Timber = expensive?

[m@nge]

Was possibly planning to build decking around a sunken pool but was struck by the fact that timber prices have really surged. Is it a "temporary" increase or have the prices been high for a long time?

In 2020, I bought decking 28 x 145 which cost 18 SEK per meter, now the same costs 29 SEK. Around 60% more, reasonable?

 

[Plupp 618974]

Yes, it has surged. There's nothing to be done about it.

 

[Plupp 405730]

Had been considering building a deck around a sunken pool but was struck by the fact that timber prices have really skyrocketed. Is this a "temporary" surge or have prices been high for a long time?

In 2020, I bought decking 28 x 145 and then it cost 18kr per meter, now the same costs 29kr. Around 60% more, reasonable?

Calculate everything you need and submit it to the different building chains and ask for a quote, it's a bit of a recession now and many are not selling very well, maybe you can find someone who needs to sell more and lowers the price..

 

[Alfredo]

Yes, it has surged. There's nothing to be done about it.

Weren't the prices even higher around 2022?

 

[Plupp 618974]

Weren't the prices even higher around 2022?

Think so.

 

[m@nge]

Lumber prices (decking) now are, as mentioned, 60% higher than in 2020, about 15% per year, which is quite a bit more than most people's salary increases.

 

[NoOne2k]

Prices have remained high for an extended period. Unfortunately, I think this is the new normal. I planned to buy glespanel, the price has gone up by 100% since 2019 for me.

 

[AndersS]

Weren't the prices even higher around 2022?

Yes, I paused a storage construction when I calculated in 2022 and in 2023 I could build at 25% lower cost.
Used prices from two construction suppliers.

 

[Lutte]

Prices have dropped a bit since the peak in 21/22 but are still higher than in 2020. Built a sauna in 2021 and you walked into the building supply store with your hands in the air because you were being robbed! Now you only need to raise your hands if you happen to pass by beijer.

 

[AndersS]

Prices have dropped a bit since the peak in 21/22 but still higher than 2020, built a sauna in 2021 and you went into the hardware store with your hands in the air because you were getting robbed! Now you only need to keep your hands up if you happen to pass by Beijer

But some price increases from 2020 are normal over 4 years, almost so you can lower your hands.😉 Beijer is higher than others among hardware stores with us. The local Hardware store near the holiday house has a price level like Byggmax where we have our home, and they have timber from a local sawmill and planing mill of good quality. So depending on where you live and shop, it affects. Unfortunately, the sawmill/planing mill has stopped selling small batches, if you want to shop privately, it must be in large bundles equivalent to the hardware store.

 

[Dan1891]

I bought a 70x70 printed post yesterday. 42:- per meter. Seems more expensive than the last time I bought lumber, around 2019.

 

[AndersS]

I bought a 70x70 printed post yesterday. 42:- per meter. Feels more expensive than the last time I bought timber, around 2019.

Five years with a bit of inflation..... today 2024😉

 

[Dan1891]

Five years with a little inflation..... today 2024😉

Sure, but at the same time I bought angle irons for 6:- each, about the same price I remember paying when I bought the same in 2019...

 

[7ender]

In 2022, decking 28x145 cost about 25 SEK/m, so it has continued upwards after the pandemic years.

 

[AndersS]

For me, a builders' merchant with a wide range of different lengths is worth a lot. There's minimal waste even if the waste burns in the stove.
So the lowest price/m doesn't necessarily mean the lowest cost for what you're building.