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pressure treated wood for bottom plate what for studs?

pressure treated wood for bottom plate what for studs?


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Old 04-14-02, 07:01 PM
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pressure treated wood for bottom plate what for studs?

can I just buy the cheapest framming wood or do I need to get a high quality wood? the walls are all non bearing!
 
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Old 04-15-02, 11:04 AM
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I'd use pressure treated wood for the bottom plate.
 
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Old 04-15-02, 04:42 PM
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The wall studs don't need to be knot-free, but the straighter the wood the easier the drywalling will be and the straighter the finished walls. And yes of course use PT for the sole plate if the floor is concrete.

Have you got a source of cheap junky wood?
 
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Old 04-15-02, 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by John Nelson
The wall studs don't need to be knot-free, but the straighter the wood the easier the drywalling will be and the straighter the finished walls. And yes of course use PT for the sole plate if the floor is concrete.

Have you got a source of cheap junky wood?
nah no source of cheap junky wood... but I see in home deopt that that clear pine is like 1.70 and the higher quality is like 3 something.. just wondering if I need to spend 3 something a stud.
 
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Old 04-16-02, 01:32 PM
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I guess it all depends on your budget. The lumber is generally a pretty small percentage of the total budget for a basement finishing project. The more expensive wood is worth it. It is no fun picking through the cheep lumber in search of the ONE straight piece.

Good Luck!
 
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Old 04-16-02, 04:00 PM
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I have spent a lot of time sorting through the studs in the bin for straight ones. I guess it's a hobby now. But be aware that even a straight stud probably won't stay straight for long. Install it as soon as possible after purchase. I would buy 20 or 30 studs at a time and go back for more when I had those up -- I usually needed something else by then anyway. And 20 or 30 straight ones was about as many as I could find in one bin anyway.
 
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Old 04-17-02, 08:03 AM
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Or you can do like a lot of us have done and use steel. Never have to pick through a bin to find straight ones, plus I can carry 20 of them at a time...
 
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Old 04-17-02, 10:40 AM
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Steel is cheaper than wood too! Or it was the last time I checked.

A word of warning: I built a steel stud wall in my basement and I never heard the end of it from my wife. She couldn't pound nails into the steel studs

Bruce
 
 

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