Shortage in other industry

[INTJ]

I’ll be building a new home in Kentucky later this year and I’ve spoke with a couple builders and they’re telling me the material cost to build one has went up 20-25,000 over the past year.

Lumber, Doug Fir #2 and better was around $350 per thousand before covid. For the last few months it has been selling for around $1000 per thousand. This is according to my buddy the lumber sales manager. Southern Yellow Pine is usually nowhere nearly as expensive as Doug Fir, but I bet it's up a bunch as well.

Lumber is only about 5% of the cost of a house. However, most industries are sized to their current market. So when the covid shutdown came it put a three month hole in the production of a lot of stuff, and they doesn't have the excess capacity to catch up.

 

[BigJohnson2]

My stash of romex, should be enough to wire a whole house. Interestingly, copper AC line sets haven’t increased.

 

[joshb]

Thankfully, I bought my lumber last year!! Tomorrow, I need to go buy a water heater........if I can find one right now in Texas!?!

 

[22DASHER]

Thankfully, I bought my lumber last year!! Tomorrow, I need to go buy a water heater........if I can find one right now in Texas!?!

I’ll trade you my water heater for some primers. Can’t wait to hear the wife scream when she finds out about this deal.

 

[std7mag]

Was told last night at the local Sheetz, that they are having issues getting orders in for cigarettes.

 

[LHSmith]

My stash of romex, should be enough to wire a whole house. Interestingly, copper AC line sets haven’t increased.

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Maybe? When I retired from construction the trend was 400 A service to many homes. Government jumped in and skyrocketed the cost of construction. For example the codes for building a simple deck went from 0 pages to 18 pages. The material problems- availability and quality- and code interpretation by inspectors drove me into retirement. My middle son still is in it and things are only getting worse- but it is what he likes to do. At one time I couldn't wait to get to the job to advance the construction to the next phase. Regulations caused too many idle hours and re-work due to code interpretation that killed that incentive.

 

[Lonny in ID]

Put money down on a Honda Rancher 4-wheeler on Dec 28-2020. Dealer thought it would show in March or April. they are telling me now it could be fall or early 2022. Glad I didn't sell my old one

 

[LHSmith]

Put money down on a Honda Rancher 4-wheeler on Dec 28-2020. Dealer thought it would show in March or April. they are telling me now it could be fall or early 2022. Glad I didn't sell my old one

Electric model phase-in ?

 

[BigJohnson2]

Maybe? When I retired from construction the trend was 400 A service to many homes. Government jumped in and skyrocketed the cost of construction. For example the codes for building a simple deck went from 0 pages to 18 pages. The material problems- availability and quality- and code interpretation by inspectors drove me into retirement. My middle son still is in it and things are only getting worse- but it is what he likes to do. At one time I couldn't wait to get to the job to advance the construction to the next phase. Regulations caused too many idle hours and re-work due to code interpretation that killed that incentive.

Very rarely do I see 400A in homes around here, we heat and cook with gas so even a 200A is considered an upgrade in most homes. Efficiency has been improving a lot too. I have 4000 conditioned square feet and my 60K btu furnace is plenty.

 

[Lonny in ID]

Electric model phase-in ?

No, the Covid shut down at the factories and a backlog of people wanting new machines creating a shortage. At least that's what the dealer told me. He also said if I can find what I need elsewhere they would refund my hold money because they wouldn't blame me for not wanting to wait that long.

 

[muleman69]

Auto parts are starting to get harder to get. A lot of things are on national backorder. Batteries and some filters are getting harder for the parts stores to get.

I hear you, called my Napa guy for a fuel filter for my cat backhoe (only found one and it was in Alaska) he also told me that dodge 6.7 air filters were not available