Stickering seasoned lumber. Is it needed?
tmetcalf
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Several years ago, I had a cherry tree cut & made into lumber. I had it stickered for a couple years. I’ve just moved to a new place (30 miles away). I hav already stacked the lumber without stickering.
Because it has been already air dried. Do I still need to have it on stickers? I thought I read if the wood was seasoned, it wouldn’t need to be.
My second question, is there was a period of about a month, where the temporary roof (aka tarp) had leaked. So some of the boards have gotten wet. Should this be a concern? Perhaps it would change the answer to the first question.
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I would continue to sticker, so the boards can continue to maintain equilibrium. I might also put the boards that got wet at the bottom of the stack, so the weight of the others would "encourage" them to remain flat.
Caveat: I'm not a wood-drying expert, and usually try to avoid playing the role of one on the Internet.
Saying it has been air drying for two years is not very descriptive, nor is a leak in the roof for a month. Without knowing what the moisture content is no acutate answer can be given as to if it is dry enough not to decay. Putting a stickered stack in a well ventilate shed or a heated building would be good.
Jim Fuller
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