Last fall I had an addition put onto my home with the main purpose being
to add space to my shop.
That worked fine and I love all the spaces that came out of the project.
This last weekend, I worked on putting walls up in the shop. Fun all the way.
However, I discovered that 22 of the 40 2x4 that I had purchased from my
construction lumber company were trash. Totally unusable.
I am going to harangue them some for the low quality, but a portion of the
problem is due to my ignorance.
I just ordered "2x4s to make basement walls".
Should I have ordered a particular grade of lumber?
The carpenters that worked on my project had much better quality lumber
to work with. Mostly straight and not twisted, warped, cupped or barked.
What are the grades of dimensional lumber?
I know how to buy hardwood and plywood, but other than to look at each stick
I do not know how to improve my chances with construction wood.
I would appreciate any hints on ordering and specifying to avoid this problem.
The older I get, I am sure I will be ordering stuff for delivery down the road,
and I feel like I got had this time.
I have some good burning firewood though.
Thanks
John