On Sep 29, 6:51*pm, wrote:
I walked over to my woodpile to pick out a few pieces for a small job. *I
had some 2x6 PT stacked on the ground - these pieces had been there about 3
years. *I turn them over and ....... riddled with termite damage to the
point they had zero value.

Kind of reminds me of the last time I was in Lowes. *I looked at their PT
lumber and it had mold growing on it. *No kidding. *Anyone else seeing
serious deterioration of building materials?

I had the same thing happen to me with PT 4x4's from Lowes (top
choice). I carried them back to Lowes and complained. The department
manager said the warranty was from the supplier and not Lowes so they
wouldn't do anything. I asked for the store manager. He said to get
replacements off the pile out front, but he wasn't happy about it.

The problem is that the treatment does not penetrate all the way
through the wood. It leaves an untreated center. As the wood cracks
& splits as it normally does, it leaves an opening for termites to
enter and eat out the untreated portions. You then end up with a
hollow shell of wood.