Feb 16, 2021 | DHL Monthly Newsletter, Press
“It will never happen to me”. So we try to convince ourselves. In my striving for comfort, security and control, I so easily fool myself into believing I’m as bullet-proof as a teenage boy thinks. And then life happens. A deadly pileup on an icy freeway, road rage...
Jan 13, 2021 | Building Practices, DHL Monthly Newsletter
You may remember Jerry Reed as Cledus Snow. The “Snowman” was truckin’ eastbound and down with Fred the basset hound, as Bandit was clearing his path from Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason’s Smokey, of course). Years earlier, Jerry recorded a certified gold record...
Sep 10, 2020 | Cost of Doing Business, Cost/Benefit, DHL Monthly Newsletter
LUMBER MARKET – September, 2020 As demand remains strong, mills control this market with sold-out production well into October Very little quick shipping wood available from mills, with lumberyards and distribution yards thin on inventories 21-week run continues...
Jul 17, 2020 | Cost of Doing Business, DHL Monthly Newsletter
Scarce supply at both mills and distribution yards, coupled with steady demand, has maintained solid upward price momentum. Highest prices since July 2018, as mill order files (lead times) stretch into August – see charts below Massive shortages in treated lumber as...
May 12, 2020 | Cost of Doing Business, Covid-19, DHL Monthly Newsletter
LUMBER MARKET – May, 2020 Upward pressure on lumber prices due to reduced mill supply and better-than-expected demand Surge in demand at box stores from DIYers trapped at home – especially treated lumber Mill prices of SYP, Western SPF and green Doug Fir...
Mar 10, 2020 | Craftsmanship, DHL Monthly Newsletter, Millwork
W. K. Jeffus lives in a 1906 Oak Cliff treasure and is a dealer in antique advertisements. He had returned to the lumberyard with large portfolio case in hand after I expressed an interest in ads from Davis-Hawn or other Dallas millwork companies. After an hour...
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