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Re:Why wood has gotten so dang expensive by tastyfreeze on Sunday June 27, 2021 @12:19PM (#27652812)
You can build out of green lumber. But, as wood dries it will twist, warp, and crack. If you happen to live somewhere humid building with green wood is an invitation for fungal rot. For both durability and square building it is better to dry the wood first.
Re:Why wood has gotten so dang expensive by rootusrootus on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:48PM (#27654101)
You can frame up houses, but code usually mandates no more than 15-19% moisture before you can close the walls up, for exactly that reason.
Re:Why wood has gotten so dang expensive by silon42 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @12:30PM (#27652924)
I'm sure there's plenty of "almost dry" wood in California.