Eli5: Why does lowes have a sign that says “indoor lumber yard” of course the lumber is inside if it was outside it would get wet when it rained and be ruined. So what’s so special about it?

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Edit: thank you so much to everyone who responded. Learn something new everyday! Today? That outdoor lumber yards exist, I’ve only ever seen indoor!

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In some areas, like where I am in CA, we don’t get a lot of rain and no snow so we have outdoor lumber yards.