Up here in northern NH? lumber prices, concrete and roofing, siding, misc. supplies are up 60-100% plus from two plus years ago before the pandemic. Designed a shop addition to stick frame and decided to hold off. For the same price two years ago - the size of the building would have been 50% larger than the same price paid today. Ugggh! Inflation - recession, material shortages, supply chain issues, deliveries,....it hurts hard in the back pocket where my wallet remains.
I have a section in the yard of 8 foot high piles of stacked pine I logged and milled and several piles of stacked pine beams...was going to save these for another day - but seeing that prices are so high now - I may end up timber framing and using up these materials than buying dimension lumber. My timber framing skills are basic - so I need to take another class to do that. Might as well use up what's on hand than buying at inflated prices.
Keep sharing your shop project. Its helpful to see how and what you are doing and helping me think that maybe I should tackle the foundation myself too. NIce work!
Last edited by tom moore; 05/02/2022 10:46 AM.
