Nov 20, 2004 · Building Question: Wood vs. Metal Wall Studs General Questions

Sep 7, 2003 · I have a dart board in a cabinet that I want to mount on a wall that’s made of drywall. I’m worried about the wall not being able to support it very well due to the weight of it. I also wish to put something else behind that as a border (cork perhaps?) to protect the rest of the wall from holes. Does anyone have any experience/recommendations of the best way to …

May 18, 2007 · Your typical residential house in the United States has frame made 2x4 and other size beams of wood. I was wondering how long the typical stick-built home built to US codes will last. The exterior will depend on the exact materials as well as the local weather, of course. How long will it be before the frame itself starts to deteriorate, or …

Jan 17, 2008 · Theres a new residential housing complex under construction near me; a series of buildings containing about 250 units. They are five storeys tall, and they’re framed with freaking 2 x 4s! I can’t get close enough to check with a tape measure, but they appear to be on 12" centers, with prefab trusses for joists, and trusses in place of …

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Mar 8, 2010 · I’ve always wondered how lumber is dimensioned in the metric world. plywood is 4 x 8 feet and typically 5/8 or 3/4 inch thick. lumber 2 x 4, 2 x 6, 2 x 8, or 2 x 10 studs are framed on 16 inch centers If I went to England, France or other metric countries what’s available in …

Mar 7, 2012 · Inside or out, serious loads call for locating a stud. And yes, failure to guess where the pipes and wires are can lead to comic videos. Vertically they tend to be in between studs. When possible, horizontal runs are in the attic or below the floor. Under kitchen and bath windows are likely spots. I think code calls for metal plates to protect ...

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3 days ago · This new group had long hair and wore heavy metal oriented t-shirts, jeans with holes, and jean jackets with Iron Maiden Eddie patches. I had only been exposed to classsic rock until then so when I started hanging out with these guys and experiencing pot, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC et all it was an entirely new and quite interesting ...

Sep 29, 2013 · I’d like to learn how make cast metal figurines. What would be a safe and cheap material for a beginner ...