Hoofbite
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What the hell happened to the price of lumber?
My dad was building a new patio roof with a fried of his and he said a single piece of OSB plywood is $45 to $50. Last year it was around $15. We've had some wind storms lately and one of my fences is absolutely on its last leg. Propped up on both sides. My neighbor offered to split the cost but she's getting quotes of $45/linear foot.
We need like 5-6 new posts and if we went with new build across that's like $2,000.
Not sure how influential, but a friend at work told me there was an anticipated surplus due to the pandemic starting last year. Lumber suppliers dialed production back thinking nobody would be building much. Instead, people went nuts and everyone on the planet decided to take the isolation time to remodel, build additions, build decks, etc. While there anticipated decrease in demand, demand actually increased and here we are with lumber prices 250%-300% what they were a year ago.
My dad was building a new patio roof with a fried of his and he said a single piece of OSB plywood is $45 to $50. Last year it was around $15. We've had some wind storms lately and one of my fences is absolutely on its last leg. Propped up on both sides. My neighbor offered to split the cost but she's getting quotes of $45/linear foot.
We need like 5-6 new posts and if we went with new build across that's like $2,000.
Not sure how influential, but a friend at work told me there was an anticipated surplus due to the pandemic starting last year. Lumber suppliers dialed production back thinking nobody would be building much. Instead, people went nuts and everyone on the planet decided to take the isolation time to remodel, build additions, build decks, etc. While there anticipated decrease in demand, demand actually increased and here we are with lumber prices 250%-300% what they were a year ago.