Copper’s up and so is oil.
Now beLowes sends out a sale flyer advertising 7/16osb at $8.98 a sheet.
What’s with that?
be Buck’s right, there’s something in the air
Copper’s up and so is oil.
Now beLowes sends out a sale flyer advertising 7/16osb at $8.98 a sheet.
What’s with that?
be Buck’s right, there’s something in the air
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"Now beLowes sends out a sale flyer advertising 7/16osb at $8.98 a sheet."
That's good, right?
Not the less than $4 of a couple of years ago, but way better than more recent history. I think the increased shipments from Brazil are perhaps the biggest contributor to the price drop, though they did get slapped with a protective tariff.
Check this out:
http://www.randomlengths.com/pdf/panel_poster.pdf
Thanks for that link.I'm printing it out as we speak to post on the wall of my office. It will be a good reminder to remember the cyclical nature of our pricing.
Jon Blakemore RappahannockINC.com Fredericksburg, VA
Hmmm, looks like if you're in the OSB business the Iraqi war has been a good deal.
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To bad I can't get cheap OSB here in Brazil. 1/2 inch OSB goes for $20 a sheet
"To bad I can't get cheap OSB here in Brazil. 1/2 inch OSB goes for $20 a sheet"
From previous reading, I was under the impression that Brazil was mostly producing regular plywood, which impacts the price of both plywood and OSB.
Is regular plywood cheap there?
I haven't bought any regular plywood here yet. The OSB I was using was for outdoor use. The glue was treated with CCA to fight off the termites. Osb isn't used much here so I imagine that a lot of the cost is associated with marketing an exotic product. I bet you never thought of OSB as an exotic product. Brazil can produce pine real fast and I've seen it sold in the US. They probably produce a lot of regular OSB for the US market which they can sell for much cheaper than the local market.
Hey not fair, i didn't get my flyer yet!!
We have two Lowes locally. One has had 7/16" at $9.99 for at least a month or more.
The other raised it to $10.98 a week or so ago.
I'd go to the first Lowes and let them beat there sister store by 10% if I needed any.
Maybe the OSB companies are finding out they messed with there prices too much last year and now noone can afford to build, so they have to lower their prices. The wire manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon too late and will drive the final nail in the coffin of any work that would have happened this year.
commodities and manufactured products often move divergently
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I'd venture a guess that prices were so high over the past few years that OSB manufacturers have been trying to squeeze every ounce of production out of their plants that they could. Meanwhile, things have slowed down in some parts of the country at least a bit. So supply has caught up with demand and prices are dropping. That's just speculation, and I can't back it up. But I think it's a reasonable assumption.BTW - It's been 10 years since OSB was $4 a sheet. Whoever said that has a bad memory...
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BTW - It's been 10 years since OSB was $4 a sheet. Whoever said that has a bad memory...
be And it seems that it was on-ly yes-ter-day.Gee, ain't it funnyHow time slips away.
half of good living is staying out of bad situations
Couldn't afford the OSB then and still can't afford it. Seems to be balance in nature after all. The more $$ I make, the more stuff costs ;)
jt8
"The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake..."-- Nelson Boswell
Wish my salary went up like OSB/copper/gas prices did.
jt8
"The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake..."-- Nelson Boswell
Do you wish your income went down like OSB recently has?
There may be times we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time we fail to protest.
Down isn't necessarily bad if it is following a substantial enough 'up'. You'd still be on the plus side.
jt8
"The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake..."-- Nelson Boswell
Of course the fact that the US and Canada have FINALLY come to an agreement on softwood lumber imports, wouldn't have an impact on that?... do you think??
I've always said that the illegal tariffs on Canadian lumber were bad for the US consumer. The only people who were benefitting from them were the US lumber barons who were able to foist off a substantial increase in their prices because of the lack of competition. The US consumer and the Canadian lumber industry bore the costs, and the US lumber barons went laughing all the way to the bank!
locolobo
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Of course the fact that the US and Canada have FINALLY come to an agreement on softwood lumber imports..."
Really? I hadn't heard that.
That sent me looking for info. Found some stuff here, which I'm still reading.
http://randomlengths.com/base.asp?s1=In_Depth&s2=U.S.-Canada_Trade_Dispute
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From that site...
The deal calls for the U.S. to revoke softwood duties, and for Canada to implement border measures. Taxes ranging from 5-15% and/or quotas on Canadian shipments to the U.S. would kick in when the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price is at $355 or lower. Each province is allowed to choose whether they will pay taxes only, or a lower tax combined with a quota. Of the estimated $US5 billion collected since the duties were implemented in May 2002, $4 billion would be refunded to Canadian shippers and $1 billion would stay in the U.S., with half of that going to members of the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports. Officials estimate the deal will take two to three months to finalize all the details. Duties will continue to be collected until a final agreement is signed.
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The Big Blue Box has an add in todays paper........
"WE'VE LOWERED PRICES ON LUMBER!
7/16" x 4x8 OSB Now $7.58
2"x4" X 96" Stud Now $ 2.62
$7.99 a sheet for the 7/16" here today @ the Depot. Hav'nt seen that price in a long time!
dang.
Like I really need the temptation to buy a bunk and having it sitting on my back deck like Ralph.
be a heh heh
half of good living is staying out of bad situations
This bums me out.
I paid $2 a sheet more than that current price but that was when the price was $5 more than what I actually paid.
Sometimes it doesn't pay to think ahead. My luck would have the current price at $8 more than I paid if I didn't buy a couple of bunks.
Maybe by the time I'm ready to wire up my own addition the price of copper will come down to something reasonable. Hard to mark up material on your own personal jobs.
In my 19 years in the business I still haven't used OSB. I know what it is because the pump guys nail it over the concrete block before they pour, but I have never bought it or used it. I miss the days when 1/2" cdx was $5.29 and studs were $.59 each.
Yesterday I'm at HD picking up the 32 sheets I bought 2 weeks ago for $9.99 & it's $8.77.
Joe H
I was tempted to buy a stack until I saw G8 saying it was priced at $7.58 in his locale so I feel comfortable holding off a while.
Poor Ralph's biting the bullet.
be willing to wait and see
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