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OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:31 PM Jan 2023

My lumber purchases Sunday.....I can't imagine the costs to build a house today.

2 each - 1" x 6" x 10ft Tongue and groove, #1 pine boards
2 each - 1 1/4" x 1/2" x 16' flat molding
2 each - 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 16' 90 degree corner molding

$155.35

JFC, this is nutz. I remember when that molding was like $.50/ft.

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My lumber purchases Sunday.....I can't imagine the costs to build a house today. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2023 OP

The price went up due to covid, it's criminal at this point. dem4decades Jan 2023 #1

That was a Trump gift with the tariffs on Canadian wood products dutch777 Jan 2023 #2

Honest to god that's about $30 worth of lumber. The_Casual_Observer Jan 2023 #3

White pine. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2023 #5

Yep, been restoring house #3 and costs are much higher. sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #4

And... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #6

Trees caught covid, obviously. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2023 #7

I guess that's what they mean by "value added". 2naSalit Jan 2023 #8

dem4decades

(11,910 posts)

1. The price went up due to covid, it's criminal at this point.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:33 PM

Jan 2023

dutch777

(3,456 posts)

2. That was a Trump gift with the tariffs on Canadian wood products

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:35 PM

Jan 2023

And of course US manufacturers who were competing hard with the lower Canadian prices, raised their prices to follow the tariffed cost of Canadian wood just trying to stay 5% or so below what Canadian wood cost. Not quite the way you hope things would go but welcome to capitalism.

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

3. Honest to god that's about $30 worth of lumber.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:36 PM

Jan 2023

And I'm guessing it's not walnut or mahogany.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

5. White pine.

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:40 PM

Jan 2023

I went in figuring it would cost me $60.00 - $30.00 for the boards and $60.00 for the moldings. I even went back and asked if the prices were in error...I misread 32 ft as 32 ea......

sinkingfeeling

(52,985 posts)

4. Yep, been restoring house #3 and costs are much higher.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:37 PM

Jan 2023

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)

6. And...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:41 PM

Jan 2023

It's not like there aren't any trees in your area. It's not like you have to wait for a ship from China to bring the lumber to your state.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

7. Trees caught covid, obviously.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:45 PM

Jan 2023

I get why 90 degree corner molding is expensive. Lots of machining and material removal to produce, but it wasn't that much more than the the flat molding.

Seriously, if I'm building a wood framed house today, the lumber has to be 2-2.5x more than it was 5 years ago....

2naSalit

(92,665 posts)

8. I guess that's what they mean by "value added".

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 06:57 PM

Jan 2023

I'm sure your estimate is probably low, I think it's more than 3x the five years ago prices.

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