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" It boils down
to demand,
which is higher
than supply. "
JOSH BEISLEY
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what we've learned it boils down to demand, which is
higher than supply. There have been significant impacts
from energy prices in Texas [where the electrical grid
failed this past winter]. Texas supplies resins involved
in construction, which are critical in building. There've
been increases in the costs of piping, electrical conduits,
fittings and strong increases in wood products, oriented
strand board, and to paints and primers. The news says
lumber prices are down and I've seen some, but others
have continued to rise. "
Price increases, says Beisley, " Are across the board for
all commodity items: drywall, flooring, cabinets, lumber,
windows and doors-anything used on a construction
project. I've never seen it across the board like this. It's
the perfect storm on materials. "
Roni Sutton, who with her husband Richie owns Blue
Brick Building and Renovations in Roanoke, says, " Prices
have quadrupled on some items, such as lumber. Metals
and parts made of metal have seen prices skyrocketing,
in addition to being hard to get. "
She gives this example: " Our HVAC contractor will
no longer guarantee prices past 24 hours because the
copper tubing he buys has doubled in price overnight
several times over the last year or so. "
She says, " We are being careful and frugal with the
materials we buy for the house we are remodeling to
sell, but with housing prices as they are, even that isn't
particularly worrisome as long as we can get it on the
market prior to the bubble popping, which we fear may
happen within six months. Customers who are willing to
be flexible with timing or maybe use materials purchased
from the Habitat Re-store or culled lumber {which is
imperfect] from Lowes or Home Depot can get around
the increases somewhat, but that is limited. "
Top: Steel framing is piled up in a
downtown construction project.
Bottom: Materials piled up at a
Campbell Avenue construction project.
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