Drying milled lumber.

[djhuston]

Can soft maple milled lumber be dried inside barn with cement floor. It has good ventilation and heat is available. Has anyone ever done this. Thank you Darrel.

[Don P]

Sure, airflow is the key. Don't push it up against a wall, it needs air moving through the stack, fans if necessary, if you see it beginning to mold. Below the 40's and that isn't really a risk, as you add heat something to watch for. It will of course dry faster as you add heat but you will need to vent often if you do that as well.

[WDH]

It will gray stain in a flash if you are not careful.  Needs LOTS of air flow.  I would not air dry it in an enclosed space.