Apr 15, 2021 | Cost/Benefit, Craftsmanship, DHL Monthly Newsletter, Press
Harold kick-started that old Yamaha, and as it came to life with the turn of his throttle I was catapulted back to 1971 – the year my Dad bought it new. Inspired by Steve McQueen in the movie On Any Sunday, he and his buddies rode the trails at Lake Grapevine...
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...
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