[george76]

For years, the price of 1,000 board feet of lumber has generally traded in the $200 to $400 range. It’s now well above $1,000. (One board foot is 12x12x1 inches, and the average new single-family home takes about 16,000 board feet of lumber to construct.)

A new house that would have cost $10,000 in wood to get off the ground a couple of years ago now costs $40,000 worth of wood — assuming, that is, you can even get your hands on the lumber.

https://www.vox.com/22410713/lumber-prices-shortage

[AbolishCSEU]

Here come the copper thieves!

[rarestia]

I’ve been trying to get 100 ft. of fence put up between my neighbor and me, but sourcing lumber has been a yeoman’s task. Even vinyl is cheaper but suffering from the same availability issues.

[Bulwyf]

There’s no lumber shortage, it’s being held back to drive prices up. They won’t be happy until the middle class disappears.