That was one example, you can also strap roofs to install sheet metal cladding. Is that not structural?
I figured if I gave you a real world example you could do a little research of your own.
Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months agoWould you call that a “structural use?”
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No, that’s not structural since the furring strips are not integral to load bearing capacity of the structure.
In your sheet metal example, they are only there for visual reasons - to help keep the roof flat. The roof can be put down without the furring strips. It might bend, but it still function as a roof.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The roof can be put down without the furring strips. It might bend, but it still function as a roof.
What…? Roof trusses go parallel with the length of the cladding panel, you require furring strips on the perpendicular to install them. Just like in a wall with the studs vertical, you need horizontal furring to install them.
Furring strips are not visual lmfao. They are structural components in a lot of assemblies.
OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Those aren’t furring strips in that photo. That’s dimensional lumber. In this case, those spans are large enough that they require the strength of actual lumber.
DrBob@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Structural use means load bearing. So no.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Furring strips are used in plenty of places, I provide one example where it is used in most residential homes to support drywall.
Is it not structural if it’s holding ceiling drywall…? So why are people still bickering that walls aren’t structural when they still hold drywall up…?
OutsizedWalrus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No, that’s is not structural.
Structural means it’s intended to support and transfer loads in a way that cannot be safely removed.
Since neither the furring strips or drywall are part of a structural requirement, they are not load bearing.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Drywall is structural, when used on block walls it helps provide lateral support.
This is why being pedantic usually backfires.
Drywall is inherently structural.
DrBob@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Furring strips and drywall don’t count as load bearing. Structural means that it carries the weight of the overlying structure. Basically if the building falls down if that element is missing, it’s structural. So staircases for instance are almost never structural. Many interior walls are not load bearing so they can get knocked down without consequence. You can also split a room by building a wall that won’t be load bearing.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Except for the thousands of use cases where they are used for lateral bracing to support the structure….
Like in shear walls… strapped drywall ceilings… load bearing walls….
Yes they can be used non-structurally, I’ve never claimed otherwise, yet you are ignoring the fact that they can, and are used in load bearing structural applications……