Do you think the prices of pressure-treated will go up by spring?

[Davidbagare]

I was thinking of starting the deck construction in the spring and have begun calculating lumber prices for the project.

But now I'm wondering if it's possible that the building supply store will raise prices on treated wood when spring comes because demand is likely to increase.

I would prefer not to buy the wood yet due to lack of space. But what do you think? Could it be that prices will remain the same even when spring is here, or should I expect a slight price increase on pressure-treated wood?

 

[Timmermannen77]

They usually do this, in the spring they increase it to
Example 3:- per meter then in the middle of the season they lower it by, for example, 1:- per meter.
And they do a lot of advertising that they have lowered the price on pressure-treated.
It's the same story every year 😊💸💸

 

[useless]

It's like the gasoline price that always goes up at midsummer "due to the state of the world."

 

[Davidbagare]

Perhaps still profitable then to create the place if it's many hundreds of meters you need...

 

[Ossian K Olsson]

Maybe still profitable to create the space if it's a few hundred meters you need to have..

Then it's an advantage not to have to fight with a million others who are going to buy decking on the first sunny day in spring.

Above all, you might be able to arrange for it to dry a bit. The smaller quantities I've bought have been soaking wet.

 

[henche]

Regarding drying decking timber... I bought it in spring 2021 - when "all decking was supposed to run out" - and let it sit under a tarp for 1-1.5 months to be able to build in the summer. The advantage was that I had the timber ready and it indeed did run out in several places, the downside was that when the decking dried, the boards warped, making it a lot more tedious to screw in - at least if you're a happy amateur like me.

I then laid it somewhat too tightly, because the decking swelled after I had laid it.

 

[pacman42]

Regarding drying decking lumber... I bought it in the spring of 2021 - when "all decking was supposed to run out" - and let it sit for 1-1.5 months under a tarp so I could build during the summer. The advantage was that I had the wood ready, and it indeed ran out in several places, the disadvantage was that once the decking dried, the boards warped, and it made it a lot trickier to screw them in - at least if you're a happy amateur like me.

I then laid it somewhat too close because the decking swelled after I installed it.

You need to wet it.

 

[henche]

You need to wet it.

Hence the expression happy amateur in my reply. It's probably not something everyone thinks about, including me.

 

[mojjen]

Decking boards that are left unassembled tend to warp when they've been lying around for a while. So if you don't buy banded packages, I would purchase when it's going to be used. For a terrace of about 50m2, you'll need at most 450m. If the price increases by 3 per meter during the season, that's 1350. That's negligible in the grand scheme of things. It could also go the other way with price wars if they have overstock and not everyone wants to build a terrace this year😇

 

[MrHandyman1]

Working partly at a building supply store and we haven't ordered restocks for the spring yet, so I don't know anything about this year's purchase prices yet, but considering how the demand for building materials is right now, I would probably rather think that it will be somewhat of a price war to get customers to come and shop.

 

[Plupp 270794]

Partly working in a building supply store and we have yet to order restocks for the spring, so I don't know anything about this year's purchase prices yet. But considering how the demand for building materials is right now, I would rather think that there might be a bit of a price war to get customers to come and shop.

I agree with you, regards another building supplier

 

[kniv]

I work partly in a building trade store and we have not yet ordered restocking for the spring, so I don't know anything about this year's purchase prices yet, but given how the demand for building materials is right now, I would rather think there might be a bit of a price war to bring customers in to shop.

So what are the tips for us who are going to buy a lot of timber? How do we get the best quality and price?

 

[Workingclasshero]

Hello
I bought in the fall to be prepared for spring.
Stacked the decking boards neatly at the bottom and the joists on top, also neatly stacked.
Then I strapped the package with ratchet straps so I could retighten.
Topped it with some joists and laid metal sheeting on top, covering everything with a tarp, ensuring it's well-ventilated and only keeping out snow.
I also bought 25% extra so I could choose the best pieces.
The whole package took up 5 sqm of an existing stone patio that I wasn’t using during the winter.
In February '21, there was no snow and it was "warm" outside, so I got started.

The price was negotiated then and there with the money I had, which turned out to be a stroke of luck.
So my tip is: Buy the right quality now at a negotiated current price. Stack it in the right installation order and cover it loosely. Buy screws so you're prepared. Read up on "Svenskt trä" or whatever it’s called to get the right spacing (I constantly measured from the first row I laid perfectly straight, 145mm decking I placed at about 152 depending on the last deck board’s position) I also placed roofing felt between beams and floor joists and between floor joists and decking. Created a screw template so all screws were perfectly straight/screw-straight ;-)

Good luck
/Workingclasshero