Our new house....

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Nice place. I was a carpenter for several years (still am on weekends and some weeknights). Looks like they are doing a nice job on the framing. So many of those development houses are just thrown together so they can move onto the next one. Doesn't seem to be the case with yours. The right builder makes all the difference.

Having a slab house will actually help with insulation from the floor. No dead space below you.

Good luck with it!

Hey, being a carpenter, have you seen or used 2x4's that look like they are spliced together? The ones they were using were like, 1 foot lengths that looked like there were rabbit jointed together to make a full stud. Is that normal? The builder was saying that they are actually stronger than a regular stud. I wasn't sure if he was blowing smoke up our rears or not.

[Steel2686]

Hey, being a carpenter, have you seen or used 2x4's that look like they are spliced together? The ones they were using were like, 1 foot lengths that looked like there were rabbit jointed together to make a full stud. Is that normal? The builder was saying that they are actually stronger than a regular stud. I wasn't sure if he was blowing smoke up our rears or not.

Laminated studs.

I have a laminated beam going the length of my basement that holds the entire weight of the house. I used to have a metal support pole right in the middle of my family room, but I took it out when I put up the laminated beam.

In short, they work really well. They have pros and cons just like standard douglas fir studs.

The pros are added strength and almost no twisting or crowning. The remain very straight due to fusing smaller lengths together to make one larger length.

The cons are they can be a bit tough to work with at times, especially when you have to make a cut right at one of the joints. That's not an issue for you though!

All in all, they work out real nice.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

Laminated studs.

I have a laminated beam going the length of my basement that holds the entire weight of the house. I used to have a metal support pole right in the middle of my family room, but I took it out when I put up the laminated beam.

In short, they work really well. They have pros and cons just like standard douglas fir studs.

The pros are added strength and almost no twisting or crowning. The remain very straight due to fusing smaller lengths together to make one larger length.

The cons are they can be a bit tough to work with at times, especially when you have to make a cut right at one of the joints. That's not an issue for you though!

All in all, they work out real nice.

Awesome. Thanks for the info!