This begs so many Q’s-- how did they stack it that high? Could you actually pull material from the bottom, and due to the way the wood is stacked, the whole thing was as stable as ever? Did major accidents happen with this approach?
I found this small blurb about this. It doesn’t go into safety stuff, but apparently these were stacked by hand using a vertical conveyor to lift the boards.
Interesting, thanks!
Lumber quality compared:
Important to note: you really, seriously, don’t need the extra strength the bottom piece gives. It is simply a complete and utter waste of oldgrowth forrests to strive for that quality. Loadbearing posts and beams are made in quality assured, tested wood.
Often times, like 99% of the time, the dimensions of the wood isn’t determined by the strength required, but rather the insulation thickness required, size of internal installations like HVAC, or soundproofing requirements.
Top one is pine, bottom one looks like oak?
Not even the same timber if so. Pine is softwood Oak is hardwood.
Bottom one is old growth fir.
Thanks for the ID
Yeah and the stuff’s all rated and graded anyways. New growth is perfectly fine to hold up a house, it’s what codes are based on. If a 2x4 isn’t enough, instead of speccing a higher grade that’s more expensive, just use 2x6.
It’s a total non issue, tradesmen know better than to spread this.
Then why do new houses feel like they’re made of sticks and plastic?
