what does lineal feet mean
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If someone said that there was 42 lineal feet of crown moulding then that would mean that there was 42' of crown moulding!
It's the length of the pieces as opposed to the sq ft. of the piece.
You know, like how long it is!
Doug
Edited 3/28/2008 6:37 pm ET by DougU
Ok, so what does 'loonieal feet' mean ?
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Ok, so what does 'loonieal feet' mean ?
Look down at the floor and you'll know!
Doug
Fat lot you know, Eisenstein.Loonieal feet is a canadian measurement based on their two dollar bill.
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Didnt know that - I dont get to Canada as much as I'd like to!
Nor do I.But I get a lot of kanukian tourists down here, looking for some guy named Sasquatch.Seems theres a lot of controversy up there over whether the loonieal foot is based on their two dollar bill, or based on this guy's shoe size.I have no idea why they keep showing up here.Next guy I catch sneaking up on me with a tape measure, why... I'll stomp on him, that's what I'll do !!
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why nut just charge him five loonieals to pose for a photo?
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He doesn't want to pose for a photo.He wants to measure my feet.How am I going to get him to pay for something he doesn't want to do ?What do I look like, P.T.Barnum ?
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Oh, wait !!I can get him to pay me 5 loonieals to measure my feet !!I gotta go. Be right back !
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Canada doesn't have a two dollar bill. It's a coin. With a loon on it. That's one dollar. Two dollars is a twooney. Or a moony -- the queen with a "bare" behind.
Oh that's just great.Now yer gonna tell me I been conned by weird kanuckians with foot fetishes...
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We don't have two dollar bills- the toonie comes as a coin only.
And as opposed to board-feet.
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I thought board foot was the same as flat foot.
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Board foot is a skin condition surfboarders get.
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I thought that was what Splintergroupie was getting since she can't get up and walk around?
Get a Peach full,easy feelin'.
And bored foot is the condition your foot gets into if you go to sleep with it pinned in an awkward place.
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Per Lineal Ft is the opposite of Board Ft
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Not really opposite, more like a subset thereof
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And is there a difference between lineal and linear?
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Eddie -
The difference is the same as the difference between an "l" and an "r".
And is there a difference between lineal and linear?
Nope
Hey Ed, I never did ask you...Was it your wife or your girlfriend that gave you your nickname ?;o)
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Both, but I'm not telling ..."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
Well Manuel, you can see that a simple into can lead to what this board knows as a highjack.
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Let's say that you are putting up clapboard siding.
Now the siding can be sold in Ln Ft or as Sq Ft of coverage.
but the coverage will depend on what exposure rate you use. At a typical 4" exposure, you will need three lineal feet of the siding to cover one square foot of the wall. If you cramped it down to 3" exposure, you would need four lineal feet of siding to cover one Sq Ft of the wall. Since this can be confusing, the siding is typically sold by the lineal foot.
Coming out of a tree, a board is 1" x 12" and that is bd ft measurment. Board Feet = the number of square feet one inch thick.
A 2x6 = one Bd Ft/ft
A 2 x 12 = two Bd Ft/ft
A 1x6 = 1/2 Bd Ft/ft
But Lineal Feet is simply how long it is. Whether you are buying a 1x2 or a 1x12 or a 1x8 or a 4x4, how long the board is gives you the lineal feet.
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From Wikipedia
"In measurement, the term "linear foot" refers to the number of feet in a straight line of material (such as lumber or fabric) generally without regard to the width. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "lineal feet"; however, "lineal" is typically reserved for usage when referring to ancestry or heredity. [1] The words "linear"[2] & "lineal" [3] both descend from the same root meaning, the Latin word for line, which is "linea"."
I've always used to term Linial. Thats what I was taught, that's what I call it. I was corrected by a guy a year ago and have had a bit of trouble feeling comfortable with the "proper" term.
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"It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "lineal feet"; however, "lineal" is typically reserved for usage when referring to ancestry or heredity."Ok, so next yer gonna tell me there is some vault out there in mormon-land that has a record of my great great great great gramma's shoe size ???
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I never trust Wiki much.Too many Cliff Clavens contributing to the knowledge base.My dictionary defines both terms as having to do with descendency and neither in terms of measurements
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But you gotta look up the suffixes -al and -ar. Both are middle english derivations of the latin suffix -alis, which means of, relating to. In middle english common usage, they both still meant of, relating to; but -al implied characterized by, whereas -ar meant being. So the implication is that lineal is possessing the character of a line, and linear is of a line.
cliffy
but what does heighth mean?
So lineal footage is possessed?
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It has character?
Hey- people say that about me. Oh, no, they say I am a character.
k
"Lineal" is a term that carpenters often confuse with "linear" which means in a straight line.
"Lineal" most commonly means in a direct family line.
So lineal feet means you've got your mother's feet.
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And she wants them back.She hasn't even worn in her new combat boots yet !
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Poor Manuel -- he asks a perfectly reasonable question and gets nothing but wise-arsed answers.
Well at least this isn't one of those sites where he would have been told that it was too dangerous for him to be using lineal feet -- that he should leave that to the professionals.
What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite. --Bertrand Russell
At least he asked a complete question ... not like the 6 can light discussion."Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt