1. Home & Garden

Discuss in my forum

On-Center

By , About.com Guide

On-CenterPhoto © Lee Wallender, licensed to About.com
Definition: A commonly-used phrase referring to the distance between studs in the walls or joists in the floors. On-center means that the distance is measured from the center of one stud to the center of the adjacent stud.

Photo shows studs positioned sixteen inches on-center in the wall of a house under renovation.

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.