warped lumber at home depot

mtseymourguy wrote: ↑Even if you pick straight pieces they warp in a week. If you build garage with this wet wood how does it turn out?

Won't turn out good.
Can't find any place else that has dry wood?

Home Depot will take back any unused wood, warped or not. If it's just framing it's not the end of the world. No piece of wood that you get a few bucks is going to be perfect, it gets hidden by drywall anyways.

I prefer going to Lowes for longer pieces. Because they aren't as busy, it's not as picked through. Usually, the price is about the same or maybe 50 cents more than HD.

If you go to a busy HD on a weekend, the popular sizes of lumber are very picked through, and most of what's left is the warped pieces. Alternatively, try to go first thing in the morning and if they have re-stocked the previous night, you can pick the better pieces.

fusion2k2k wrote: ↑Home Depot will take back any unused wood, warped or not. If it's just framing it's not the end of the world. No piece of wood that you get a few bucks is going to be perfect, it gets hidden by drywall anyways.

Oh how you are wrong.. If a bowed stud is crowned into the house and the rest of the wall is either straight or crowned out it will show in the drywall. It will leave a hump in the wall and if you were to put let's say a vanity against it or a table you will be screwed as it will show like a mother. Or in a hall way you will also notice it.

But again that's for use inside a house.

If its for a shed/garage and the studs are not THAT bad use them. You can always cut the stud and make it straight if its not a supporting wall. If they all have a slight crown just face them all the same way and build your wall.

If you are building a garage and need over 200pcs of lumber have it ordered and delivered. Normally its better quality. If the lumber is wet dont wait to plywood/drywall it. Longer you wait it will have more chances of bowing.

Mattones wrote: ↑Oh how you are wrong.. If a bowed stud is crowned into the house and the rest of the wall is either straight or crowned out it will show in the drywall. It will leave a hump in the wall and if you were to put let's say a vanity against it or a table you will be screwed as it will show like a mother. Or in a hall way you will also notice it.

But again that's for use inside a house.

If its for a shed/garage and the studs are not THAT bad use them. You can always cut the stud and make it straight if its not a supporting wall. If they all have a slight crown just face them all the same way and build your wall.

If you are building a garage and need over 200pcs of lumber have it ordered and delivered. Normally its better quality. If the lumber is wet dont wait to plywood/drywall it. Longer you wait it will have more chances of bowing.

Sorry I missed the part about installing all of the crowns the same way. Obviously a hugely bowed piece you wouldn't use. And I agree, deal with a local lumber yard if you need a quantity of wood, much better quality.

The wood at hd shouldnt be warped as it is stored inside and stickered , yet a lot of it is warped. My recently purchased spf has date of dec 2014. I dont know if contractors buy dry wood. If you pick the straight stuff and immediately nail it in place it might be ok especially indoors where the drying might be more uniform. The green pressure treated stuff is more expensive and used outside so more worrying.

mtseymourguy wrote: ↑The wood at hd shouldnt be warped as it is stored inside and stickered , yet a lot of it is warped. My recently purchased spf has date of dec 2014. I dont know if contractors buy dry wood. If you pick the straight stuff and immediately nail it in place it might be ok especially indoors where the drying might be more uniform. The green pressure treated stuff is more expensive and used outside so more worrying.

The wood inside came from a yard somewhere else and was put inside the store to make it more convenient for you to buy.
Retailers buy wood. It comes from a mill. It can be fresh (green) wood that was recently milled and therefore not seasoned or may have been stored in the yard at the mill for a while before being sold to the retailer.
Just because wood is inside when you buy it does not mean it has been inside since being milled.
Pressure treated (be it green or blue or pink) is just to prevent insect attack or fungus and mold. It can still be warped from being too wet.

Further to what Pete's Coach posted there is some 2x kiln Dried lumber available at Lowes and HD. Don't expect the guys working in the aisle to know that; 99% don't. Look for KD on the tag, often the shorter 2x4 studs at 92" are KD.
Its not true kiln dried lumber as a cabinet maker would use but 15-20% moisture content, far better to work with than some skids of 35% studs often on the racks. That green lumber (not PT green) will twist and bow when unstrapped...only the outside lumber is drying, and on 1 side of the exposed boards between the mill and HD sales floor.

Just last week I bought a bundle of cull lumber 10 2x4x8 at home depot for $10.00, it is perfect for a little framing etc. I wouldn't want to build a house or a garage with it as it is not good quality.