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warping pressure treated wood homer2654 08-06-2006
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Posted by homer2654 on August 6, 2006, 3:26 pm
Thanks for the replies. You can return warped wood to Home Depot?


homer2654 wrote:
> OK, I just built a fence out of pressure treated wood (the crap from
> Home Depot which is not redried) a couple of weeks ago. It's an infill
> type fence using the rough hewn dog-eared slats cut to about 5-6 feet
> long held in only at the top and bottom, no middle cross beam. Anyway,
> within several days huge gaps developed between the slats, presumably
> as they dried. I can deal with that. What I can't deal with is warping
> and twisting, which has also happened.
>
> My questions to you guys with pressure treated wood experience:
>
>
> 1. Can I avoid shrinkage, warping, and twisting if I use special
> pressure treated + redried wood and immediately stain it, or does
> redried wood also shrink and warp to some extent?
>
>
> 2. Will I avoid shrinkage, warping, and twisting if I use the non
> re-dried wood from HD and immediately seal it (even though it's wet)
> with sealers approved for immediate sealing, like Wolman's "raincoat?",
>
> or will it still shrink etc?
>
>
> Thanks in advance


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Posted by HeyBub on August 6, 2006, 5:48 pm
homer2654 wrote:
> Thanks for the replies. You can return warped wood to Home Depot?
>

You bet. Often people get more (in this case, pickets) than they need for a
project. They return the residual.

There's a few things for which HD won't take back the excess: paint is one.



Posted by on August 6, 2006, 7:01 pm
Why did you let it get rained on? If you had built the fence indoors
this would not have happened.

Seriously, you got wet wood from HD, when it drys, it warps. This is
common with PT wood.

I'd tear it down, take it all back and demand a refund. Unfortunately
your labor is a loss unless you take this to small claims court, and
then you may not win.

Now that you know what kind of junk HD sells, dont shop there anymore.

Mark


wrote:

>OK, I just built a fence out of pressure treated wood (the crap from
>Home Depot which is not redried) a couple of weeks ago. It's an infill
>type fence using the rough hewn dog-eared slats cut to about 5-6 feet
>long held in only at the top and bottom, no middle cross beam. Anyway,
>within several days huge gaps developed between the slats, presumably
>as they dried. I can deal with that. What I can't deal with is warping
>and twisting, which has also happened.
>
>My questions to you guys with pressure treated wood experience:
>
>
>1. Can I avoid shrinkage, warping, and twisting if I use special
>pressure treated + redried wood and immediately stain it, or does
>redried wood also shrink and warp to some extent?
>
>
>2. Will I avoid shrinkage, warping, and twisting if I use the non
>re-dried wood from HD and immediately seal it (even though it's wet)
>with sealers approved for immediate sealing, like Wolman's "raincoat?",
>
>or will it still shrink etc?
>
>
>Thanks in advance


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