Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory?

Posted by Ralphwd45 on February 07, 2013 at 22:40:44 from (66.243.213.196):

I wanted to put a new roof on one of my old hogsheds. It is 14x14, open on the front, and doesnt have much pitch, maybe 12" in 14'The old rolled roofing had blown off last winter, and exposed the OSB sheeting. The sheeting has deterioated from the rains, and swollen. ANYWAY- I went to my local lumberyard this morning, to buy materials.I asked for 1/2" OSB for sheeting, and was told that 7/16", was what had replaced 1/2" CDX, as sheeting, and that they didn't carry 1/2" OSB.I asked their price on 1/2" CDX, and it was only $2.00 a sheet higher, so I asked for 8 sheets of 1/2'CDX. I told the guy that I wanted 5 lb's of #8 common nails. He went to his bulk lazy susan bins, and started filling a paper sack, I had drifted along behind him, and saw what looked to me like #6 nails being put in the sack.I stopped him and repeated that I wanted #8's. He said that was what he was putting in the bag. (I am not going to repeat our arguing here) but I showed him the diameter of a #6 and the diameter of his suposedly #8's were the same size visually, only the length was longer. I then pointed to the size nail that I wanted, and he called it #12. It was the proper looking diameter, but was about 1/2' longer than I liked.I settled for # 12's, and took my materials and left pizzed. 2"x6"x14' runs 1 1/2"x5 1/2"x 14' long. OSB sheeting is 1/16" under 1/2", and now the diameter of nails has shrunk, OR is it just me!

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• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? MSD 08:48:09 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? JayinNY 08:32:25 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? redtom 07:45:33 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Colin Costine 06:37:19 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? casenut1 06:23:27 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? greygoat 06:19:47 02/08/13 (2)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Pops1532 13:26:20 02/08/13 (0)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Mike (WA) 09:31:38 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Pops1532 05:02:41 02/08/13 (1)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Nebraska Cowman 05:38:20 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? BIG RUH 04:57:01 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Dieselrider 04:52:41 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? D Slater 04:47:03 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? ken combs 04:42:35 02/08/13 (1)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? WGWKy2 07:48:01 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Nebraska Cowman 04:40:15 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? rick165 03:55:26 02/08/13 (1)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Bob Bancroft 04:18:31 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? VernMI 02:45:13 02/08/13 (2)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? JRSutton 04:45:01 02/08/13 (0)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? MarkB_MI 03:11:46 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? MarkB_MI 02:35:59 02/08/13 (0)
• Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? FBH44 01:57:43 02/08/13 (1)
  • Re: Is everything getting smaller? or is it poor memory? Fixerupper 03:59:21 02/08/13 (0)

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