If you find reading plans and wood board sizes confusing or have trouble identifying the exact dimensions of wood at a lumberyard or home center, read on. Most lumber is sold in “nominal” (in ...

"They're not quoting the job lower because the dimensional-lumber price is lower," Jalbert said. "They quote a job because they look at what people's income is at and they look at what home prices ...

Once inside, workers used large machines to cut the logs into dimensional lumber, for export. Jack Singh, who later became a longshoreman, worked the green chain at Fraser Mills.