Wet green treat

[JSK76]

I'm building what is suppose to be a light weight skid house and the 1/2' plywood and 2x6 skids are very wet yet, like liquid squirts up around the screw head when snugging them. My 4x6 floor with skids weighs in at 89lbs! How much can I expect it to lighten up after it drys out and how long will it take if stored indoors? My dad is a wood worker and I remember him telling me wood drys at a rate of 1" per year but that could be on bigger dimensional lumber.

[PurpleFloyd]

I'm building what is suppose to be a light weight skid house and the 1/2' plywood and 2x6 skids are very wet yet, like liquid squirts up around the screw head when snugging them. My 4x6 floor with skids weighs in at 89lbs! How much can I expect it to lighten up after it drys out and how long will it take if stored indoors? My dad is a wood worker and I remember him telling me wood drys at a rate of 1" per year but that could be on bigger dimensional lumber.

The treated wood is often saturated with liquid from the treating process.It will dry pretty quickly. It will weigh what regular spf does when it sheds the water.

[Gus]

It will probably take a season (year) or so. Unless you are using 4x4 or bigger anywhere. They take a bit longer.

I tried to force the drying process once by setting the lumber in the sun and trying to rotate it from side to side... didn't work out too well. Lots of warping.

[LindellProStaf]

At least they put some juice in your wood. I always wonder when it is so dry.

[JSK76]

I have a non treated 2x4 stud that's been in the garage for around 5 years and I just bought a green treat that didn't even seem that wet compared to the 4x8 sheet I bought last week. Put them both on the scale and the non treated weighed in at 7lbs and the green 12!!! I came across a article that said wet green treat can loose 16lbs to 32lbs per cubic foot.

On another note I had some 1/4 t&g in the garage also that is 9 years old and it weighs 6oz per sqft and I just bought some more to use in the fish house Im building and that weighed in at 10oz per sqft. Even when it seems dry it can dry much more over time.

[leech~~]

Throw some fans on it at night as you build, that will take some of it out as you go along.

[clayton08]

Even after it dries once you get it on the ice it will more than likely carry water. Im a framer by trade and green treat is usually all wet from the get go and holds water very easily. If you are using the green for skids they will probably never stay dry.