So, more than 10% difference, that’s enough to be a problem, indeed
Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 month agoOnce 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.
sukhmel@programming.dev 1 month ago
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
A yellow pine 2x10 might move a tenth of an inch, not a full inch.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month 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?”
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 month ago
9-3/8 is spec, the hell you talking about?
You are just off on the amount that the wood can shrink from being rough sawn at 2” to final delivery. If one board came from a mill on a humid area, it would shrink less before milling meaning it will shrink more onsite, if the board comes from an arid region, it’s already shrunk lots before being milled. So won’t continue to shrink more.
This is the reason why you can’t predict the milled measurements and they use nominal sizes….