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The lumber change that happened quietly — and why old-school builders are still talking about it
The board you buy today is smaller than the one it replaced — by design.
Hard times indeed must have fallen upon the lawyers of the American mid-west, for news reaches us of a possible class-action lawsuit filed in Chicago that stretches the bounds of what people in more ...
Modern 2x4 lumber actually measures 1.5 by 3.5 inches, a standard formalized in 1964 after post‑WWII milling changes reduced dimensions. While most buyers accept the nominal sizing, veteran builders ...
CHICAGO - Home Depot and Menards are each facing a possible class-action suit over claims they deceived lumber buyers on board sizes. The plaintiffs are seeking more than $5 million, saying they were ...
Menards and Home Depot stand accused of deceiving the lumber-buying public, specifically, buyers of 4x4 boards, the big brother to the ubiquitous 2x4. The alleged deception: The retailers market and ...
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