16 or 20 oz for built in gutters?

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Author Message   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 699 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 04:45 pm:        Nail it up!   1873 (1873) New member Username: 1873 Post Number: 7 Registered: 04-2011 Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 09:56 am:        i sawed it with a woodmizer. its stacked in garage attic which gets well over 110 deg with a fan.. so im guessing its drying fast. i cant find my moisture tester   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 697 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Monday, August 29, 2011 - 05:51 pm:        Oh, it is sentimental eh! It will work, but I would suggest you talk to who ever sawed it for you to find out the moisture content of the wood. There is a reason they Kiln dry it before it goes to the lumber yards.   1873 (1873) New member Username: 1873 Post Number: 6 Registered: 04-2011 Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 09:36 pm:        I saved the main trunk of the tree i had cut down which was leaning over the house... tree was cut back in march. I sawed and stacked for a month.. i know not long enough but i would rather use full size wood true 2x6s and 1" thick boards which match the rough cut of the house. plus the tree the old tree can go back into the house.   Joe (Joe) Moderator Username: Joe Post Number: 629 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 - 10:56 pm:        20 oz.   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 694 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 - 06:10 pm:        When it cures or dries, it is going to shrink. How long has it been cut and stacked?   1873 (1873) New member Username: 1873 Post Number: 5 Registered: 04-2011 Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 - 03:44 pm:        can I use sort of green (moisture content not treated) lumber on for the gutter rebuild and sister-ed rafters?   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 693 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 05:09 pm:        16 oz is more readily available and it will work fine. It will probably outlive you. 20 oz will work better, but it is a bit harder to work with. Being copper though, that is not much of a consideration. 20oz is going to be more expensive too, on top of the 25% of strictly weight.   1873 (1873) New member Username: 1873 Post Number: 4 Registered: 04-2011 Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 12:16 pm:        16 or 20 oz for built in gutters i know you can use both but what should i use?