TIL that old timer at the lumber yard in Portland was right about not using treated wood for interior trim

I spent 6 months fighting warped boards on a custom bookshelf job until I finally asked him why he warned me, and he said the moisture content stays too high for indoor work, so has anyone else had a pro call them out on a basic mistake like that and it stung at first but saved your butt later?

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hannaht2912d ago

Oh man, I used to be one of those people who thought treated lumber was just better quality all around. I'd grab it for anything that needed to look sturdy, even inside my own workshop shelves. Then a cabinetmaker friend watched me drag a pressure-treated 2x4 through his shop and just shook his head. He explained it exactly like your lumber yard guy did - the stuff soaks up moisture during treatment and never really dries out enough for indoor use. I had to scrap a whole set of shelving brackets I'd made because they kept twisting and splitting. That lesson stung my pride, but now I check the moisture content on literally everything before I cut it.

skyler_anderson6512d ago

Basically pride makes everyone ignore warnings until we get burned on something.