i’m building a 16×20 shed…my walls are going to be 10 feet high…when making the wall frames, do i cut my studs so that when the two top plates, the bottom plate and studs are nailed together they equal 10 foot or is it just the bottom plate , top plate and stud? i don’t want to waste any material, so my measurments have to be spot on. thanks
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the bottom 2 ft is going to be pressure treated plywood with a 4x8 sheet osb above that.
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If your inside finished dimension is critical, then do the math including floor, ceiling, etc finishes and cut the studs accordingly. They don't come usually 120" in length uniformly so you're going to have to cut them anyway.
if ext. material use is the question, then the same goes. Layout the details on paper and figure the best use of your material. Sheet goods come 48" x whatever length available for that specific product. On the outside you have things like soffit returns, frieze, etc that subtract from overall length.
If you want to limit cutting of ext. sheathing etc, then spend the time to figure a cut list in advance.
The exterior and interior finished dimensions are never equal, which further clouds the issue. And one more thing, is this shed on slab or what?
"10' " Studs.
You should be able to buy studs at 116 5/8" or something like that.