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Found a cheap way to fix warped 2x4s using just water and bricks

I had a stack of pressure treated 2x4s from Home Depot that were twisted like crazy after sitting in my garage for a week. I wet them down, laid them flat on the driveway, and stacked 8 regular bricks across each one for 2 days. Has anyone else tried this method or found a better fix for straightening lumber?
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ray_miller84
I once tried that brick trick and ended up with a permanent curve from forgetting about them for a week... plus the bricks left nasty red stains I couldn't scrub off. These days I just lay them flat with some weight and a fan blowing on them, gets them straight in about 24 hours without the red clay mess. Still haven't figured out how to get the stains out of my driveway though...
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mila_murphy21
@ray_miller84 now has a decorative driveway, I guess you got what you paid for.
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