Author Topic: What has driven lumber prices up so high? (Read 711 times)

Lizking · « **Reply #15 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:39:01 AM »

Any real lumberyard is cheaper than the boxes around here.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:41:21 AM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
Rip did you even read eskimos posts?

"BC plywood,"

I didn't see "BC" to be honest..

Thrawn · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:41:21 AM »

Didn't the US government send a crapload of lumber to Iraq as well?

X2Lee · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:41:24 AM »

The war has drove the prices up, they are getting 90 bucks a sheet for 1/2 " osb in iraq

That has really really hurt my business here.

1/2 inch osb is almost 20 bucks here in GA and the 3/4 is around 30.

Its JUST the plywood thats overpriced much of the other lumber is normal priced.

BTW the lumber store owners is where I heard this from.

Thrawn · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:43:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
I didn't see "BC" to be honest..

Good man for admitting that your eyesight is failing in your very, very very old age.

"I went to the lumber yard last week to get materials for a new project; when I saw the prices I just went back home. $33 for a sheet of ¾ BC plywood, holy cow! I think I paid less than $20 a few months ago. What caused them to go up so high? What is the forecast for future lumber prices? When can we expect them to come back down to reasonable levels? "

Lizking · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:43:53 AM »

"BC" describes the grade, not the source of the plywood.

Thrawn · « **Reply #21 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:45:53 AM »

I am an *******.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #22 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:47:41 AM »

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Originally posted by Lizking
"BC" describes the grade, not the source of the plywood.

Doh! Thrawn!

Thrawn · « **Reply #23 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:49:58 AM »

...but at least I'm not so very, very, very old.

Curval · « **Reply #24 on:** July 19, 2004, 11:53:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
...but at least I'm not so very, very, very old.

But you'll feel that way soon when basic starts.

DoctorYO · « **Reply #25 on:** July 19, 2004, 12:02:59 PM »

BC exterior (for the Ripsnort impaired thats B face C back exterior glue*.. not Canada..{*its all exterior glue nowadays..}) SYP @ approx 740-750 per 1000 east coast...

so figure about 24-25 per sheet.. dollars FOB mill with no markup..

Then add frt.. and profit (in this case looks like alot of profit. Or they bought bad and are trying to make it back.) and your getting priced at above $33 retail..

SYP = Southern Yellow Pine..

Note thats on a 23/32 panel (3/4") as of Friday.. 7/16/04

If your talking BC Western (Fir) then your price is more in line @ about 910-930 per thousand.. 29.76 per sheet (didn't want to give you misinformation)

So if your dealing with SYP your totally get screwed if west coast ply then its more in line..

Btw Plywood is off about 10-15 bucks from a week ago.. so its comming down in the short term..

DoctorYO

eskimo2 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2004, 12:06:25 PM »

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Originally posted by X2Lee
The war has drove the prices up, they are getting 90 bucks a sheet for 1/2 " osb in iraq

That has really really hurt my business here.

1/2 inch osb is almost 20 bucks here in GA and the 3/4 is around 30.

Its JUST the plywood thats overpriced much of the other lumber is normal priced.

BTW the lumber store owners is where I heard this from.

I didn't even look at boards, I guess I should. I just looked at ply and gave up since the majority of my project is plywood.

eskimo

midnight Target · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2004, 12:11:14 PM »

Blame Canada

midnight Target · « **Reply #28 on:** July 19, 2004, 12:13:09 PM »

Actually it isn't just wood. Steel and aluminum have also risen significantly recently. Most RV prices have jumped up to 10% since May just to allow for cost increases.

Hawklore · « **Reply #29 on:** July 19, 2004, 12:42:53 PM »

I expected a joke, ohwell...