Lumber prices going up in your area!

[joey1320]

I was doing some work around the yard and saw the pile of lumber I have behind the shed and realized there's probably a couple hundred bucks sitting there.

I watched a renovation show last night and saw the "Professionals" rip a bunch of lumber out of the home and just dump it, all while thinking, "Crazy!"

So after both of those experiences yesterday, I dreamt last night that I was redoing our first floor walls/ceilings and my wife was mad that I kept storing all the old lumber I pulled out, making the job way more tedious

 

[MushCreek]

For sure.. And lots of stuff on backorder (months).
Concrete hit $110 yard (cash price) here...
I was shocked at the lumber prices at Home Depot this weekend.. The old lumber pile out back is valuable!

I paid $151/yd for concrete two months ago.

 

[reader2580]

Concrete hit $110 yard (cash price) here...

$110 per yard would be a bargain here. Concrete was $145 per yard before the pandemic. I called a month ago and they said the price has not changed in the past year.

 

[PCustoms]

$110 per yard would be a bargain here. Concrete was $145 per yard before the pandemic. I called a month ago and they said the price has not changed in the past year.

It was about that here too.

Haven't asked this year, but I know one local crew worked all winter and is booked solid going into Summer.

 

[isb cornbinder]

In 1984 I was buying a John Deere "E" type hit and miss engine. The seller was having some concrete poured in his barn. He suggested that I pay for a yard of the mix and the engine was mine. The concrete, delivered to a farm 20 miles form the plant was $90. My neighbour contractor tells me that concrete is double that amount in 2021.
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[dogdog]

$60 now just came back from homedepot... .the CDX or what ever that 23/32 sheathing 4x8 that was selling pre-Riot price of $23....

 

[Plastikosmd]

Prices are plain silly! I needed some pine. In the past, the mill (like reloading) was more for fun>cost savings. Now fun=cost savings!
Took the Peterson out and cut up about 45 3.75x1x96
Fun couple of hours in the nice weather, then back in storage
Such a useful machine

 

[joey1320]

Prices are plain silly! I needed some pine. In the past, the mill (like reloading) was more for fun>cost savings. Now fun=cost savings!
Took the Peterson out and cut up about 45 3.75x1x96
Fun couple of hours in the nice weather, then back in storage
Such a useful machine

Awesome

 

[momobuttons]

The contractors in the NYC area purchased all the lumber to board up storefronts during last years' riots and to build all these outdoor eating areas. Prices went up accordingly.

 

[dogdog]

The contractors in the NYC area purchased all the lumber to board up storefronts during last years' riots and to build all these outdoor eating areas. Prices went up accordingly.

Not sure if that is a logical explanation... If contractors bought up all the lumber... then there wouldn't be any at the store shelves. But there are plenty at the store shelves, just very high price... you are talking about events since last year.

More of like the lumber mills are not producing, the previous implemented tariff makes it too costly to import... some one bought up all the lumber futures at the exchange, and driving up the cost... or ... some one gaming the system...

 

[MushCreek]

There were a lot of things- several hurricanes plowed through the southeast, so lots of boarding windows, and building/repairing afterwards. Lots of fires in CA, so lots of new houses being built. Riots all over, so windows being boarded up, or covered if the glass got broken. Much of the country is in a building boom in spite of the pandemic. Plants shut down, figuring demand would drop off, but just the opposite happened. Supplies were very low for a while. I'm not sure what's keeping the prices so high now, though.

 

[ericm]

Demand is the primary problem. Everyone's building stuff now.

To make things worse. imports from BC Canada are down. They have been selling a lot of beetle kill trees for the last 15-20 years and supplies are getting low. Once those are gone they'll be down to the trees they have hopefully be replanting. Beetle kill in the US is likely a problem too but I have not seen anything confirming that.

