It truly is an unprecedented situation with everything right now, but it’s mostly because of a shortage in a time of high demand.
I live outside the US, the only products that are hard to get are things important to Americans. I half think you guys are experiencing some unofficial sanctions at this point. :xi-gun:
The sawmills are priced gouging and creating an artifical scarcity more than anything right now though. The sawmills and lumber harvesting is back to normal levels and they've stockpiled a ton of it. This is mainly just some cartel monopoly shit right now
Koch has huge stake (lol) I'm lumber and in toilet paper industries. There was an actual bottleneck but right now is when these sawmills should be unloading their massive stockpiles but for some strange reason aren't. They're making insane profits
Bulky winter clothes mean less flexibility, ice happens which makes for many many slipping and fall hazards, there's less daylight hours to work on and weather being what it is would mean you'd have to stop work for a lot of the season anyway.
Concrete doesn't set in the cold. Also various construction glues and sealants often don't set right either.
That's literally it. You frame a house after you pour the foundation, so it can technically be done when it's cold, but you start the framing asap so it's not gonna be cold when you just finished the foundation.
The concrete thing is mostly that residential concrete companies don't want to do what it takes to produce a good product. They want to frame pour and strip in like 6 hours so they can get like 2-3 units a day done. To do that you gotta use a ton of accelerant. Makes for shitty concrete and you can't do it in the winter because the frames have to be insulated so the curing concrete retains it's heat. Most commercial jobs work just fine in the winter, they just insulate and use blankets or warm water flood curing.
LUMBER ALWAYS GETS CHEAPER AT THE END OF THE YEAR BECAUSE NOBODY BUILDS IN THE WINTER
You’re correct, but it truly is an unprecedented situation with lumber right now, but it’s mostly because of a shortage in a time of high demand.
It truly is an unprecedented situation with everything right now, but it’s mostly because of a shortage in a time of high demand.
I live outside the US, the only products that are hard to get are things important to Americans. I half think you guys are experiencing some unofficial sanctions at this point. :xi-gun:
The sawmills are priced gouging and creating an artifical scarcity more than anything right now though. The sawmills and lumber harvesting is back to normal levels and they've stockpiled a ton of it. This is mainly just some cartel monopoly shit right now
Koch has huge stake (lol) I'm lumber and in toilet paper industries. There was an actual bottleneck but right now is when these sawmills should be unloading their massive stockpiles but for some strange reason aren't. They're making insane profits
There's was a point last year where I couldn't find pressure treated wood at all I was just calling every store in every town near by
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The ground freezes, makes it harder to dig
Concrete doesn't set right when it's too cold
There's probably others, but I'm not a big time contractor or anything
Just a somewhat useful handyman who learned to fix things from his handy dad
Bulky winter clothes mean less flexibility, ice happens which makes for many many slipping and fall hazards, there's less daylight hours to work on and weather being what it is would mean you'd have to stop work for a lot of the season anyway.
Concrete doesn't set in the cold. Also various construction glues and sealants often don't set right either.
That's literally it. You frame a house after you pour the foundation, so it can technically be done when it's cold, but you start the framing asap so it's not gonna be cold when you just finished the foundation.
Everything else follows from there.
The concrete thing is mostly that residential concrete companies don't want to do what it takes to produce a good product. They want to frame pour and strip in like 6 hours so they can get like 2-3 units a day done. To do that you gotta use a ton of accelerant. Makes for shitty concrete and you can't do it in the winter because the frames have to be insulated so the curing concrete retains it's heat. Most commercial jobs work just fine in the winter, they just insulate and use blankets or warm water flood curing.