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minus-square GreatAlbatross ( @GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ) linkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agoAbsolutely, modern construction is often about not using (/spending) more than the spec requires. Basic wood will be lower grade because it doesn’t need to be. And it will be cheaper because of that. C16/C24 will be stronger and less knotty, and will meet a higher spec, for a price.
minus-square sushibowl ( @sushibowl@feddit.nl ) linkfedilink3•4 months agoAs the old saying goes, any old idiot can make a house that doesn’t fall over. It takes an engineer to make a house that just barely doesn’t fall over.
Absolutely, modern construction is often about not using (/spending) more than the spec requires.
Basic wood will be lower grade because it doesn’t need to be. And it will be cheaper because of that.
C16/C24 will be stronger and less knotty, and will meet a higher spec, for a price.
As the old saying goes, any old idiot can make a house that doesn’t fall over. It takes an engineer to make a house that just barely doesn’t fall over.