wood prices.

[Stompin Tom]

I'm.in the middle of the residential custom homes and renovations market in the architecture field. People doing 10k renos don't need lumber that's all finishes. Lumber packages for custom houses have went up over 100%

at only a 100% increase your doing well as the price of lumber at the retailer has tripled in the past year. In March of last year OSB 3/8 was selling for 13.79 a sheet, now its over $51.00, a 2x4 stud was $2.75, now $8.94 as of last weekend. I know this because I built a shed last spring, looked up what I paid for lumber, and compared last weekend at the local Home Depot. Oh, by the way building a shed or a fence also counts in the renovation market, and you dont have to spend 50g to do that.

 

[lilduke]

Good to see the industry booming!

 

[Stompin Tom]

here is an interesting link

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1103928/coronavirus-restaurant-visitation-impact/

shows the impact on covid on restaurants. Dine in customers down an average s 42.60%

as for travel, here is a quote

"in the United States there is predicted to be a drop in travel spending of 355 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, which is a percentage decrease of 31 percent."

 

[Frosty19]

at only a 100% increase your doing well as the price of lumber at the retailer has tripled in the past year. In March of last year OSB 3/8 was selling for 13.79 a sheet, now its over $51.00, a 2x4 stud was $2.75, now $8.94 as of last weekend. I know this because I built a shed last spring, looked up what I paid for lumber, and compared last weekend at the local Home Depot. Oh, by the way building a shed or a fence also counts in the renovation market, and you dont have to spend 50g to do that.

Yes agreed. 100% is a bargain which furthers my argument. Vinyl fences are now a better price than lumber and are a far better product IMO.
I'm not arguing the cost of renos, I'm just asking where the money is coming from. I know personally my eating out and travel savings from covid wouldn't offset a renovation

 

[lilduke]

Pretty hard to dine in when your not allowed to by law! Good thing for patio's....

 

[snopro]

CERB and CEBA

 

[rknight111]

Pretty soon I'm going to start looking at ICF walls for a house, I wonder how much more this is than wood.

 

[Frosty19]

There is a few different options if your building that can be compared

 

[Trashy]

Pretty soon I'm going to start looking at ICF walls for a house, I wonder how much more this is than wood.

ICF is a superior way to do a foundation and exterior walls. Wood be interesting to know what the difference wood be?

 

[Cyle]

Pretty soon I'm going to start looking at ICF walls for a house, I wonder how much more this is than wood.

Icf is awful, but concrete has continued to drop in price.

 

[Trashy]

Icf is awful, but concrete has continued to drop in price.

Incorrect, about ICF

 

[lilduke]

precast FTW

 

[Frosty19]

Icf is awful, but concrete has continued to drop in price.

Whats awful about ICF?

 

[The big greasy]

Whats awful about ICF?

When the straps disapear when screwing drywall on then you have to hunt for them lol

 

[SUMMIT TREE]

If you go Icf I would plan to build it to fit the blocks. No weird cuts or half blocks. Design it to only use Full blocks. I used Logix on my house and worked out ok.

 

[The big greasy]

When the straps disapear when screwing drywall on then you have to hunt for them lol

I have to say if I had to use icf blocks it would be fox blocks, but IMO you cannot beat a conventional 8" cement basement.

 

[tiger666]

A friend is moving and had 6 sheets of osb in the garage he wanted to get rid of.I put them on kijijiji and they sold for $30 a sheet in less then 4 minutes,he was amazed at my selling powers lol.

 

[Trashy]

When the straps disapear when screwing drywall on then you have to hunt for them lol

That's because most people will use standard 1&1/4 screws, where you need a minimum of 1&5/8' when using 1/2" drywall. 2" screws when using 5/8's drywall

 

[tejay]

The house next door was built as slab on grade with styrofoam formwork and in slab heat .The ants have discovered that excavation is very easy in the styrofoam and have now moved into the house rent free .

 

[Trashy]

I quoted a deck build last night, to R&R a 16x25 deck, using all pressure treat.

The customer replied this morning, that they are going with all concrete, as concrete will be less expensive and maintenance free.

Sucks... cause I could use the work and the cash. But i can't fault them on their decision.