Lumber Prices..... More is less.....

[ndemge]

I went to Lowes this weekend....

This is what I found:

 

[rwise]

Re: Lumber Prices..... More is less.....

ouch, and they are proud of those prices?

 

[KaGee]

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Most likely old stock. Will increase next shipment. Freight is killing everybody right now.

 

[bamspringtx]

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Same...When I was building a fence, I was buying 4x4x8 posts. A deck builder was in buying what he needed for the day and suggested that I buy 4x4x10. They were a buck cheaper. He told me they don't sell as many so the price is lower. I just cut them down to the size I needed. It pays to check the longer length for the bargain.

 

[BoatBuoy]

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And you can cut the remainder into boat trailer wheel chocks.

 

[Kenneth Brown]

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Am I the only one noticing the 8' is a premium stud where as the other is not?

 

[BoatBuoy]

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The 10' is SPF (Single Point of Failure?).

 

[CalicoKid]

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SPF Spruce Pine Fir. Mixed species #2 studs

 

[PW2]

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First off, there are lots of differences in the two items.

A "stud" is precision end trimmed (PET)
a # 2 & btr is not (it's not supposed to be short, but it could vary as much as 1/8" in length.

A "premium" grade stud is a proprietary grade pulled specifically for Lowes. There are special grading rules. (Usually no wane and minimum sweep)

Most mills track the daily prices of various lengths and thicknesses, and are integrated by computer direct to the headrig of the mill. The computer decides what is the maximum value that can de derived by cutting a rectangular product out of a round raw material.

The price can and often does vary widely by length and width. There is no such thing as a volume equivalent.

It also can vary widely by geographic region

FYI today's price, FOB Mill; truckload quantities:

2x4 PET stud about $345 MBF

#2 btr 2x4 SPF random length $310 MBF

 

[BoatBuoy]

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MBF? Meantime Before Failure??