@homeloveconstruction: Construction measurements are fun because sometimes: A 2x4 is not 2 inches by 4 inches. 😂 And apparently it wasn’t always the SAME not-2-by-4 either. Brad compares the original framing from an 80-to-100-year-old house with modern lumber. Old 2x4: About **1⅝ inches thick**. Modern 2x4: About **1½ inches thick**. That little eighth-inch difference matters when you’re remodeling and trying to make old framing and new framing finish on the same plane. Even modern structural-grade lumber still comes in thinner than what was used in this older house. And no—the old board isn’t necessarily a “true 2x4” either. For that, you’d need to go back another generation or two in construction history. 👀 So when Brad opens an old wall and says: “Nothing in here matches what we buy today…” Sometimes he means that LITERALLY. 😂 For older-home remodeling, structural framing, additions, renovations, and whole-home construction throughout Tampa, Clearwater, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, and Tampa Bay, Home Love Construction knows working on an old home means understanding the materials that were available when it was originally built. #vintage #renovation #tools #didyouknow

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