You could probably sell the lumber then buy composite decking and come out pretty much even!
That’s exactly what I was looking for. OOS up here in New Hampster. Both Lowe’s and Home Depot. I’m going to try a large building supply company near by, not sure if they’ll sell me 3 boards.$7.54
2-in x 10-in x 8-ft Southern Yellow Pine Lumber
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Top-Choice...mon-1-5-in-x-9-25-in-x-8-ft-Actual/1000009742
A sheet of 3/4 sheeting dropped to 44 bucks. Getting close to pre pandem.
the way people have been logging woods where i live, i wouldn't be surprised if prices drop lower eventually
everyone around here seems to have 50 acres of woods that have been sitting for 50 years, and they all decided to get them logged this year
The old growth is the good stuff.
When collusion isn't collusion but really is collusion. I always think of this when I'm in a bit of a conspiracy mood.I picked up some pressure treated 4x4's last week. $13.50 each. Still a bit more than they were pre-pandemic...but MUCH cheaper than the almost $30 they were just a few months ago.
Had my roof replaced 2 weeks ago. $100/4x8 sheet of plywood...but that includes the labor to cut and fit places where the old roof sheathing had to be replaced. In all, they used 5 sheets.
$5.58 for framing studs right now. Better than last year (and actually in stock). Can't remember what it was a few years ago. I don't know what I did with an older doc I wrote up for a project I was going to do - had the pricing in there. Project didn't happen, sad Panda.Local lumber yard has a sign, 2x4x8' econo, $2.58.
I'm sure they're not the greatest...their "normal" lumber is kind of crappy most of the time. Home Depot usually has better lumber.
Yes, treated 2x4x8 (outdoor use) studs were in the $4-5 range. I think the interior studs were as low as $2.40 and went up to $2.90 in 2019.^^^ The economy stuff. But the better grade stuff was $4-5
The stuff you are talking about was $6 in 2019.Outdoor/treated is not the better grade. Different animal.
The quality interior kiln dried stuff was in the $4-5 range a couple of years back.
An Alaskan mill would get you going quick, but it's hard on both your body and equipment, and kind of expensive with fuel.$6.08 now. Climbing fairly steadily. Looks like this is going to be a repeat of last year.
Definitely want to look at building a saw mill. I see lot of ads for prebuilt ones, prices seem to vary quite a lot but I'm seeing some going for like 3-4k. Very tempting to just buy, at that price. A typical load of lumber to build a small building is going to cost more than that with the current prices so it would pay for itself the first time I use it for a build. I want to build at least a small 8x24 cabin or something along that size by end of this summer.
Yeah, seems like the new tariffs on Canadian lumber are affection lumber prices before they even go into effect. Southern mills were getting cheezed off over cheaper Canadian lumber (and since the Federal government encouraged them to plant more pine on fallow land, I suppose they had a good argument to make). Still, this may kill, once again, my plans to replace asphalt parking space with a two car garage .$6.08 now. Climbing fairly steadily. Looks like this is going to be a repeat of last year.
Definitely want to look at building a saw mill. I see lot of ads for prebuilt ones, prices seem to vary quite a lot but I'm seeing some going for like 3-4k. Very tempting to just buy, at that price. A typical load of lumber to build a small building is going to cost more than that with the current prices so it would pay for itself the first time I use it for a build. I want to build at least a small 8x24 cabin or something along that size by end of this summer.