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ac hunter 
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 9:42am |
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Just looked at Lowes website for 4 ft. x 8 ft. sheets of 7/16 osb - $28.75 and 2x4x96 in. studs - $6.28. Thought maybe lumber would come down some time but looks like not. If my memory is correct I think the osb went up close to $4.00 per sheet. That's around 4 times higher than I paid less than 2 years ago. Heck it's just glue and scraps. Guess that's my gripe for today.
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 9:49am |
Up here ,same OSB at homerdepot is 34 Canucks, 2by4s are $1 per foot....
sad thing is I don't care about the cost, just can't get a contractor to refurb my garage ! oh well.....
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 9:54am |
I am building a couple portable duck blinds for son... Have a couple hundred of 2 x 6 and 2 x 3 from the house trailer i tore down last fall....... problem is i needed several sheets of plywood.. use to be $18. for a sheet of 1/2' CDX.... 2 weeks ago it was $30. !!
On the other hand i needed a couple 120 and 240v breakers for an electrical box.. They seem to have DROPPED in price.. a bunch ! ....... but dont ask about WIRE !
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DMiller
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:04am |
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Really want to build down in the valley just to make a rental and pizz off the neighbor. Make a little extra income with it. Can still get foundation some reasonable although rerod is high right now. Lumber prices and availability are stopping that process cold as truss are 2-5 MONTHS out dependent of Special Order or stocking demension.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 11:14am |
Son was working on a large project in Mpls last year - they used plywood to pour forms with and every 2nd pour replaced them - he saved the plywood and now has around 500 or more sheets stored inside and another 200 outside . He was thinking of building a garage and talked to building inspector - guy said if the wood was used once it would not pass code to build a garage with . Same as had lot of 2x4 that were used as forms - said if they have nail holes that not suitable for new construction
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 12:44pm |
Man that SUCKS.... need to live farther out in the country where LESS RULES and NO INSPECTIONS !! 
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DMiller
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 1:16pm |
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I dare say Coke, that was ALWAYS a standard when One crew built an entire house to Reuse Form lumber where needed. NOTHING absolutely NOTHING bad of that or a few nail holes. For that regard would like that inspector to prove they have none of the above in THEIR homes.
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Red Bank
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 2:44pm |
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One of my customers is a contractor and he built a lean to off the barn for me a couple of years ago. I asked him last summer to build me another he came by and said he wouldn’t do it right now he was too embarrassed at the material costs. I thanked him and told him when the prices drop come on back, not in a big hurry to do it if it’s going to be that much higher.
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 3:35pm |
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We’re getting ready to build a 12x24 deck.
I just got a quote and it was twice the normal price. Mainly the treated.
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Randy WI
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 4:50pm |
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We have our own saw mill and my wife is local use certified so I have not bought any lumber lately.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 13 Feb 2021 at 11:15pm |
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Coke...tells Galen to nail the dirty side inside, against the studs, that leaves the clean side out for the AH inspector to gawk at! there are plenty of things he can use that plywood for!
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Wayne180d
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Posted: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:08am |
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Just ordered a new trailer was up $400 over what I was quoted a month when I began looking biggest increase was $10 a foot surcharge for the lumber on the trailer.
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Dusty MI
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Posted: 14 Feb 2021 at 8:55am |
I sold some logs last fall, because the trees were mature, and was surprised at how much the they brought.
Dusty
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DMiller
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Posted: 14 Feb 2021 at 9:24am |
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Walnut brought some big money last summer, still selling well where the trees of the southern pine basic lumber forests seem to just be standing and waiting.
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