Here’s the good news. The lumber that is being used to build your home came from trees that were out in the rain all the time as they grew. I’ll grant you it had a protective layer of bark ...

I’m having a new room addition built. While inspecting the framing lumber, I noticed black mildew and mold on different pieces of wood. One joist is totally black with it. Is the structural ...

Lumber prices continue to plunge from their pandemic peak. Wood-pricing service Random Lengths said that its framing lumber composite index dropped to $1,010, down from $1,210 a week ago. The in ...

FRAMING COST BREAKDOWN (2022 lumber prices) Posted: April 8, 2025 | Last updated: April 8, 2025. Framing continues in a big way with the install of our ridge beam.

However, framing lumber is an exception. Only 8% of builders reported a framing lumber shortage in July of 2014, but that share more than doubled in May of 2017, to 21%, a post-housing recession high.

The Framing Lumber Composite Price dropped to $1,113 last week, a decline of $211 from the week prior. Lumber futures hit $904.90 over the weekend. But consumers are not out of the woods yet.

The Framing Lumber Composite Price dropped to $1,113 last week, a decline of $211 from the week prior. Lumber futures hit $904.90 over the weekend. But consumers are not out of the woods yet.

NAHB quotes Random Lengths’ report that, as of Dec. 29, the price of framing lumber topped $1,000 per thousand board feet. This is a 167 percent increase since late August.

Surge in lumber prices puts dream of home ownership out of reach for many Americans 01:57. The price of lumber in the U.S. has tripled during the coronavirus pandemic, adding thousands of dollars ...

According to Random Length’s weekly report on North American forest products markets, the price of framing lumber topped $800 p/bdft last week. That’s a 130% increase since mid-April.

The Framing Lumber Composite Price dropped to $1,113 last week, a decline of $211 from the week prior. Lumber futures hit $904.90 over the weekend. But consumers are not out of the woods yet.