Lumber Prices

[Smart]

****...all my shop shelving projects and work/archery bench build just went on hold after seeing 2x4 studs jump to $5.98....I paid $3.10 in April when I started the other side. Wish I would have bought it all then. 15/32" plywood sheathing at $32 a sheet? son of a .....

I hope yall are right about it going down at the end of the year. I was waiting to get these bigger things done while it was cool and not 100 degree temps.

[BigLig]

If anyone is looking for some 2" thick live edge cedar boards let me know. Most are 8' (cut a bit long) and between 12" - 17"

[panhandlehunter]

I should be framing in a couple months. Talk about bad timing.

We are waiting until next year for our build, just to see what it does. Probably looking at an extra $15-20k at today’s prices.

[SabineHunter]

I'm planning to build a house with concrete walls so this won't hurt me as bad but I was gonna have a 30x40 open air patio under it so that would get me. This is in January. Maybe lumber will go down by then and no more hurricanes.

[meltingfeather]

2x4x96 at $5.98 at HD this morning.
$2.46 in May
That’s 143%

Interesting to hear that there’s a glut of raw material. That’s good— prices should come down when the mills catch up.

[BlackoutRam2500]

2x4x96 at $5.98 at HD this morning.
$2.46 in May
That’s 143%

Interesting to hear that there’s a glut of raw material. That’s good— prices should come down when the mills catch up.

Heard from a friend in new construction home sales that the lumber index is gearing up to plummet. He says all will be back to normal by February 2021. Anything back within 10-15% of where we were in March is good with me

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[panhandlehunter]

Heard from a friend in new construction home sales that the lumber index is gearing up to plummet. He says all will be back to normal by February 2021. Anything back within 10-15% of where we were in March is good with me

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Got my fingers crossed. Getting ready to build a new house and hoping to avoid overpaying for lumber.

[Biggs]

Feb is not soon enough!

[AgHntr10]

Got my fingers crossed. Getting ready to build a new house and hoping to avoid overpaying for lumber.

Same here!