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Hurricanes, floods, fires and tornados 2017.

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#1 ·
I had heard that the listed disasters had caused a huge price hike in building materials.
A trip to Lowe's & Home Depot to buy a sheet of insulation for my deer blind confirmed that.

Now California is burning homes by the hundreds per week.


A 4x8 x1" sheet for $20.00 convinced me I didn't really need insulation what I needed was another 4 pack of propane bottles.

7/16 OSB was almost $18.00 also so I am on the hunt for some recycled stuff to build a new deer blind with.
I would like some steel sheets from a shed being torn down, makes real nice deer blinds squirrels can't chew up.


:D Al
 
#2 ·
Aint it funny how fast they go up even when they havent started rebuilding the houses in Cali yet? In fact I dont live far from Houston and they really havent started there really good yet. Lots of the insurance hasnt kicked in yet. Here, when there is a hurricane in the gulf the prices go up. That way the people boarding up their houses pay a premium.

Best of luck on your search. If you werent so far away I could send you some.
 
#4 ·
Mrenynolds, I see them tearing down damaged homes and hauling the stuff off to who know where and it makes me sick. I could haul the stuff some place and hire some one to sort and dismantle and even rent a abandoned factory to store the stuff in and sell to some one for projects like sheds, deer blinds small additions to a house, garage or barn.

I know some you couldn't salvage do to cracks and stuff so that could be run thru a big chipper and sold as mulch, ad so red die and it would go really quick.

:D Al
 
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My house is built from recycled wood. It was an old train depot built in the 1800's. It was a shame they wanted it tore down. The joists were 2x10 and a full 36' long. The studs were 4x6's. My rafters are 32' long and no splices. No knots either. I love old wood. It's slow growth and much different than what you can buy these days.

Here's what my father did. When they took bids on the demo there were many bids that were zero. He bid 500 dollars to tear it down. This was in 76 I think. I was pretty young then. They laughed at him but he got the last laugh.
 
#10 ·
"Items that have been flooded were marinated in a toxic mix of chemicals and raw sewage and will be prone to mold if not sterilized. It's really not cost efficient nor safe to recycle most of the materials."

Possiable in some cases around and in towns but isn't in all cases. Still there is treatments to clean the lumber up too.

I attended a lot of cars shows on Friday night in the Town of Davison MI. their depot was moved to a old timey village caller cross roads and they have a steam engine that runs and uses the old Davison depot.

huckleberry-railroad

They will start their Christmas running soon, and the village is all lit up with Christmas lights.


:D Al
 
#12 ·
Oh Horse hockey!!!! All the home fix it shows after Katrina they just stripped the wall board and inuslation from homes as high as the water got. Never removed one stud interior or exterior walls.
Same with Sandy, same with all the flooded homes.

As for being cost effective when your retired you have time to spend doing those things.

:D Al
 
#14 ·
I dread to see how bad my homeowner's replacement and liability insurance increases next year due to all the the 2017 disasters.

Myself and a couple friends are already paying for more coverage than what our homes are worth because the premium is lower than just a liability bond but if the structure coverage premiums increase too dramatically , we all plan to cancel our homeowner's policies , use portions our savings as structure replacement funds and purchase injury liability bonds if they are less expensive.
 
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U.S. softwood lumber prices near all-time high as Canadian producers pass on duties to U.S. consumers
http://business.financialpost.com/c...ucers-pass-on-slapped-duties-to-u-s-consumers

From: National Association of Home Builders, Washington DC
Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on ITC Lumber Ruling
https://www.nahb.org/en/news-and-pu...n-granger-macdonald-on-itc-lumber-ruling.aspx
“NAHB estimates that these tariffs will increase the price of an average single-family home built in 2018 by $1,360. Since the U.S. doesn’t’ produce enough lumber to meet the nation’s domestic needs, we need to take steps to boost domestic production. At the same time, the U.S. and Canada need to hammer out an equitable agreement to resolve this ongoing trade dispute that will provide American consumers a steady supply of lumber at a reasonable price.”
 
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