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Can we talk about dimensioning to the center of a wall?
I keep seeing prints from other shops where they dimension to the face of a stud. Did a remodel in Tampa last month and the framers were off by a full inch on every interior wall. It matters because everything from cabinets to plumbing stacks gets thrown off. I was taught to always dimension to the centerline, that way the framing crew can adjust for plate thickness. My old boss called it 'the only way that doesn't create a domino effect of errors'. Anyone else run into this on commercial jobs, or is it just a residential thing?
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olivers283mo ago
Centerline's the only way to avoid the mess @daniel552 mentioned.
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spencer_moore391mo ago
Man, I used to be a hardcore face-of-stud guy. Thought centerline was some over-engineered headache for guys who couldn't read a tape. But after a kitchen remodel where the cabinet guys had to shim everything a half inch because the wall layout didn't match the plans, I came around. That domino effect your old boss mentioned is real, especially once you get past the framing stage and into finishes. Now I dimension to centerline on everything but as-builts, and it's saved me a ton of callbacks.
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