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leftieNanner

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8. Last September we had a terrible fire
Tue May 4, 2021, 06:26 PM
May 2021

That burned thousands of homes. The rebuilding costs are skyrocketing here. It's all so awful.

A friend of mine lost her home and when she went to the city to get building permits (with the insurance company giving her 12 months to rebuild) she found out that the county had shifted the flood plain so that her lot where her house used to sit is now not buildable. She is truly stuck! Hope she finds a solution soon.

Lumber is through the ROOF! [View all] underpants May 2021 OP
I'm glad I don't have any major projects planned. calguy May 2021 #1
so is steel Kali May 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #3
Just watched this about 10 mins ago: Carlitos Brigante May 2021 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #43
The rest of the world's advanced countries have been using metal beams for structural support for PortTack May 2021 #4
that and CBU... WarGamer May 2021 #6
I thought that the metal studs was a thing a few years ago underpants May 2021 #12
Metal studs are not self-supporting and are much harder to work with localroger May 2021 #37
steel framing is crazy expensive now too, and extremely hard to find Amishman May 2021 #33
CBU and metal framing FTW!!! WarGamer May 2021 #5
Gives new meaning to the Progressive ad where Jamie asks spooky3 May 2021 #7
Yeah, getting wood these days is Disaffected May 2021 #15
Last September we had a terrible fire leftieNanner May 2021 #8
one suspects insurance co must pay her the rebuild cost whether she rebuilds or not nt msongs May 2021 #10
+1, a lot of the "reimburse" vs give a straight out check which is still bullshit uponit7771 May 2021 #11
Lumber prices are so high I'm entertaining the idea of parting out my house Brother Buzz May 2021 #9
lolol calguy May 2021 #13
LOL Disaffected May 2021 #14
There's a 1890's era log cabin in the Berkeley Hills that can be had for a cool half a million Brother Buzz May 2021 #21
It appears to have issues all right but Disaffected May 2021 #36
It appears to have issues all right but Disaffected May 2021 #38
A little over a half acre Brother Buzz May 2021 #39
I'm selling my Scrabble tiles: $100 each. Purrfessor May 2021 #30
Cool, I'll buy an S, two C's, an R, a T, and an H! Brother Buzz May 2021 #34
HaHa. Good one. Sold. Includes free shipping. Purrfessor May 2021 #45
so is tile. mopinko May 2021 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Cafe Cat May 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author mopinko May 2021 #17
And not enough truck drivers either. mwooldri May 2021 #18
According to our contractor, plywood has gone from ten Hassler May 2021 #19
It's the truth. MontanaMama May 2021 #24
4 month wait to get my 30 ft fence built lame54 May 2021 #22
Yeah the price some are offering to Roc2020 May 2021 #23
Pent up demand turned loose. paleotn May 2021 #25
This is why homeowners sarisataka May 2021 #26
Yeah, my projects are just piling up because I don't want to spend the price of lumber atm. Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #27
No kidding. I just bought base shoe for a house I'm working on... CaptainTruth May 2021 #28
I can't speak for how much the COVID catastrophe has affected this but the several years of terrible Ford_Prefect May 2021 #29
wow Demovictory9 May 2021 #31
I hope this situation does not result in massive clear-cutting of forests RussBLib May 2021 #32
there is a surplus of logs available, in Oregon they are racing to cut it down before it rots Amishman May 2021 #35
My entire home area in upstate NY ... mrsadm May 2021 #40
Where do you live in upstate NY? smirkymonkey May 2021 #42
We replaced a shower in our basement Cuthbert Allgood May 2021 #44
Sticks are high, but BGBD May 2021 #46
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