#140 The rising costs of construction material – Jim and Manny share some insights on the critical mass.

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A minor technical glitch at the start of the show, 2 mins and then we get back to normal. Must be Manny with way too much on his plate these days. We discuss the rising costs of material, from lumber to metals, to everything is seeing increases and we begin with the why.

We begin the show with stats on how high lumber prices have gone from the 80’s to as recent as 2020 and how the USA is Canada’s #1 customer followed by China as #2 and that leaves next to nothing for the Canadian industry. Canada is a world leader when it comes to softwood and our government officials made deals to give it all away and that is the real reason why we are now paying for an $8 2X4.

Time for a RENOLUTION!!!

At the beginning of 2020 Jim and Dan of Caruk Hall decided to downsize after they invested into a new office space  ...