Hi ready to order PT, and as price is basically the same at oranghe and blue box, I am trying to get best quality. Ity is a large order I will not be hand picking, so I nened to hope for the best. whick one seems better quality for PT2x6, 2×8 ect Thanks, Dave
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IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW.
First of all the wood will come from many different sources and treaters.
And there is a large variation is store managers as to how well they manage the quality of material that they handle, when they caul it, what they do with the caulked material, etc.
In some areas people say that they can only get "good" materials from local lumber yards. In others they say the big box stores had better quality materials than there local lumber yards.
Are they giving you a discount for a large order? If not, just tell them how much you need, and only buy what they have on hand. Clean them both out, and ask when they'll have more. I learned the hard way with HD never to pay in advance for something to be picked up later. They have no incentive to get it for you. Think of the big boxes as sort of oversized continuous garage sales.
-- J.S.
Go to your local lumber yard, not big box store, and eyeball the stuff your thinking of buying and that way you'll surely get good quality . If it's a big order you won't have to touch it to load and they'll deliver, likely, for free.
around here [wichita ks] i think lowes has the best pt wood. i can't think what they call it-maybe builders choice. it is really decent pt material. i only know of one other local yard that would have any comparable . with them just order 10% more than you need and cull it out ,and they gladly take what you don't use. as with all pt don't buy any more than you can get nailed down in a day or two,or you'll have a lot of twisted junk. larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
everywhere i've been in NC
HD has the best PT.
I have found the big box stores to be very expensive for the quality of lumber you get.
Edited 5/24/2006 9:20 pm by gb93433