Aaron Fude wrote:
I'm not an expert carpenter by any means, but sometimes it seems to me
that lumber one finds at home depot is to bowed and twisty for most
things such as building a wall. Yesterday I went to hd to by some
2x10's to replace a few joists in kitchen floor and once again, the
lumber is a little bowed a litte twisted a little chipped and a little
banged. But for joists (with plywood and hardwood to go on top), does
it really matter? Should I stick with HD or go to a lumber yard and
pay double or triple? How about lowe's?

I probably end up in a big box store once a week. But when I need
decent lumber I go to a lumber yard. Better quality- sometimes even
lower prices- and knowledgeable salesfolks.

Sometimes my local borg has decent 4x4''s- I've found some decent
lumber on occasion. But for more than a piece or two I go to the
lumber yard.

Jim