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Board feet is the unit measure of rough lumber.
Linear feet is the unit measure of S4S lumber. (smooth 4 sides)
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How do you convert board feet to lineal feet?
You can't without the width and thickness of the item - board feet is a volume measurement, linear feet is a linear measurement. 12 board feet are one cubic foot.
How many linear feet is 200ft?
There is no difference. 200 ft IS 200 linear feet.
What is the board feet if you have 9813.30 linear meters?
Answer: 9,813.30 m = 32,195.866 feet.
How do you figure linear feet in a room that is 25 feet by 25 feet?
That depends on how wide your board is. A six inch wide board will need 25 x 25 x 2 (1250) linear feet to cover the area. A three inch wide board will need 25 x 25 x 4 (2500) linear feet to cover the area.
What is the difference between Lineal Foot and Linear foot?
Lineal foot can be measured on the ground. It is related to an actual measurement. Linear foot is a distance not necessarily measured along the ground. Also linear foot can refer to board feet.
How do you figure out linear board feet?
if the board is 8 inches width by 8 foot long by 2 inches thick at $5.50 per linear board what is the price per board?
What is conversion board feet to square feet or square feet to board feet?
you can't straight convert a linear measure to an area measure... missing info. If the board is 12" wide, then the ratio is one to one. if the board is 6" wide, the linear footage needed would be double. It's a simple ratio. width of board in inches/12 * length in feet = square feet. length in feet = square feet * 12 / width
Are board feet and linear feet answers the same?
No they are differant units of measurement. Board feet, is actually a measurement of volume. 1 board foot is the volume of a board 12" wide by 1" thick by 1 foot long. So to calculate board foot you would also need to know the thickness. Whereas linear feet is a measurement of length, equal to 12 inches, in this case. You can also have linear inches, yards, furlongs, etc.
How many square feet is one linear feet?
Square feet measure area and linear feet measure length. If a board is one (linear) foot long, that does not tell you how much area it covers, unless you also know the width.
What is does linear footage mean?
Linear footage as referred to in wood or lumber is the length as you see it.For instance a 2 x 4 x 8, is 8 feet long. - In theoretical board feet this is actually 5.333 board feet or practically, 5.0 board feet. ( because a 2x4 is not really that dimension, but 1.5x3.5. )
How many lin ft in a 1in x6 in -12 ft?
linear feet is exactly what it sounds like... the length of the board, 12 feet. board feet is based on a board 1x12 by I ft, so this would be 6 board feet because it is 1/2 the with for calculating board feet.
What is the difference between linear feet and inches?
A linear foot is 12 times greater than one linear inch.
