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DIY & Home Improvement

dutch777

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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.

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