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writetoAndrew t1_ixuq6g6 wrote

i think older homes typically have smaller spaces? i thought building codes were relaxed to allow bigger spaces between studs? am i getting that backwards?

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Malvania t1_ixurm5p wrote

I could well be getting it backwards. I was thinking that there wasn't so much standardization 50-100 years ago and that 20-24 inches were more common, but that could be my area or just one of those things that you hear so much that you think is true.

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writetoAndrew t1_ixxfskn wrote

I wasn't even thinking for houses that old. You may be right.

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