[AT] Crazy pricing on construction job

[Mike M]

Hi Dean, I think it's the mills that are stepping on it. I have a
neighbor who farms, and is a real logger, he has the giant grapples and
all. He has 8-10ft logs stacked to the the moon. I have never seen him
with so much lumber around the farm. I think his reimbursement has
stalled and the mills and retailers are getting rich. Right now around
here a sheet of 1/2" OSB used to sell for $10, now it's $40.

Mike M

On 5/10/2021 11:58 PM, Dean VP wrote:
> 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
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and gospel of
> envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
> ..Winston Churchill...
>
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