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they are saying it went up 170%I am working on a small project. Went to lowe's, got 2 sheets of plywood, 5 2x4's, some screws, paint and it was almost $200. I feel like prices on wood has doubled from just a few years ago when I did my last project.
Its more than doubled since last year. I have to bid a 31x35 deck for one of my customers. Hard to price it with it constantly going up. By the time we can start my lumber quotes will be no good.
Just for the R value it would be worth it. I built 2 on my block. Went ICF cause they had liveable basement. Not much gain in R value with our so cal weather. But Havasu would make a huge difference on those 120 days.If I were building another Havasu House I'd take a hard look at ICF Construction. Wood prices are crazy anymore!
We do commercial work, We received an email a couple weeks ago from our supplier. Metal studs and drywall will increase 10% in February and another 10% in Marchyears ago I built some metal stud framed homes....might have to go back to that idea...
I actually have some shop drawings I can send you Monday. My old company is doing a house in Laguna Niguel. They actually do a lot of homes in Vegas. They’ve done a couple for Steve Wynn@BHC Vic I can see the walls in steel studs. How would you do the rafters in steel studs? More importantly the transition from wall to roof.
I’ve watched plenty of commercial framing/drywall contractors make radiuses, badass ceiling etc. It can’t be that hard to make a house out of steel studs.
Other than not knowing how, I don’t understand why residential construction hasn’t embraced steel studs. Much easier for electrical rough and I imagine plumbing. Walls are perfectly straight from the factory.
What’s the downside?
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Where is this i would like to go see it. I never seen this kind of work done.There is a house being built with ICF down the street from me looks like a cool build. It’s in Havasu
Where is this i would like to go see it. I never seen this kind of work done.
It's a lot faster than block and includes the insulation. It was not cheaper than framing. Used ICF for the basement and first level. Framed 2nd story. Should of just used them on basement. In AZ the R value would make it worth it. In SoCal only benefit is Bullet resistant Lol.I don't see how insulated concrete forms would be cheeper than stick frame???? might as well just do a cinder block house...
Word on the street is late June early July for lumber prices to start coming back down to reality.
No one really knows for sure. The framing market went up slightly again last week. Plywood shot up nearly 10%.
Right with you there. Only way to guarantee the market will go up is when i sell. SOBI can guarantee if I go buy what I need for our garage conversion it will go down significantly [emoji16].
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Right with you there. Only way to guarantee the market will go up is when i sell. SOB
Not great news if you have a pending project. Framing lumber leveled off but plywood costs went up another 4% on Friday.
Oh no, open market cost stuff. Lumber market is its own deal. Market gets an end of the week update that’s a quick state of the state. Hoping it comes down to keep projects going. Too high isn’t good for anyone.Damn it Don. You and your friends gotta stop funding your boating and retirement funds off the rest of us. lol
The (Likely) Cost Of Lumber In The “New Normal”
Our discussions with Disdero Lumber, FrameworkPlus Inc, and Big Sky Insulation suggest that this is the new normal for the industry. There is a new benchmark for lumber pricing, and it will likely remain that way for the foreseeable future.
Interest rates for home mortgages are anticipated to hold for the remainder of the year, and more people are looking to start the new construction project of their dreams than ever before.
Therefore, we can expect a “new normal” (benchmark) to hover around $800 per 1,000 board feet for the cost of lumber.
If you are worried about lumber prices dont start the project
The only people holding off on projects are the cash out refi’s that thought they pulled enough to do a major addition to find out that a new master bedroom suite and kitchen cost more then 100k. The rest remains as it has always, the serious people with hard cash are the ones who do projects.
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Its more than doubled since last year. I have to bid a 31x35 deck for one of my customers. Hard to price it with it constantly going up. By the time we can start my lumber quotes will be no good.