Check code first- most require stamped wood and the only way around this is a building engineer who will stamp your plan and products

I would not use freshcut softwood in my home-

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?.

With rough cut you are going to have a lot of dimensional variation

IF you get a code variation they are going to want to inspect at a lot of construction points.

Finally - you will not really save that much money.

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Posted by fishfighter

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Posted on 6/24/16 at 8:21 am to 756

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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?.

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?