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mnhtnbb

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2. I bought a lot last April for a house to be built

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Fri Feb 26, 2021, 11:58 PM

Feb 2021

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in a new development. The base price of the house the developer is charging now for the same house is $14,000. more than what I paid last April. The house is 1776 sq ft on one level with 2 1/2 car garage, 9 ft ceilings--10 ft where there are tray ceilings in kitchen, LR, DR, master--built on a slab. HVAC is run through attic space. Lots of framing to make the attic space.

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Price of lumber [View all] Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 OP

Drywall is going to get scarce and expensive, too, Lars39 Feb 2021 #1

I bought a lot last April for a house to be built mnhtnbb Feb 2021 #2

Wood prices are insane. MontanaMama Feb 2021 #3

For a while here, OSB was more than plywood. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #4

Get your checkbook out. MontanaMama Feb 2021 #6

Yeah garage builder I follow on YouTube was thinking, a couple months ago, prices would drop. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #7

Do you mind sharing his video? Lars39 Feb 2021 #15

Here is one of several where he talks about lumber prices Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #19

Thank you so much, Hassin Bin Sober! Lars39 Feb 2021 #21

And a lot of the lumber is crap. albacore Feb 2021 #5

No kidding. The first deck I built here in 1990 lasted 25 years. This deck Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #16

I have friends who are very happy with their composite deck. Sogo Feb 2021 #8

I didn't know what that was so I did a google search jimfields33 Feb 2021 #9

It goes together pretty much like wood decking csziggy Feb 2021 #13

Yeah, it's only a dollar more per piece than 2 x 6 x 12's, but you have to use more Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #17

In 10 years, wood will be a scarcity. roamer65 Feb 2021 #10

I bought 5 "economy" studs Thursday up a buck since September. rickyhall Feb 2021 #11

I've been buying lumber to make cabinets. Ouch. jmowreader Feb 2021 #12

What I don't get about lumber is that most of the trees harvested in the northeast can be Vinca Feb 2021 #14

From what I have read, it seems that some of this added cost that we are seeing Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #18

That figures. He especially hated Canada so I'm sure he thinks he was penalizing Vinca Feb 2021 #22

I've been looking into lumber futures. panader0 Feb 2021 #20

Interesting. jeffreyi Feb 2021 #23

Alternatives to wood exist cagefreesoylentgreen Feb 2021 #24