[AT] Crazy pricing on construction job

[Mike M]

Also around here pre-owned homes are being gobbled up and are selling
within a week, for above asking price. My oldest daughter is in the
market for a house, and can't find one.

Mike M

On 5/12/2021 12:47 AM, Dean VP wrote:
> Mike, I agree. Read my post to the list.
>
> 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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> 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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