re: Can you get good straight, equal length lumber anymore...anywheres?

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The only other place near me (Lafayette) is Stine's.

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Doug Ashy been in Lafayette longer than Lowes or Home Depot.

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Stine's didn't want me picking out my own boards or digging through the stack. They wanted me to basically take which boards they gave me.

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You'll probably get the same song and dance at Doug Ashy, though you may not get to go through them (not really sure). They all say the excessive handling of the lumber will cause some of the issues that people complain about. I don't think that it really has a great impact TBH.

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But honestly, they're lumber isn't that much better

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This is true. There have been for quite some time issues in the pine lumber and general lumber industries regarding quality and consistency of boards. Any store specific issue is not typically where the lumber comes from, the stores get it from generally the same places. The issues are, in no particular order:

1. The grade of lumber available for purchase.
2. Storage of the lumber once they have (moisture control and consistency thereof)
3. Handling of the lumber once they have
4. The amount of stock they are willing to cull to insure they have quality stock for the customer.