A bad batch of treated lumber cost me a whole day's work

Last Tuesday, I started a deck rebuild in Springfield using a pallet of 2x6 pressure-treated pine from a local supplier. Halfway through laying the joists, I noticed a serious bow in every third board, some with a 3/4-inch curve over 8 feet. I had to stop, pull everything up, and drive back to the yard to sort it out. Has anyone else had a run of bad lumber from a usually reliable source recently?

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margaretm236d ago

Bad lumber from a reliable source" is the worst. It's like your favorite coffee shop suddenly serving mud. Makes you question everything you thought you knew.

joseph_adams666d ago

Did the yard give you any trouble about taking the bowed boards back?

wendy_jackson1d ago

Honestly depends on the yard's mood that day. Tbh I've had them swap out a whole bunk no questions asked, and other times they act like you're trying to return a used car. Ngl, taking pictures right when you unload the truck is the only real proof you have.