Lumber - Home Store or Lumber Yard?

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Originally Posted by RockChalk

True...my wife and I have been doing some home projects. I've spoken with a couple of contractor friends, and independently, they both have made comments that they believe prices will come down after the first of the year. Not sure what fuels those beliefs, but that seems to be the consensus.

Now, to be completely fair, I have no idea what difference you're looking at cost wise right now based on 65 boards as "normal" prices versus what they are today.

I have never bought planks this size but they are running about $22 each. I bought a couple of pressure treated 2" X 4" X 8' at Lowes when I was there the other day and they were $7 and something each. If memory serves, they were $4-$5 last time I bought them. So that means the prices are at least 1.5 or so times what they were a year ago.