Wood storage: another question re garage

[lspooz]

I read thru a few of the threads before posting this, didn't see an exact answer, so...
I've got a stock of cherry/oak boards already finish-cut, mostly 3/4-1" thick, 3-4" wide to be stored in an attached garage - temp and humidity won't be as good as the living room, but wife is happier! Anyway, besides elevating them off the floor with scrap wood, and keeping them separated and supported with thin even wood scraps (I believe the phrase is stickered), is there anything else necessary? Should the ends be painted (and if so, with what?)

Thanks in advance!

[McRabbet]

Larry, if your stock is kiln-dried lumber, then you don't need to paint the ends. Technically, you don't need to sticker them either, but the advantage is that they will all acclimate to the storage space equally. If this is also the location of your shop, then you should be fine to take the material from your stockpile and use it immediately; however, if you have your shop in another location, then you'd be better taking what you need into the shop space to acclimate for several days unless conditions are identical.

[Douglas Robinson]

Larry:

You should be fine. If your wood is not kiln dired what you have described is fine. If you do not have a moisture meter, I suggest you buy or borrow one. Keep check the wood periodically until it reaches the desired moisture content, then away you go.

As Mcrabbit said all wood, kiln dried or not, should sit for awhile in the location where you plan to work it so that it acclimates to the temp and humidity of your shop.

Doug