Stumpage prices for southern pine hasn't gone up a penny, and in many cases, are less today than in 2015/16. At some point this surely has to change. I'm getting slightly less for pulp, chip n saw and saw timber than in 2016. Clearcutting 73 acres of 30 yr old saw timber loblolly in the next 9 months and thinning another 105 acres. Price per ton is slightly less than 2016. Is what it is. And after clearcutting, I'll prolly replant the 73 acres again in loblolly and expect stumpage prices to improve in the years ahead.Yesterday at home depot - 4’x8’ OSB $30.64. A year and a half ago under $7
Pine timber prices here near rock bottom
I got an estimate for a deck for $8000 last April, the guy never was able to get to it during the summer. Then told me prices were to high, wait until spring, prices would go down. Todays estimate, $18,000, for brown treat lumber. This is just your basic 10'x16' rectangle, with a stairway. It is 15' high, but to be $10,000 higher in 1 year.
Interesting question. I would like to know this as well. I have also been debating on buying a portable sawmill.
Look at composite decking. That price is whack. I built a deck last year 8'x16' for one part and 12'x20' for the other and I was under 3k in materials.New construction. $15000 materials.
I forgot I did get the majority of the 4X4’s for 80% off. I just happened to be at Home Depot when they brought a whole pallet out still in the straps. Not sure why they wanted them gone but I got all I needed and wish I would have bought all of them. That probably saved a couple hundredThat would be awesome, composite is an option, but it has also went way up. I am waiting on the estimate for the composite right now.