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Is this an international issue? Is lumber skyrocketing in Germany (@Klaus ) and Asia (@taiwan_girl )? What other industries does this effect? Furniture?Flooring?Paper? Pianos?
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@lufins-dad Also a supply issue from what I have seen. Canada's lumber mills were running below capacity for a long time, probably due to COVID. Shipping has gotten more expensive, and more delayed. There are several reasons for the price increases, probably more than this list.
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@lufins-dad said in $11/each:
Is this an international issue? Is lumber skyrocketing in Germany (@Klaus ) and Asia (@taiwan_girl )? What other industries does this effect? Furniture?Flooring?Paper? Pianos?
Paper is interesting...A lot of paper is made in SE Asia from recycled stuff generated in the U.S. Gotta have something going back on those container ships.
Problem is that the number of returning containers ain't what it was a couple of years ago. COVID, you know. Don't know what it's done to the price.
The paper industry in America sucks right now. Too many mills have been run into the ground, then closed and allowed to rust. From where I sit, there are the remains of a liner board mill (I worked at that one), a rayon mill and a paper bag paper mill, all dead, all within 60 miles.
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Odd factoid...BIL really knew the paper biz at one point. You could hand him a cardboard box from anywhere in the world, and he could tell you what mill made it.
With the rise of the Chinese, and the passage of time, he can no longer do that. He can still do the North American mills...Not as much to remember.
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Buddy of mine just sold his gorgeous house that he has lived in for over 20 years. I think he sold for far too little, but anything over $400k around here, sits for a while so he basically took a loss on the house for no good reason AFAIAC.
Now he can't find anything, so he rented an apartment/condo thing. Went from 2+ acres and a 4,000 sqft house to a 1200sqft apartment. WTF? He has more money than anyone I know too. He put his grand piano into storage! Ugh.
He told me that a basic construction cost, 2,000 sqft house is now over $400k to build around here.
That's just stupid.
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