I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you’d think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.

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    4 months ago

    It’s actually purposely milled to be under the nominal dimension because it’s designed to be 2"x4" once the plywood or sheathing is applied. It’s makes it easier to get walls that are the actual desired thickness.

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      4 months ago

      Factually incorrect; the board is 2 inches by 4 inches (or whatever the marked dimension is) when rough sawn. After kiln drying and milling, it will be 1.5" thick and 3.5" wide. It still took 2 by 4 inches of the tree to make so that’s what you pay for.

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      4 months ago

      This one of those things that sounds correct, but isn’t even remotely true. Like not at all, not even based on anything even.

      Wall finishes varies in thickness wildly, and the milled wood also varies in final dimensions depending on moisture content.