Drying werstern red cedar

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  • CK 17
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2002
    • 9374

    Drying werstern red cedar

    I bought some fence boards at menards for a privacy fence and they are quite wet. If I stack them in my sun room which gets pretty warm am I at greater risk of having them warp in the heat? My other option is to stack them inside a shady garage or even the basement. I would like to dry and stian them before I hang them on the fence rails.

    Thanks

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  • Mrleft8
    Banned
    • Feb 2000
    • 31864

    #2
    Re: Drying werstern red cedar

    Garage. Put stickers inbetween the boards and a few 2x4s under the whole stack to facillitate air circulation.

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    • CK 17
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2002
      • 9374

      #3
      Re: Drying werstern red cedar

      Done. Thanks

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      • Paul Girouard
        Banned
        • May 2005
        • 16591

        #4
        Re: Drying werstern red cedar

        Originally posted by Mrleft8

        Garage. Put stickers inbetween the boards and a few 2x4s under the whole stack to facillitate air circulation.
        You might run a fan on low or leave the garge door cracked a bit as well , or both. Slow and steady , no direct sun .

        They still may split and twist when you hang them , but a good start of drying might help some.

        When I first read Lefty's post I thought he lead of with "garbage" seeing there from Menard's , funny I (we) can see what I (we) want in words some times

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        • CK 17
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2002
          • 9374

          #5
          Re: Drying werstern red cedar

          Originally posted by Paul Girouard
          You might run a fan on low
          Also done. Thanks

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