Materials

Lumber

Lumber Sizes

Lumber Sizes

Material

Part

Nominal Size

Actual Size

Available Length

Notes

3/4”

1 11/16" x 1 11/16"

1 11/16" x 3 3/4"

1 11/16" x 5 3/4"

1 11/16" x 7 7/8"

1 11/16" x 9 3/4"

1 11/16" x 11 3/4"

3" x 7 7/8"

3" x 9 7/8"

3" x 11 3/4"

Sizes bigger than 4x10 are very expensive

4" x 4"

6" x 6"

8" x 8"

Sizes bigger than 8x8x10 are very expensive

10" x 10"

Sizes bigger than 8x8x10 are very expensive

3/4”

1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

1 1/2" x 5 1/2"

1 1/2" x 7 1/4"

1 1/2" x 9 1/4"

1 1/2" x 11 1/4"

2 1/2" x 7 1/4"

2 1/2 x 9 1/4"

2 1/2" x 11 1/4"

3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

7 1/4" x 7 1/4"

9 1/4" x 9 1/4"

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Zip Board

7/16” Thick

LVL

The most common thickness of LVL is (1-3/4 in), from which wider beams can be easily constructed by fastening multiple LVL plies together on site.

For Take Off purposes round up to the closest 2’ increment

Expensive Cedar Timbers

Avoid using large cedar timbers if not necessary.

Sizes bigger than 4x10 or 8x8x10 are very expensive

Round Lumber

Use the following assumption if we order from the same place we purchased lumber for Conrad

Lumber quality is very good. Therefore you don’t have to factor more than an inch or so for bad ends

Round up to the closest foot, even odd lengths like 9’. For example if the component is 8’-11”, order a 9’-0” timber

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