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Home Depot sucks #7429553
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Went to Home Depot this morning cause nothing else was open to get lumber at. Making a pretty good size fur tumbler and needed some 3/4 tongue and groove plywood for the sides. Was informed they no longer carry that. Had to pick up some 2x4’s and 2x8’s for framing on the drum so started sorting through those stacks to find some useable stuff. Took about half hour to find 7 ten foot sticks that didn’t look like someone had been hooping beaver with them. What a joke they have turned into. mad

Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429574
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It's not just home depot. Menards and lowes are just as bad.

Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429594
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I have found that its best to just open up a new bundle and go to the center of the stack to find better boards. Always seems the closer to the outside the more they are crooked, twister, and cracked.


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429596
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I have not bought any lumber in a long time so haven't had to find any. Can these places not get good lumber? Same old supply chain issues?

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Originally Posted by trapdog1
I have not bought any lumber in a long time so haven't had to find any. Can these places not get good lumber? Same old supply chain issues?

I think they buy second grade lumber by the train load. I was astonished that they don’t stock 3/4 tongue and groove anymore. I only went there because it’s Sunday and our local lumber yards are closed. Would rather spend my money with the local mom and pop’s,even if it costs a little more. Sure wanted to get that drum fabricated today and move on to mounting the motor , gear reducer, and pulley’s this next week. No 3/4 plywood!! UNBELIEVABLE

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They have it in stock in Minot. Must be a local thing.


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429637
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About 10ish years ago at my local Home Cheapo , a customer trying to find some boards that were not all twisted up , proceeded to climb up the pallet rack to the next bundle of boards. He ended up accidentally pulling the entire bundle down and was killed in the process.

Home Cheapo has some crummy quality boards.


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429643
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I have always found it a chore to find decent lumber in the big box stores. I imagine with all the supply issues, it's much harder now.

I'm beyond disgusted at not being able to buy once common items.

The guy behind me in Tractor Supply today was throwing a hissy fit at not being able to purchase what he wanted. I thought the manager was going to throw him out. He was yelling at both the man and woman working registers, before his turn and at the manager, when he came up, to see what was going on.

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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429653
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Originally Posted by WhiteTrash 88
Originally Posted by trapdog1
I have not bought any lumber in a long time so haven't had to find any. Can these places not get good lumber? Same old supply chain issues?

I think they buy second grade lumber by the train load. I was astonished that they don’t stock 3/4 tongue and groove anymore. I only went there because it’s Sunday and our local lumber yards are closed. Would rather spend my money with the local mom and pop’s,even if it costs a little more. Sure wanted to get that drum fabricated today and move on to mounting the motor , gear reducer, and pulley’s this next week. No 3/4 plywood!! UNBELIEVABLE


remember that most all 2x4's that you are buying are mostly the tops of trees or out of the fist slab off a cant, that are run through a scragg mill. They are usually all sap wood. Then after they come out of the kiln they sit banded somewhere and the outer layers are exposed to sunlight. Then they are trucked somewhere and stacked inside a store where the heat, light, and humidity are all different. I'd be surprised if they didn't twist and shout .


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429692
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Here is my frame built the sides out of oak cabinet grade ply wood 4ft .


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429693
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You can't blame the supply chain issues on Home Depot.

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You think that is bad? Have you seen the trapezoidal plywood at Lowes? All 4 sides different dimensions.

Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429719
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If you need 8 ft. stuff look and 16 ft stuff and cut it, it is better lumber to start with, but it is hard to get good lumber now days !


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: wheelers] #7429728
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Originally Posted by wheelers
It's not just home depot. Menards and lowes are just as bad.


I was thinking Home Depot was the better of the 3

the local lumber yard is a little better but you pay for it about double


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I'd blame the loggers for cutting crooked trees.


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429749
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Originally Posted by WhiteTrash 88
Originally Posted by trapdog1
I have not bought any lumber in a long time so haven't had to find any. Can these places not get good lumber? Same old supply chain issues?

I think they buy second grade lumber by the train load. I was astonished that they don’t stock 3/4 tongue and groove anymore. I only went there because it’s Sunday and our local lumber yards are closed. Would rather spend my money with the local mom and pop’s,even if it costs a little more. Sure wanted to get that drum fabricated today and move on to mounting the motor , gear reducer, and pulley’s this next week. No 3/4 plywood!! UNBELIEVABLE


Likely you and two other guys have come in looking for T and G (sub floor?) plywoood in the last year
Think about how many different 3/4" ( 23 /32) are available.

And more often than not small lumber yards can still order a variety of plys . Which in all likelihood there is maybe a dozen of more building grades or quality. Most starting at $75.00
I remodeled a 1950 s home. 3/4 , a full 3/4 T and G. No voids, no knots , exterior glues and resins , with the appearance of cabinetry quality. If anyone makes a sheet like that ply material it would sell for over $150 a sheet.. Mariine grades of any quality start at arounf $150 a sheet is you buy a truck or train load.

Lumber is different
The General we worked for ( 40 years ago) we preferred river cut old growth for building. That stuff doesn't exist.
At one time cedar and Redwood was a junk lumber. from trash trees. Clear new growth runs over $800 per square, Th equality of the stuff put on homes in the 1950 Im sure cant be found.

The homes we were building at one time You would now need the material custom milled,, and it use to be at all the large lumber yards 2x30" 30 foot lengths.

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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429778
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People will be living in plastic houses in 50 years and the old bent up crooked boards today will be like gold.


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Re: Home Depot sucks [Re: WhiteTrash 88] #7429780
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Whatever you do, make sure to yell at the person at the register, the guy on the floor trying to help folks, and the store manager, as they are clearly at fault for the quality of lumber made available to Americans...
Who in the world believes that lumber quality issues is a new thing? I haven't been able to find a half a dozen straight 2x4s without looking through the entire bundle for the last 30 years.

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Originally Posted by Boco
People will be living in plastic houses in 50 years and the old bent up crooked boards today will be like gold.

People are already living in plastic homes.
From a firefighter's prospective , wearing your SCBA when entering a structure fire is a must. Fewer and fewer building materials are wood/organic related. Most home furnishings are plastic related. This makes very toxic smoke.
Few things like wood furniture , natural fiber carpeting , real wood paneling are around anymore. All replaced by plastics and synthetic replacements.


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Not here yet,but the furnishings are made of sawdust for the most part.
A lot of chipboard now in new houses and lots of plastic wrap.


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