My cheap treated lumber bench bowed after 2 weeks outside

I built a simple garden bench on Sunday with pressure treated 2x4s from the big box store. By Wednesday the seat boards were already curling up at the ends. I used deck screws and thought they would hold flat, guess I should have let the wood dry out or used something else first. Anyone else run into warping with fresh treated wood this fast?

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gracewebb1mo ago

You're saying it bowed in just a few days? That seems pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. It's just a garden bench, not a load bearing wall in your house. Give it a few weeks to dry out fully and see if it settles down before worrying about it.

bettyfox1mo ago

Hold my beer while I go check if my fence posts are load bearing walls now.