Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5
sukhmel@programming.dev 7 months agoMaybe they mill, store, and sell under the same moisture conditions?
Also, how big is the difference in size and moisture for the same piece of wood? I would expect that moisture is usually not higher than 90% and not lower than 10% or something like that, but don’t know how it really is
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Once it leaves the mill they go to various stores and regions with different conditions.
Once I buy it at the store and take it the site, it’s now different from the store. You should acclimate all lumber for 48 hours before using it as well, this is so the wood doesn’t swell to shrink more after installing it.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
A yellow pine 2x10 might move a tenth of an inch, not a full inch.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 months ago
These were bought at the same time and are both 2x10 installed a couple days ago.
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Over 3/8 of an inch and they both still need to dry.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I think if I was you I’d go have a talk with your sawyer, talk about “man if I wanted my wood this wet I wouldn’t have broken up with Meagan. Is your kiln in working order?”
sukhmel@programming.dev 7 months ago
So, more than 10% difference, that’s enough to be a problem, indeed