How much warping, cracks, knot holes, other damages and defects, etc. can so-called prime lumber have to still be considered prime?
I'm going to replace the facade boards on my house and at the same time build a porch. Last week, I had the lumber delivered to my home by an XL-builder company. Due to a lot of work at my job, I didn't look at the lumber until tonight. In my opinion, much of the lumber is so poor that it can't be used. It is crooked and warped and has the defects mentioned in the question above. The decking lumber that I planned to use as the porch floor has large rough and ugly knots which are not attractive to have at the entrance. Moreover, it seems that the lumber has been exposed to an abnormal amount of preservative during pressure treatment. It looks like the agent has been overdosed and has run in some spots on the boards. On one of the beams that I will use for posts and rafters, the planing hasn't reached one side. Both posts and rafters will be visible in the finished solution.
Is there anyone on the forum who can answer what is acceptable?
I'm going to replace the facade boards on my house and at the same time build a porch. Last week, I had the lumber delivered to my home by an XL-builder company. Due to a lot of work at my job, I didn't look at the lumber until tonight. In my opinion, much of the lumber is so poor that it can't be used. It is crooked and warped and has the defects mentioned in the question above. The decking lumber that I planned to use as the porch floor has large rough and ugly knots which are not attractive to have at the entrance. Moreover, it seems that the lumber has been exposed to an abnormal amount of preservative during pressure treatment. It looks like the agent has been overdosed and has run in some spots on the boards. On one of the beams that I will use for posts and rafters, the planing hasn't reached one side. Both posts and rafters will be visible in the finished solution.
Is there anyone on the forum who can answer what is acceptable?
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http://www.byggahus.se/forum/byggmaterial-byggteknik/168088-skitvirke.html
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