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11/15/10, 08:45 AM
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Too good to be true or...???
Found some decking lumber for sale about 1 1/2 hours from our place in NC and 3 1/3 hours from here.
It is yellow pine, pressure treated smooth cut 3''x 8'' boards.
For boards less than 20' in length he wants $1.00
20' boards are $5.
$50 for a trailer load,however much you can fit on is up to you.
We have a shed(36' long) off the barnhouse that will become a porch at some time,we had thought it would be concrete as that was the easiest/cheapest thing to do,however with this wood being so cheap we could use wood.
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11/15/10, 09:36 AM
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If it sounds too good to be true.....................
A 19' long board 3" x 8" has 38 board feet in it. At a buck, that's less than 3 cents a board foot....AND treated ?
Either WELL used.....to the point it's useless.....OR something is way off in the figures. Plus that's a very odd size ( the 3" thickness ).....I'd be wondering what it came off of.
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11/15/10, 09:38 AM
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It lists both an address and a phone number.
Also that people have until this Saturday so my thinking is perhaps a business going under?
I will call and see what the deal is,for that price it would be worth the drive.
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11/15/10, 09:41 AM
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In this economy, people are getting whatever they can for whatever they've got. I think it's probably true, but I'm confused about the 3" x 8" size......3" thick? by 8" wide? That's some hefty lumber! Was it custom milled for some other application?
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11/15/10, 09:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jill.costello
In this economy, people are getting whatever they can for whatever they've got.
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Quite true,businesses are literally dying out there for customers.
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I think it's probably true, but I'm confused about the 3" x 8" size......3" thick? by 8" wide? That's some hefty lumber! Was it custom milled for some other application?
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Yes,it is 3 inches thick,seems a little 'hefty' to me too...will make for some muscle building loading it by myself if we buy it... 
I was wondering if it would be suitable for fencing?
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11/15/10, 09:46 AM
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DH thinks it 'may' be a sawmill going under and the wood may be 'ungraded'. Building inspectors would want you to 'overbuild (shorter spans with thicker boards) if it is ungraded. That would be a question to ask when you talk to them.
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11/15/10, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by chickenista
DH thinks it 'may' be a sawmill going under and the wood may be 'ungraded'. Building inspectors would want you to 'overbuild (shorter spans with thicker boards) if it is ungraded. That would be a question to ask when you talk to them.
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The specific date makes me think it is a sawmill going under,sad if that is the case but quite likely in the hard times we are in.
We should soon be 'neighbors' of a sort,the place we have up there is almost to the 'normal' house stage,just need to have a stove put in.
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11/15/10, 09:54 AM
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Original recipe!
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Where did you find the ad?
We are expanding the house and may need nice, cheap lumber..
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11/15/10, 09:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chickenista
DH thinks it 'may' be a sawmill going under and the wood may be 'ungraded'. Building inspectors would want you to 'overbuild (shorter spans with thicker boards) if it is ungraded. That would be a question to ask when you talk to them.
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Doubt it. Building inspectors want it stamped with a grade. No way they are going to take on the liability of "make it thicker"......
Assuming dimensions ARE correct, it's most likely been custom sawed for pier decking, which is also why it was treated. My guess is lumber removed from a pier......is the location coastal ? .......and they've got a short time to get it gone, or it costs them to move it to a landfill. I'd be on the lookout for lumber in bad shape with loads of fasteners, and be pleasantly surprised if that's not the case.
I'd definitely want more info before I hauled a trailer that far.
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11/15/10, 09:57 AM
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From a little investigating,it looks to me like the business is going under.
An earlier listing had over 100,000 feet of lumber available for sale...
He also lists some other items,15''x8'' wood beams for sale,12' for $400,24' for $600.Will reduce price if more than three are bought...
Have no idea what to use those for....LOL
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11/15/10, 10:05 AM
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I would certainly take a drive down (with a trailer) just to look at it. (We built out entire 54' x 30' barn with huge loft out of "damaged" wood at $1.00 per board .. even treated and even 4x4s and 6x6s. The one in charge of the lumber would leave the treated lumber out in the open and the sun would warp it. We simply took it home, wet it down and placed cinder blocks on it to straighten it out.)
The odd cut? So what? A 3" is just as good as (even better for rafters) as a 2".
Just look it over and decide before someone else beats you to it. If it "is" good lumber, it won't last long at that price.
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11/15/10, 10:17 AM
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It is either used or weather damaged. There is definitely issues with the wood. There are too many bargain hunters in this state for the material to be priced that low!
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11/15/10, 10:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by oz in SC V2.0
Found some decking lumber for sale about 1 1/2 hours from our place in NC and 3 1/3 hours from here.
It is yellow pine, pressure treated smooth cut 3''x 8'' boards.
For boards less than 20' in length he wants $1.00
20' boards are $5.
$50 for a trailer load,however much you can fit on is up to you.
We have a shed(36' long) off the barnhouse that will become a porch at some time,we had thought it would be concrete as that was the easiest/cheapest thing to do,however with this wood being so cheap we could use wood.
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wow. buy them, re-saw them, and double the number of boards. YOU dont need 3 iinch thick for decking anyway.
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11/15/10, 10:31 AM
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Okay,the wood is from a 250,000 square foot mill that was demolished,so it is used.
He has no way of helping to load it so you do it by hand.
All different lengths as well.
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11/15/10, 12:14 PM
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3x8 treated would be decking, like bridge decking.
At that price it is obviously going to be well weathered and/or has some issues with nails, holes, dirty, etc, but can be useable for things.
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11/15/10, 01:56 PM
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Take a bunch of "muscle" with you, as in teen agers. 
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