Comments on: Lumber Dimensions http://www.lumbertalk.com/2008/02/15/lumber-dimensions/ Professional-Level Information for Designers and Users of Wood Projects Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Marvin Mintz http://www.lumbertalk.com/2008/02/15/lumber-dimensions/#comment-19 Marvin Mintz Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:16:41 +0000 http://www.lumbertalk.com/2008/02/15/lumber-dimensions/#comment-19 what would be the nominal size of 8x8, I am building on the river and the company doing the no-rise certoficate asked "what is the nominal size of the timber piles for the dock and the house we are using 8x8 on the house and the dock except for tthe two pieces hold the floating dock what does he mean? what would be the nominal size of 8×8, I am building on the river and the company doing the no-rise certoficate asked “what is the nominal size of the timber piles for the dock and the house we are using 8×8 on the house and the dock except for tthe two pieces hold the floating dock what does he mean?

]]> By: Chris http://www.lumbertalk.com/2008/02/15/lumber-dimensions/#comment-20 Chris Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:15:41 +0000 http://www.lumbertalk.com/2008/02/15/lumber-dimensions/#comment-20 Marvin, I am not sure they asked you the right question but big timbers like 8x8's usually come in full-rough dimensions. So, an 8x8 is usually actually 8" by 8". It is the milling process that makes the actual dimensions of a board smaller but big timbers typically retain their full size. However, if you are using S4S (smooth 4 sides) and the timbers were planed, they are probably something more like 7.5" by 7.5". Thanks for visiting Lumber Talk! Chris Marvin,

I am not sure they asked you the right question but big timbers like 8×8’s usually come in full-rough dimensions.

So, an 8×8 is usually actually 8″ by 8″. It is the milling process that makes the actual dimensions of a board smaller but big timbers typically retain their full size.

However, if you are using S4S (smooth 4 sides) and the timbers were planed, they are probably something more like 7.5″ by 7.5″.

Thanks for visiting Lumber Talk!

Chris

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