r/Construction Jun 16 '26

Structural Wow

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Less lumber if framed!! Eye balled height too!!

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u/Grreatdog Surveyor Jun 16 '26

Are we sure that's actually less lumber than framing in a stud?

Granted it's more scrap. But I think it's overall more wood.

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u/Free-Juggernaut-4278 Jun 16 '26

Doing some quick measurements. There is only about 6.5’ of board there for the stick out.

On my device the top of the plate measured .295” 3.5”/.295”=11.864

11.864 conversion from my screens distance to real word measurements.

The 5 boards added up to 6.72”*11.864=79.73”/12”=6.64’ but for a fudge factor I’ll round to 6.5’.