Re: Air drying lumber properly

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:08:16 GMT, jj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (JJ) wrote:

For 8ft long lumber, how many supports should one use when air
drying?

I bought a dozen 2x12 x 8ft boards at the local big box store.
Geez talk about mediocre wood. Most were pretty damp and I am
hoping it was because they got rained on.

I "borrowed" the lath strips that got exposed as I picked through
the pile. I have eight strips that run almost the full width and
laid those down on the garage floor - a bit over a foot apart.

I'm thinking I will sacrifice some free yard sticks and add those
to the pile.

I wouldn't sticker dimensional softwood. I recommend installing it
before it can dry and warp. Keep it wet until then. If it were
properly kiln dried, the moisture won't hurt it, but not much lumber
today is properly kiln dried.

It's even more critical with pressure treated wood. I lost many a
4x4 before learning that, and one of the uprights on my carport has
a 1" twist in it.

Kiln dryings not the problem , if your lumber yards are like many in
the uk , kiln dried / air dried lumber turns up , unloaded and left
outside without any form of protection from the weather so it gets
soaking wet when it rains , baked when the suns out and generally
thrown around by half wit yard staff and customers

.

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