Framing House with Rough Cut Lumber

You need to check local rulings. Check with your parish PJ.

The small camp/guess house I'm building is 90% ruff cut lumber. I did put it up "green". Only had a couple studs and a couple ceiling joist go crazy that I had to change out. The living room and kitchen area is timber framed.

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I had cut framing lumber 1/8" bigger then dimension lumber for shrinkage.

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A little known fact about kiln dried lumber is that the heat kills any insects, insect eggs or larve that could be present in the wood. SO how will you address this is you use green lumber?.

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This.

How does Timbor work?

When Timbor is brushed or sprayed directly onto the surface of timber, lumber, OSB, or plywood, it diffuses deep into the wood fibers and acts as a preservative to protect the wood from insects and fungi, as long as it is not exposed to flowing water. The active ingredient in Timbor (DOT) will not break down, so it provides long lasting protection even as normal moisture changes occur.



Guess you haven't seen what lumber companies are selling as for as WHAT they are calling framing lumber these days. I burn off better then what they sell.

Also, have you been around new saw mills? They saw true if one knows what they doing.

Another way around is to get a wood inspector that will stamp your lumber if it's good that will pass all building codes. No need for a engineer. Cost about $150 to have it done.

Oh, why are there homes and buildings that were built 200+ years ago out of ruff cut GREEN lumber still standing today?

I would not use green lumber to build anything. The odds of you seeing significant movement from the lumber is almost 100%, since it will be under a load and the cull rate on softwood, like pine, is higher than you might imagine to begin with. You probably won't see much movement for months and probably even more than a year.

Also, if there are no building codes in the area, they almost certainly require graded lumber. Not sure about insurance.

Make sure you mill it to size and thickness and dry it.

I built a shed from rough lumber once and it was a pain because I did not have it planed. It was a very old slash pine and the boards were very hard--bent the nails. It will probably stand forever.

I used a boric acid compound too like the aforementioned timbor.

The wood to frame your house is the least expensive part of the construction project. I sell building materials for a living and have seen customers try to save money by using lumber that they cut themselves. In the end the framers charge more for having to deal with the heavy, warped, out of square, rough cut stuff that there is little to no savings.
If you want to save money do it with the finish products like plumbing and lighting fixtures not on cheap lumber.

Hanging in there Pep. I'm getting a kick out of the no sayers of building with ruff cut lumber.