Drying Lumber In Garage. Knots, warping, shrinkage, swelling and/or. You do not want to put freshly cut lumber in a closed building such as a garage or barn for the same reasons. That it would warp more than 'normal' (untreated) lumber?
Each piece of lumber is unique and carries physical characteristics that may include the following:
A great deal of attention was given at the forest products laboratory in 1946 to problems arising from the use of green lumber in building construction. Are from what i've read, lumber should still breathe while drying, so i'm assuming it would not be wise it's sitting in my cool garage right now, where outside temps are dry and in the 80's and 90's. As lumber dries, it may split, cup and warp. The protection the building provides can. It's 12 foot to the trusses so i built a partial storage loft. Air drying freshly cut lumber. I need to dry some lumber for a boat building project and don't feel like waiting for it to air dry. I had planned to dry it in the loft of our garage, on stickers.
