allen levine
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I might have brought this subject up years ago, but I have to ask opinion again.
I received a nice sized lumber order today, with 500 dollar min order required for free delivery from this yard, I saved myself a trip , tolls, and half a day with picking wood
was every board a select board? no, but I know its just take off top of pile when I order, Im willing to live with that, only a few boards were less than what Id take.
my problem was with their count.
lets say I measure a piece of 5/4,
I measure the width, exactly, times the exact length, multiplied by 1.25 then divide by 144.
for an example, lets say I get 6.5 .
today, I noticed my count and the yards count was off on the 5/4 and 4/4 by approx. 3-4 bf each one.
so if a board is 10 and 1/2 wide, do they count that as 11 inches wide, and do they round off 6.5 bf to 7?
that would make up the difference of 3 bf in 50 or 100 bf total.
am I counting wrong if I count 10.5 inches wide as 10.5 inches wide? am I wrong to add 6.5 bf as 6.5 bf and not 7 bf?
I received a nice sized lumber order today, with 500 dollar min order required for free delivery from this yard, I saved myself a trip , tolls, and half a day with picking wood
was every board a select board? no, but I know its just take off top of pile when I order, Im willing to live with that, only a few boards were less than what Id take.
my problem was with their count.
lets say I measure a piece of 5/4,
I measure the width, exactly, times the exact length, multiplied by 1.25 then divide by 144.
for an example, lets say I get 6.5 .
today, I noticed my count and the yards count was off on the 5/4 and 4/4 by approx. 3-4 bf each one.
so if a board is 10 and 1/2 wide, do they count that as 11 inches wide, and do they round off 6.5 bf to 7?
that would make up the difference of 3 bf in 50 or 100 bf total.
am I counting wrong if I count 10.5 inches wide as 10.5 inches wide? am I wrong to add 6.5 bf as 6.5 bf and not 7 bf?