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treated lumber

stevie

08-25-2005

siralfred

Duane Bozarth

Duane Bozarth

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Posted by stevie on August 25, 2005, 12:24 pm

Am I going nuts or is am I getting bad treated lumber? It seems that much
of the lumber that I have purchased lately (which is not a lot) warps more
easily than it used to. I purchased lumber from several different sources
(Lowes, Home Depot), but the wood still seems to warp.

What should I be looking for when I purchase treated lumber?

Thanks.

Posted by siralfred on August 25, 2005, 11:36 am

Yep, the box stores rarely have dry PT. Sometimes it's so fresh that
it feels moist to touch and has noticable extra weight. Try a
lumberyard and look for the stuff that's been there for a while. If
it's dry and the color has lightened a bit, and the boards/studs are
still straight you're in business.

Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 25, 2005, 12:39 pm

stevie wrote:

> Am I going nuts or is am I getting bad treated lumber? It seems that much

> of the lumber that I have purchased lately (which is not a lot) warps more

> easily than it used to. I purchased lumber from several different sources

> (Lowes, Home Depot), but the wood still seems to warp.

> What should I be looking for when I purchase treated lumber?

Tieing it down ASAP...I don't think treated is much worse than it has
ever been. There is a grade that is dried somewhat as opposed to not,
but it is <much> more expensive and almost never found at the Box
Store...

Posted by Duane Bozarth on August 25, 2005, 4:33 pm

Duane Bozarth wrote:

...

> ...I don't think treated is much worse than it has ever been. ...

That for moisture/warping...it, like other framing lumber has gotten
much worse on the average for wane, knots, splits, undersized, etc., ...

Posted by badgolferman on August 25, 2005, 1:45 pm

> Am I going nuts or is am I getting bad treated lumber? It seems that

> much of the lumber that I have purchased lately (which is not a lot)

> warps more easily than it used to. I purchased lumber from several

> different sources (Lowes, Home Depot), but the wood still seems to

> warp.

> What should I be looking for when I purchase treated lumber?

> Thanks.

You should be looking for a lumber yard. You can buy small amounts if
you wish.

--
"I miss. I miss. I miss. I make." -- Seve Ballesteros describing his
four-putt at Augusta's No. 16 in 1988.

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