https://eyeonhousing.org/2021/07/why-builders-still-use-lumber-despite-the-price-hikes/ National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy Tue, 20 Aug 2024 14:48:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://eyeonhousing.org/2021/07/why-builders-still-use-lumber-despite-the-price-hikes/#comment-1805268 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:15:21 +0000 https://eyeonhousing.org/?p=30461#comment-1805268 There are definite concerns with my company ever switching from residential wood framing to alternative forms of construction due to lack of knowledgeable framing subs as well as higher costs of materials and permitting / inspection issues in our region. There is also in residential remodeling, a serious issue with homeowner insurance companies paying out fair value claims for disaster damaged homes. Insurance companies send homeowners a print out of claims by an adjuster using a software program of costs that just don’t match the reality of true costs of materials or labor. The result is sub-par labor performing these repairs rather than professional builders who do the repair work to code. This becomes a huge safety issue of the remodel and homeowners are non the wiser of what is actually behind their walls. We are seeing a lack of professional remodelers in our area whenever a disaster does strike due to rising costs.

]]> https://eyeonhousing.org/2021/07/why-builders-still-use-lumber-despite-the-price-hikes/#comment-1803138 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 01:05:57 +0000 https://eyeonhousing.org/?p=30461#comment-1803138 I fully agree with these reasons. The three reasons that would be the biggest for me are the lack of labor, design change costs and getting our jurisdictions ready for approvals and inspections for non-wood products. It sure will be interesting to if builders will eventually make some changes depending on how long the lumber issues last.

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