We’ve used Friends lumber in the past. Never really had a problem. However, in the fall of 2010, we re-did our deck. We purchased the treated lumber from Friends Lumber. We’ve treated the wood(after a year of seasoning) and have nothing good to say about how the allegedly«kiln dried» wood has evolved. The wood shrunk in odd ways– sideways, lengthwise, curved decking(5⁄4 round). We spaced the boards correctly and the wood has shrunk amazingly odd. Never again will we buy wood from Fridns. THINKLONGANDHARD before you buy from Friends. Their wood ain’t «friendly!»