Hello
I have plans prepared for a small vacation cabin, I know lumber prices have declined somewhat in the past several months.
what resources are out there that can give me an idea how to accurately track the cost of lumber aside of going into Home Depot on a weekly basis and tracking the price of specific items. Perhaps there is some sort of an index that accurately translates to real life cost in the store?
I haven't seen any national price index. The prices are based on commodity items that are rapidly changing. Getting the price update from the local supplier is the best and most accurate way to stay up to date.
I'm not smart enough to explain how the commodity market relates to the price of a 2x4 today... but in theory, the price at home depot should follow after a few days/weeks. I think.
I have seen the price of a 2x4 at my local HD drop $3.50 in the past few weeks. So that's hopeful!
Probably the same chart, I haven't looked at this for a couple months. My last visit to HD, a 2x4x96 was $7.75, I'm glad I decided not to start my 2nd shed project this summer.
This is futures so retail lags, and I'd bet pretty slowly as retailers try to milk more profits
Need some advice. I have a property with an indoor in ground pool that needs to go. The room itself is 900 square feet and contains an in ground sylvan pool built in 1975. I want to empty the pool and then either span across the opening with standard framing , engineered beams, or steel beam to create one level floor in the room. The area below the floor joists can either be accessible or sealed. Pool is almond shaped and 19 x34 at it's widest points. Photo is attached.
1: Can you pool remain and be built over or does it need to be filled in?
2: Assuming the pool can remain which is the best choice-standard framing , engineered beams, or steel beams?
3: are there any specific code requirements that need to be observed regarding building over an indoor abandoned pool
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I have to find and install a handrail for safety purposes on a 5' section of wall that is next to the basement stairway in our 60 year old house. This wall has drywall covering the studs, which should probably be hit right on center to anchor the brackets that hold the rail. I cannot see the spacing of the studs from any direction, but I can see some stud spacing in an attic above the stairway on the other side. (the other side is poured concrete up to floor level. The wall and studs on the other side are not where the railing will be useful. Would it be safe to assume that the studs on the other side were spaced the same as the ones I cannot see?Read More
08-03-21, 08:23 AM