Rebuilding from last fall's fires in CA hasn't gotten going yet. I live close to one of the last year's big burns and go through it often. They're still cleaning up the burned houses and dead trees. I have not seen anything being built yet. It's hard to get permits now because the counties are backed up. My shop permit application went in three weeks ago and it hasn't even been looked at it.

 

[dcg9381]

Not sure if that is a logical explanation... If contractors bought up all the lumber... then there wouldn't be any at the store shelves. But there are plenty at the store shelves, just very high price... you are talking about events since last year.

Agree.. My guess is the big box stores have contracts for production. All the construction here gets lumber from alternate sources than big box (short of remodels and small projects).

Over the last 12 months, prices have gone up and we've noticed a substantial decrease in the quality of framing materials...

 

[nadogail]

I think old wooden pallets will find their way into buildings as "Short Boards" and repurposed siding. Using them might be labor intensive, but if you have more time than money you get resourceful.

 

[SimS]

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Over the last 12 months, prices have gone up and we've noticed a substantial decrease in the quality of framing materials...

I just paid ~$12 for PT 8x2x4s that wouldn't be fit for last year's cull pile. Out of 35 boards only 6 had 4 straight edges. Everything else had at least one or more bark/raw edges. Quality is non existent. I don't even want to price plywood.

SimS

 

[MushCreek]

I think old wooden pallets will find their way into buildings as "Short Boards" and repurposed siding. Using them might be labor intensive, but if you have more time than money you get resourceful.

I remember a neighbor in CT that built a garage out of used lumber and pallet boards. The inspector failed it because used lumber wasn't allowed, and he had to tear it down and start over. Of course, lots of areas aren't as **** as CT when it comes to inspections.

 

[dcg9381]

The inspector failed it because used lumber wasn't allowed

ugh... Sounds like Tony Soprano stuff.

 

[Dutchmanaz]

What kind of mill is that?

 

[healtoeae86]

man I thought moving to NZ and paying timber prices here was crazy. Prices in so cal have increased a lot. Ill report back with pricing from last year to current and compare it to our NZ pricing now.

 

[joey1320]

I went to Ikea on Monday to pick up cabinets for my garage and the lady who helped me in the kitchen department told me this has been the busiest she's ever been. There were about six other workers helping people plan their kitchens, 15 minutes after the store opened on a Monday.

I was lucky all I was looking for was in stock because she said they are a month out on most everything to put together a full kitchen. I only needed 7 cabinets, not a full kitchen, so I walked out with them.

People are buying, buying, buying...

 

[Pntyrmvr]

Nothing else to do with their vacation money.


“Talk is cheap. Whiskey costs money.”

 

[iSpark]

I'm surprised my framing package didn't come with a armed ******!
'effing gold being delivered...

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[acer66]

I remember a neighbor in CT that built a garage out of used lumber and pallet boards. The inspector failed it because used lumber wasn't allowed, and he had to tear it down and start over. Of course, lots of areas aren't as **** as CT when it comes to inspections.

If a customer would want me to build a structure out of used lumber I would decline because there is no way for me to determine the structural integrity of that lumber.

 

[cmandp]

I just bought a 4x8 sheet of 23/32 Radiata pine cabinet ply from Homedepot. Never saw this stuff before and it's from Chile. It actually looks quite nice and is pretty flat. Still a bit pricey at $48 a sheet.

 

[MushCreek]

The fancier grades of plywood haven't gone up nearly as much as the construction grade stuff. There's a place near here selling birch plywood for less than **** CDX.

 

[dogdog]

I just bought a 4x8 sheet of 23/32 Radiata pine cabinet ply from Homedepot. Never saw this stuff before and it's from Chile. It actually looks quite nice and is pretty flat. Still a bit pricey at $48 a sheet.

Price of that still went up, it was $43 last month... I paid roughly just about $50 after tax... 8.87% tax here. two months ago. But not as crazy as those Sheathing or OSB flooring plywoods. Good for shelves/furniture, but not good for construction/flooring stuff.