two-by-four
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If you’re on a slight hill, install temporary legs to make the top of the two-by-four box level and in position where your deck will eventually be.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
U.S. homes are often framed with two-by-four construction, and they need lighter windows than heavier-built European homes.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 21, 2022
There, Ida had pulled large trees from their roots, embedded a two-by-four into the side of the building and shattered the top windows over the church’s vestibule, leaving behind a headless stained-glass Last Supper image.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
“I used conventional two-by-four wood construction, which is a game-changer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
Peeling, two-by-four banisters guided you up the outside stairways.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
