Stumpage Fees

[GhostDoggy]

I know most of you are probably too young to worry or even have an objective opinion on the aspects of Stumpage Fees in respect to Canadian lumber, but the NAFTA potential failures invoking USA tariffs and in turn creating subsidy conditions in Canada should be important to even the young seeking to buy a home in the next 10-20 years.

I am in my first home and the price of building materials continues to go up. Lumber pricing can be a rollercoaster, but the peaks and valleys on average are higher in the end. This means the average cost of housing can out-pace even the natural pace of inflation as a whole.

If you have no idea what I am talking about a simple Internet search can bring some enlightenment. Not saying one is right and the other is wrong, but consumers seem to be caught in a crossfire, and the only ones winning are the politicians (tariffs) and the lumber companies (subsidies).

 

[MadRat]

I have to say that its been expensive to build a simple 16x12 shed. Materials have run easily over $2500 for a pretty bare eight foot ceiling, concrete floor, and short loft above. Then I went ahead and got another $500 into the extras like wiring, floor drain, and insulation. Still have to side it and the roofing is going to run another $200 come spring. I originally had it planned out for under $2000 but Katrina has kicked my ass materials wise.