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Plywood prices skyrocketed in the past two weeks, with the increased cost being passed on to new homebuyers and those remodeling their homes. Several local building suppliers blame the price increase ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As residents of the Southeast warily eye Hurricane Isabel (search) churning in the Atlantic, they may be thinking of boarding up parts of their homes. If they do, they'll find the ...

Home builders have become a victim of their own success this fall. The fast pace of home construction in recent months has helped to push up the wholesale price of plywood and other panel lumber used ...

As a builder and flooring installer, I’ve learned the benefits of oriented strand board (OSB) and have often used it as a cost-effective alternative to plywood for sheathing and subfloors. The ...

While lumber prices nationally have soared in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the cost of plywood — key in the construction of new homes — is rising, but has yet to reach last year’s record price ...

TORONTO, April 9 – Lumber and plywood prices have shot up so rapidly in recent months that they are tearing the profit out of home construction for some builders and threatening to dent the booming ...

Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago, thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...