Cost of lumber is getting crazy!

[fortyshooter]

Stopped by our local Home Depot to pick up 3 8ft 4x4 pressure treated. Now if I recall they used to be about 9-10 bucks each a year or so ago.
Today's price was $ 18.27 each !! Also noticed the 5 1/2 x 6ft. treated wood fence pickets that used to be about 1.60 each were now 2.79

Must be from the rebuilding to come from all the fires in the West!

[JEBar]

rebuilding following fires, storms, floods has to be putting a strain on the market

[BigAl52]

Go price a redwood 4x4 fence post.

[Rifletom]

Agreed. Finishing my patio(finally!), the cost was going up. Everything seems to be going up in cost.

[markiver54]

Lumber prices are about as stable as gasoline these days!

[Travlin]

Big Al, Why are you using as expensive as redwood for fence posts? Don't they have any pressure treated 4x4's where you buy lumber.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I used to love using Douglas Fir now and then. It was pretty expensive even years ago. Wondering what they are up to.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I'll say the prices have gone up, heck. I just checked on a Top Choice 2 X 4 - 8 at Lowes.

$7.50 !!

What happened to $3.98?

[clovishound]

I think the cost has gone up because so many people have been home this year, and were doing home projects which increased the demand.

[dave77]

I'll say the prices have gone up, heck. I just checked on a Top Choice 2 X 4 - 8 at Lowes.

$7.50 !!

What happened to $3.98?

And even at $7.50 you have to sort through them to get good ones. I remember paying around $3 last year for some 2"x6"x8's decent enough to use for decking.

[daytime dave]

I priced having a house built last month.

[Hatchdog]

Saw a report on our local news a few days ago interviewing a local lumber yard owner. He said that 2x4x8’s were selling for $2.50 and now are $6.00. He commented that in the early days of Covid the loggers stayed out of the woods for 3-4 weeks and the mills have been playing catch-up ever since. He also commented on the increased demand from both home improvements and the large surge in local new home building.

[Cowboy Gun Fan]

I wonder how local Timber prices are doing?

I got more waiting to be cut.

Just waiting for the right time.

[GunnyGene]

You wanna see real expensive? Take a look at the prices here. Exotics and furniture/instrument grade.

https://www.gilmerwood.com/home

[JEBar]

OUCH ....