Originally Posted by
Seneca Pilot
Bought any treated lumber lately? Nuts. Prices have more than doubled.
This was brought on by covid which shutdown several saw mills due to the fear of infection. People staying at home deciding to remodel increased the demand five fold. Millions of acres of lumber destroyed by the fires last year. It was a perfect storm leading to a shortage of supply and huge demand. Once again, caused by a 100 year storm called COViD.