Price of lumber !!

Went to Lowe the other day for treated 2x4x8 $ 7.43 and they looked like crap full of knots. Went down the road to Homedepot and they had their "select " $7.88 full of knots--- had #2 $5.48 dug through the whole pile and found 10 that had no knots and straight. Treated 2x6x8 $6.48 1/2 4x8 strand board $18 bucks prices are still outrageous. Building 8x8 well pump house for my son never used hardy plank for siding anyone got any thoughts on using it and tips on installing ?

 

Installed my first cement board siding recently. I like it. Cutting with a saw is a pain....dusty as all get out. Then make a shear for cutting, but I'm not buying one for the amount I intend to put up. I used a carbide tip blade on a circular saw, one the building supply sold for use on this siding, but it sure didn't last one before it was eaten up. I think I'd use a diamond masonry blade if I was going to do very much.

Every video/guide I saw had you nailing it at the top of the siding, covering the nails with the next course. Seemed to me that would allow the bottom to just flap free, so I ignored that and fastened at the bottom, thru the top of the course below, just like every other lap siding I've ever put on.

I used an air nailer at first with a ring shank galvanized nail, but didn't like the results, as when the compressor was a full pressure, lot of times the nails punched right thru. I switched to using a small diameter x 2 1/2" star headed trim screw that did a whole lot better job IMHO. I counter sank the screws just slightly, and went back an caulked them over with a latex caulk before painting. Siding came with primer coat, but I painted a coat of the finish color on it before installing, then a 2nd coat after installed.

 

I just got a bunch of free 6 foot 2x6 boards, about 10% were combustion grade due to warp, knots, splintering, cracks and that's fine too.

 

Yesterday the cheapest 2x4 at lowes here is $4.25.
The cheapest 2''x6''x8' was $7.

 

My son is in Gulf Breeze Fl and he is always telling me lumber prices and they are always lowered than what I'm paying in SC. Can't understand it we have a Sh__ load of yellow pines (mature) here sad to see them going to the paper mill rather than a sawmill

 

I'll be bringing cedar logs to a Paw operation in the near future, Deal ? 50/50 split for his services.

 

Yeah, I will saw on 50/50 if it's a species I want.

 

Same here , Largest dia I can handle is 6 foot .
Alaska mill first , 22 foot long max
Sloth

 

Anyone ever used cedar sawdust in the dog pen? Cousin wants it thinking this will keep fleas down?

 

Makes sense! A lot of dog beds are filled with cedar shavings. Might not keep the fleas down, but it'll make it smell better for sure.

 

I was making something out of cedar and took the saw dust and put it in mesh bags and hung it in our closets. Made it smell real good almost like the closet was cedar lined.

 

Cousin is a deer hound man and has been as long as he can remember, He's about 57 I think
Love em or hate em He keeps a few around to run for maybe a month down here.

 

You sure you that wood mizer can handle a six foot diameter log? Looks like it might be pushing the limits at three foot.

 

Alaska mill first till sized
Sloth

 

Man, I am so glad we sucked it up and built our cabin when we did. First, we physically would be very challenged now. Second, it would cost sooooooo much more. We want an outdoor kitchen. It won't be cheap.

 

Last I heard (a while back), they said at least mid 2022, before lumber prices might fall. And that's only if they're putting people back to work at the mills, to start producing enough to stock up, so there's not a shortage. With the labor shortage, might take even longer!

After seeing the tornado damage in Kentucky, this past weekend, I'm thinking it might not be a bad idea to revisit the home owner's policy, and maybe bump up the rebuild value? Between the price of lumber, and the increase in real estate value, what my house was insured for might not cover the cost of rebuilding it, anymore!

 

Rebuild out of ballistic concrete.
If you survive.

 

Switch to an HO5 policy....full replacement costs. That is all I've ever had, with a $5,000 deductible.

 

Just got done with a 4 x 6 lean to roof over an outdoor wood furnace.
2 pcs of thin ass galv. sheet metal. 5 pre cut 2 x 4's. 2 - 8 foot PT 4 x 4's. 2 60 # bags of concrete.
Just over $100 bucks. That's without any roof or deck screws.

 

With all the unfortunate tornado destruction of so many homes I expect the price of lumber won't be coming down any time soon---supply and high demand