• GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk
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    8 months ago

    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.

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      8 months ago

      That’s like half the point of those high-paid engineers, you gotta min-max your material selection.

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      8 months ago

      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.