US building industry. We use the same products so we use the same labels. Everyone here knows that a 2x4 isn't really 2"x4". 1/2"...
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The following information is from Norway, but I would expect that the same dimensions are used elsewhere in Europe. The system used there parallels what we have here in the U.S., but the actual...
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I'm from all metric country, but lot of stuff in constructing busyness are in "cols" that is inches. Again things like 2" or 4" are around 5cm and 10cm, so it's all round numbers.
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In Canada, while officially we are metric, all the construction work I've been around is done almost entirely in imperial. Everything comes in the same dimensions, and is referred to in feet and...
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Depends on the country. Most English-speaking countries use imperial system, but convert all the dimensions into m/cm/mm and kg. For example, this is a 2x4However, it's usually not an issue outside of...
View ArticleAnswer by Mark Henderson for What are framing dimensions like in the metric...
(Un)fortuantely in Australia the dimensions are exactly the same. Which always throws me when I measure in MM and I go to the hardware store and they start talking in feet and inches.It also answers...
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I was always curious about this. In the states we have:Lumber - Comes most commonly in 2 inch (2x4,6,8,10,12,16) and 4 inch (4x4,4x6) varieties. Plywood - Almost always 4x8 feet Drywall/Plasterboard -...
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