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DIY & Home Improvement

OAITW r.2.0

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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....

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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