Customer Reviews for Furring Strip Board (Common: 1 in. x 3 in. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.656 in. x 2.375 in. x 96 in.)

Here is the thing, I was building doors and it was my desire to have an appearance that was knotty. My only requirement was knotty BUT STRAIGHT. Fortunately for me they were both. If you are looking for clear wood, this is not for you. The wood measured as listed and was consistent throughout. Easy to work with and the end result was something we were very pleased with. If you are looking for something clear, these most likely aren't the boards you are looking for.

Most of the wood products HD has are fairly decent but you have to sort through the imperfect wood to find what you need that is decent shape. Of course if you order online they will just pick whatever is laying on top and that's what you get. I had three pieces of 1x3 that were so twisted warped and bowed that they were essentially useless.

Furring strips are not meant for finish work. They are meant for frame support or roofing. Keeping this in mind the wood is not exactly straight. My local store had plenty of bundles though so I just took a little care in selection and left the store with plenty of straight enough pieces to do the job (used as molding to cover the ugly drywall/foundation joint in my garage). The price cant be beat. Also, keep in mind, boards are NEVER the same size as their measurements. The measurements are the size BEFORE being milled so all boards are smaller than their measurements. A 2x4-inch stud, for example, actually measures about 1 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. Anyways this was great cheap lumber for my purposes. Could also be used very well for crafts or the like. I would also not recommend these for staining because they are made from different types of trees so will not stain uniformly if you are using more than one strip. If you must use them to stain get strips from the same bundle. If you need something dead straight don't get these, but you will pay almost 3x more for the nest cheapest thing. Wood is not just wood - choose the lumber that is best for your project and budget. These worked great for mine.

Not bad good for what I'm using it for, and homedepot is my store

the wood was very rough and had many knots, some were warped. It was ok for the job. Quality was not good.

The integrity of the wood stood up when I drilled nails in to secure it for a closet shelf.

Bought several at my local HD to use with 3/4 inch XPS foam insulation boards Got them home and all of them were 5/8 inch thick, not 3/4 inch. I returned them and checked out the rest of ones on the shelf and all of them are 5/8 inch. The description clearly states that these 1 x 3's are 0.75 inch thick, but they are actually 0.625 inch thick.

We purchase this particular product in bulk: 180 -200 pieces every month. We use this product to construct target frames for use on our pistol ranges. The price of these have steadily soared and the quality has slowly gone down hill. They are rarely straight, full of staples and knots, and twisted. We accept the products imperfections, but the price should remain a bit more stable for a longer period of time.

Bought quite a lot of this lumber to use as a rustic looking trim molding for a sun room because it was cheap. Being cheap is no excuse for the condition the Canton, GA store stocked this. 90% were damaged excessively. I was 2 boards short and had to buy more. Even being under $2.00 each the poor condition made me ask for a discount because of the damage on almost every piece. Glad I'm done and won't need any more of this junk lumber!!

The online order store pickup process is seamless and the in store personnel were great.

The strips served my purpose for framing an attic entrance. Should watch the warping when you purchase because many are warped.

Being straight and clean made it easier to work with.

I got 8 boards. A couple of days later, before using, 4 were warped. Returned them, and swaped them for new.

Maybe this is something I'm not aware of, but I picked these up for a loft bed that I'm building that uses a mix of 1x3, 1x4, and 1x8 lumber. After I got about halfway in (basically to the point of putting the bed together), I realized they were different thicknesses. The furring strips were only 5/8", so lesson learned - don't go by the thickness on the website and make sure you've got the right stuff. Other than that, the lumber is fine - just disappointed that all the 1x material isn't a uniform thickness even though it's listed as such.

These furring strips were great for the job i had to do. The price was good compared to other venders in my area

Not much to say about a furring strip. These were very basic, you need to select carefully - both sides. Several on the stack are in real bad shape, some unusable.

I purchased relatively straight pieces and turned the strips into frames for fabrics and batiks. It works perfectly and it's an inexpensive solution for framing fabric.

They were ok BUT I have had much better. Most of them looked like they were cut from limb wood.

good for what i need it for, they cut them to the size I needed they worked perfect

More than half the boards were twisted and split. More or less half the boards in the bundle were useless.

Works very well to support, takes paint easily, and we used in garages and outside-covered areas with good results.