[AT] Lumber prices

[Brad Loomis]

And some call that progress.

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 7:45 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:

> New homes are driving it too as some(many??) areas have seen an explosion
> of immigrants from the apartments and condos.  Draw a 2mile radius circle
> around my farm and _hundreds_ of new houses have been been built in the
> last 9 months in 3 new neighborhoods.  Plus dozens of one-off homes on
> newly available vacant lots have been built in that circle.  I am
> definitely no longer exurban - I am suburban.
>
> Specific example - and to keep this related to antique tractors:  I lost 6
> acres of hay field I was cutting on shares when a friend (who lived just
> under a mile away) died and his son turned his farm into a small
> neighborhood(just started construction).
>
> C’est la vie
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 22, 2021, at 10:11 AM, szabelski at wildblue.net wrote:
> >
> > Covid!
> >
> > With people staying home, they’re doing add-ones, remodeling, etc, all
> those things that they didn’t have time to do earlier. This is especially
> true if your the husband and your wife has ideas. In addition, areas like
> Texas, California, Colorado, etc., have an increased demand for building
> material to repair all the damage done by wild fires and storms. According
> to news media, can expect higher prices on just about everything for the
> next year or so because Covid has affected everything in some manner.
> >
> > Carl
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com>
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> > Sent: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:18:04 -0400 (EDT)
> > Subject: [AT] Lumber prices
> >
> > What the heck is going on with lumber prices?  I needed a sheet of OSB
> > which was once $10 a is now $35 a sheet?
> >
> >
> > Mike M
> >
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