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10 Mistakes Buying Wood at Home Depot

Avoid these 10 Mistakes Buying Lumber at Home Depot or any big box store.
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0:00 Keep an eye out for these
2:12 I was in the pool!
3:01 Use these to find the good wood
4:08 Don’t get so sappy
5:36 It’s just the piths
6:54 This is why I’m weird
8:39 Should you even buy this stuff?
10:16 Pine is not fine
12:12 Protect your feet
13:02 Go big
14:42 Save some money with this one
16:00 Bonus tip
16:25 Value your time
17:53 Just don’t do this

19 Replies to “10 Mistakes Buying Wood at Home Depot”

  2. Quality control has gone way down but they think they can charge more because the store is short staffed, I love hearing lumber yards say they are having trouble getting lumber

  6. In reply to what you said at the end of the "This is why I'm weird" chapter. If you have problems, then I do too.

  7. Will the chemicals in treated wood come out over time and affect your skin or clothes when sitting on it?

  8. isnt it possible to steam/boil them and then dry under pressure to get an ideal form?

  11. If someone hasn't said it, (in our area we also get) there's also Hemlock pine. It's got a density between Spruce pine (white wood) and Douglas Fir. It's got a light brownish darker grain in with the whiter streaks. It can sometimes be confused with Douglas Fir if you're not paying attention. What others said about Poplar being a hardwood, just softer than most.

  12. Great video. We dont have home depot here have trade shops but there selection is pretty limited to Wickes there are couple others but there allot more expensive and granted it's pretty much just joinery supplies not sure what else home depot sells but sounds like fun!????????????????????????????????

  15. Maybe it’s gulf coast humidity, but I’ve found selects at the big box are often less straight than the cheaper grades.

  16. PLEASE do a video going to a lumber yard that would be awesome. I would love some tips on how to find a good piece that has a good price. That has been the thing that was keeping me from going for a little bit.

  18. I would love to see a lumberyard as well! And if you could put the name of the lumberyard, that would be fantastic because I live 3 hours away so not that far, though if you know any places in K-town with good prices for hard wood I would love to hear it!

  19. Why not also add the 3 common hardwood species available at Home Depot that being Oak, Maple and Poplar

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