Captain Slow
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Forgive me if this is not a good place for this thread...
I have a small, light duty utility trailer (approximately 4' x 8'), and the wood floor is in rough shape. Again..this is a LIGHT duty trailer that gets used half a dozen times a year to move a mower or some furniture or something for myself or a friend. I plan to use 5/4 x 6 PT decking from the big box store. I know this stuff comes dripping wet and will shrink, and I'd like to minimize the gaps that will inevitably show up between the boards.
SO, do you think it would be better to install it wet, straight from the store, or let it dry for a couple of months? If I let it dry a while, the gaps will be smaller, but I'm thinking the long, thin boards will warp like crazy.
I have a small, light duty utility trailer (approximately 4' x 8'), and the wood floor is in rough shape. Again..this is a LIGHT duty trailer that gets used half a dozen times a year to move a mower or some furniture or something for myself or a friend. I plan to use 5/4 x 6 PT decking from the big box store. I know this stuff comes dripping wet and will shrink, and I'd like to minimize the gaps that will inevitably show up between the boards.
SO, do you think it would be better to install it wet, straight from the store, or let it dry for a couple of months? If I let it dry a while, the gaps will be smaller, but I'm thinking the long, thin boards will warp like crazy.