Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices?

   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #841  
I'm not seeing retail prices dropping yet. Just comparing the OP prices to my current prices, they are still much higher now. Treated 4"x4"x16' is $42. 4'x9' OSB is $52. Feels like they are either still creeping up or at least holding steady.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #842  
I am already well into my lumber boycott., haven’t bought a single piece of lumber since early April.

I have been sorting through my wood pile, and found I had more decent wood than I first thought.

In addition, we have postponed a kitchen remodel until things get more reasonable.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #843  
I'm building a lean to off my pole barn. Cutting trees down for material and will chainsaw the lumber.
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   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #844  
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #845  
Hey Diggin It! As of 6/17/21 according to The Den of Tools site on You Tube prices are down 42% which is miss leading :oops:! That puts them at last years high:unsure:, But that is the low so far for the year which ain't saying much.
4x8 x 1/2 OSB was over 40 bucks here a few days ago.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #846  
Profits and prices will stay high until demand drops appreciably. Just like gasoline, prices go up fast.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #848  
Demand has dropped considerably. We're hardly getting any orders in from Lowe's. A few months back we got several hundred a day.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #849  
I'm lucky as a friend gets lots of pallets and some are 8 ft long so anything for a while will be from recycled material.
Heck some nice 4 x 4 pallets are birch plywood, nice stable panels in 1/2", the type that is multi layered.
 
   / Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices? #850  
Ok then we are all in agreement, LUMBER BUYING BOYCOTT starts NOW! Let's see if everyone can hold out for a full month.
Month? I haven’t purchased from homedepot in about three months and haven’t been to a Costco for almost 9.

We shop at our local grocery store now and I have paused all optional home projects until prices calm down.

If it’s a necessity, I’ll shop/buy, but so far nothing has hit that level.
 
 
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