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Wall construction - 1xN or 2xN?
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Sun, 13 May 2001 05:03:20 GMT
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I'm curious what other builders use to build their walls, 1xN's or 2xN's?
When I was a kid, I used 2x's for my walls. After my dark ages, I used
1x's, primarily because of cost. You get more linear studs of wall per
dollar. All of the windows and doors I owned were only 1x thick. Recently,
I've acquired some older door and window frames that are 2x thick, so I'm
thinking about doing some building with 2x thick walls.
I've never really noticed much limitation because of the 1x walls, but most
of what I've built so far has been pretty small scale: two stories at most,
little interior detail, etc.
What are some of the pros and cons of the different methods? Sorry if this
is a FAQ. I did some searching, and could only find side comments in other
conversations.
Thanks,
David
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| I say that it also depends a lot on the building, in some cases 2x is the solition, other times 1x. Larger / taller buildings might been better in 2x to carry more and makes them more stable. David Lewis <dlewis@seanet.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.build)
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| (...) A 2x wall built from two layers of 1x's allows you to have different colors on the inside and outside, and allows you to block light coming through cracks by staggering the layers. The layers tend to separate on large walls, though, unless you (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.build)
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| David Lewis wrote in message ... (...) 1xn walls give you more space inside for a given size of building, and when you buy buckets/tubs from Lego there are more 1xn's so people often have more of them than 2xn's. 2xn walls are more stable, for large (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.build)
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