minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 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-squareDonkter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoThat’s like half the point of those high-paid engineers, you gotta min-max your material selection.
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 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.
That’s like half the point of those high-paid engineers, you gotta min-max your material selection.
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.