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You can build out of green lumber. But, as wood dries it will twist, warp, and crack. If you happen to live somewhere humid building with green wood is an inv
by tastyfreeze 5y ago
You can build out of green lumber. But, as wood dries it will twist, warp, and crack. If you happen to live somewhere humid building with green wood is an invitation for fungal rot. For both durability and square building it is better to dry the wood first.
- silon42 5y agoI'm sure there's plenty of "almost dry" wood in California.
- rootusrootus 5y agoYou can frame up houses, but code usually mandates no more than 15-19% moisture before you can close the walls up, for exactly that reason.