[AT] Crazy pricing on construction job

[Dean VP]

I received a few quotes on building a replacement deck on our house last
summer but had to abandon the project due to scheduling issues.  So I
immediately restarted the process this year after we got back from AZ. I am
completely flabbergasted by the prices I am getting this year.  The quotes I
have received so far are up by 80% to 125%.  Unbelievable.  I have been told
that lumber prices have quadrupled in the last year.  Is that really true? I
haven't gone to a lumber yard lately.  I've been told that 5 quarter Cedar
is slightly higher than a composite floor and I live where Cedar trees grow
wild. .  I am just flat stunned. How much of this is just fluff right now
and will eventually go away or is this inflation that is here to stay?   Or
do I try and ride it out and wait another year. I didn't plan or expect the
have to pay this much for a new deck on the house.  The house and the
neighborhood will withstand this much investment but....WOW!!!   I honestly
feel like I'm a sucker right now.  What the heck is the cause of all this?

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290
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