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Roger Taylor
 
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Default Problem with Warping treated posts


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My new house has a back porch. The roof is held up by a couple of 4 x
4 treated posts. Both posts were green when installed. Now, after 6
months, both posts are warping. There is as much as a 1" deflection
from the top(or bottom) to the middle. Is there anything I can do
about it? These posts have not been stained or sealed.


Probably means they were treated way before they were cured, then finally
dried out and warped after installation. Bad lumber. Short of replacing
them, the bend is pretty hard to cure, but other than being cosmetically
unappealing, probably not yet a worry, structurally.