2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5
2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Actual size is supposed to be 1.5
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I dont know why they have to lie about it. At $5/8ft board you'd think I paid for the full 1.5. Edit: I mixed up nominal with actual.
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Is their entire stock like this every time, or just this one batch?
10 0 ReplyEntire stock as of 5/6/24. I didnt even notice it was smaller than usual, busy trying to find the only-slightly warped boards.
11 1 ReplyGood lumber these days is becoming hard to find. I think it is mostly due to the lumber companies trying to pump out a ton of lumber to meet demand.
4 0 ReplyI’d say it’s degradation of the market’s quality after all the forced cuts we took in 2020
3 0 ReplyNah, lumber was already garbage quality at the big box stores before Covid.
3 0 ReplyMaybe
I just know quality is down and price is up
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5/6/24
Do you live in future? Today is 08.05.24.
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