Because plastic is Cheap.Plastic is cheap for patios and decks.
Did I mention, Fuk lumber is high!
I knew it was happening but it didn't hit me until I did another price out for my job. $900 more than the pre Covid era.
I've always heard six months but our Summer should cut that way down.Gonna build a patio using treated lumber but want to paint the structure. If you've painted treated lumber how long did you let it dry out before doing so?
Lumber prices are up over 180% since March '20. At least lumber is available again, but yeah. I read a report saying that cost of new house construction is $40k higher on average just due to materials.Did I mention, Fuk lumber is high!
I knew it was happening but it didn't hit me until I did another price out for my job. $900 more than the pre Covid era.
Yep, I had a fence I was gonna replace that the materials tripled in price on in 9 months. So it got minimal repairs till lumber comes down.Did I mention, Fuk lumber is high!
I knew it was happening but it didn't hit me until I did another price out for my job. $900 more than the pre Covid era.
Yeah! I know of several postponed deck projects. But what I don't quite get: house prices are up because of lack of supply. What happens when the homebuilders come back into the market?
Yep OSB has gotten ridiculous. I've noticed that even Hardie products have gone up as well, not quite as much as lumber.I saw on a news report on TV that in the last 12 months the price of lumber has increased "... over 250%" The graphic on the screen stated 262%. Bought two 2"x4"x 8' pressure treated sticks yesterday final cost was $18.99 - for 2 fuckin' 2x4's.
I'm working a house and a 12'x20' building in the back yard installing hardie fascia/soffit/siding thankfully the huge price increase has hit only lumber/wood products. The building in the back yard had 3/4" T-111 siding, which I had to remove. Then I replaced it with 1/2" sheathing. The way this building is built the bottom is prone to holding moisture and rotting so I ripped sheets of 1/2" pressure treated ply to address that issue. The standard 4'x8'x1/2" sheathing was $41.00 per sheet. The pressure treated panel rang the bell at $49.00 per.
They are in the market, they cannot build fast enough to satisfy the demand. In CenTex (austin area mostly) 500 people a DAY are moving here. You think they are putting up 250 houses a day in Austin area? Nope. They are building as fast as they can. Hell in Jarrell which is 45 miles north of the Austin city limits They are building 10 THOUSAND houses.
That's why the price of lumber is so high.
That's not the reason at all.
They were building like that long before covid was a thing.
This huge price increase isn't because of one market. A market that has been huge for 20 years already.
This price increase is nationwide. How do you explain a price increase in the areas where there is a housing surplus because everyone is leaving?
This comes down to using Covid as an excuse to claim diminished supply and good old fashioned greed.