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...
Feb 16, 2020 | Cost of Doing Business, DHL Monthly Newsletter, Doing Business
Scrolling Netflix the other night, I stumbled upon an interesting Norwegian film called Kon-Tiki. Though my wife thought it slow (like some of my favorite Westerns, she commented), I’ve always been fascinated by adventure and exploration stories. I guess when you set...
May 18, 2018 | DHL Monthly Newsletter
Meet the Beetles (Mountain Pine to be exact) The British Invasion brought us the Beatles (John, Paul, George & Ringo), forever changing the landscape of Rock n Roll in the US. Now a new Beetle is changing the US landscape via the “Canadian Invasion” and unless US...
Jan 26, 2018 | Building Practices, Cost of Doing Business, DHL Monthly Newsletter
January Take Always: Panel prices almost down to year-ago levels A little relief on Lumber prices, but Western species (SPF, DF and Studs) still remain high US Housing starts are up at the end of 2017 Housing demand remains strong Construction is predicted to be...
Sep 7, 2017 | Building Practices, Cost/Benefit, DHL Monthly Newsletter
Last month it was wildfires in Canada and now Mother Nature 2.0 has stuck again with Hurricane Harvey along the Texas Coast. While we are all thinking about those displaced by the storm one cannot help but think about the next storm to hit—Recovery and its effects on...
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