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In reply to the discussion: Lumber is through the ROOF! [View all]Disaffected
(4,547 posts)14. LOL
I have a "cedar log" house (built in 1975) and it must be worth a fortune now.
OTOH, I wanted to build a simple box out of 1x6s and a little 2x2 (around 30"x16" . Home Repo wanted almost $60 for it!
Anyhow, bought a v nice plastic tote box for 12 bucks instead - a lot cheaper and, better than wood.
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The rest of the world's advanced countries have been using metal beams for structural support for
PortTack
May 2021
#4
one suspects insurance co must pay her the rebuild cost whether she rebuilds or not nt
msongs
May 2021
#10
+1, a lot of the "reimburse" vs give a straight out check which is still bullshit
uponit7771
May 2021
#11
Lumber prices are so high I'm entertaining the idea of parting out my house
Brother Buzz
May 2021
#9
There's a 1890's era log cabin in the Berkeley Hills that can be had for a cool half a million
Brother Buzz
May 2021
#21
Yeah, my projects are just piling up because I don't want to spend the price of lumber atm.
Ferrets are Cool
May 2021
#27
I can't speak for how much the COVID catastrophe has affected this but the several years of terrible
Ford_Prefect
May 2021
#29