Now that our green lifts of lumber are ready to be dried, they are lined up in a charge (a grouping of bundles to be dried at the same time on what looks like a train car). The charge is then rolled into one of two kilns which dry the wood to 19 percent moisture content. One charge is two hundred and forty thousand foot board measure which is enough wood for approximately 24 houses. Our kilns operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and depending on the weather, it takes 16 to 24 hours to complete a charge.