If you find reading plans and wood board sizes confusing or have trouble identifying the exact dimensions of wood at a lumberyard or home center, read on. Most lumber is sold in “nominal” (in name ...

Talk to any contractor or carpenter — or most people who are reasonably familiar with home construction and repair — and they’ll tell you that a “4×4” piece of lumber is not actually four inches by ...

These are confusing terms, as they really don’t refer to the actual hardness of the wood. Balsa, for example, is a hardwood, but you could practically cut it with your fingernail. The term “hardwood” ...

The Home Depot isn't cutting corners with its lumber dimensions. That's the ruling from a federal judge in Chicago, who dismissed a lawsuit accusing the Atlanta-based home retail giant of deceiving ...