not_another_drummer t1_j9dch3q wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:18 AM

Reply to comment by twowheeltech in How do I find these g-d studs?? by WaterChestnutII

16" on center might not have been code in that area back in 1939 when lumber was rough cut 2" by 4" . Also, I expect some of the house may have settled in the last 83 years.

gadget73 t1_j9dhix7 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:57 AM

have seen things that I'm pretty sure were spaced based on the hammer length. All evenly spaced, just at no interval that made any sense.

not_another_drummer t1_j9rq81l wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:10 AM

Yes, I've seen framing done by hammer length. Those were different times.

WestWoodworks t1_j9dj7ry wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:11 AM

There really wasn’t any sort of cohesive code requirement of any sort until 1950. What we (at least in the US) refer to as the International Building Code wasn’t even established until 2000.

It’s been pretty much a piecemeal endeavor since Ye Olden Time.

~EDIT~ Fat finger number correction.

LiveStalk t1_j9do1u1 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:51 AM

IBC was 2000, UBC was 1927.

WestWoodworks t1_j9dwi8f wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:10 AM

UBC was indeed initiated in 1927, but was only really used in the western United States. It was based in California, if memory serves.

The first national level building code was formed by BOCA (Building Office and Code Administration). The compiled code was first released in 1950, a full 35 years after the inception of the organization.

There are numerous state and regional codes that predate all of the aforementioned, of course.

But the first cohesive compilation of truly national code requirements was indeed in 1950.

WestWoodworks t1_j9dvsd9 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Oops. Fat fingered it. 2000 for IBC is correct. Solid catch.