WestonP
WestonP t1_j153xs2 wrote
Reply to comment by Whatwhenwherehi in I built a shed this summer by JohnVerSteeg
> Perfect square doesn't happen.
This. Whenever I'm feeling like my own work isn't as perfect as I'd like, I go look at the sheds on display at Home Depot or Lowes, or look at the framing of a professionally-built new construction home... it's all way worse than what I did for my shed/workshop!
Caulk, trim, and drywall will cover up a heck of a lot, and professionally-built structures rely on this fact quite a bit as well.
Working with lumber is an imperfect endeavor anyway... Despite my best attempts to get pieces that are actually straight and not full of moisture ("KD" stamp doesn't seem to mean much these days), I've had a lot warp/twist/shrink by the time I get it cut and assembled. All within a usable tolerance though. I see the same or worse in other structures I look at.
WestonP t1_j1531nc wrote
Reply to I built a shed this summer by JohnVerSteeg
Very nice. Concrete pad and all! And here I am just on pressure-treated skids over gravel.
WestonP t1_j6gng72 wrote
Reply to Is it okay to cut out a small section of a drywall stud? by Wolferesque
Maybe I'm seeing an optical illusion here, but sure looks like that 2x4 is rotated 90 degrees from how you'd normally have a stud oriented. And is it even a 2x4? Might be a 2x3.
Only time I've intentionally framed one rotated that way for anything structural was in a corner. Otherwise, it might only be serving to hold drywall, so if that's the case, there shouldn't be much worry in hacking it up a bit.