As plywood alone has more than tripled in cost, construction boom marches on
Some lumber purchased at Riverhead Building Supply. (Credit: David Benthal)
A year ago, a single sheet of half-inch plywood cost about $20. Today, with building and remodeling soaring across the North Fork and eastern Long Island, that same sheet of plywood is about $70.
Prices for certain wood products have skyrocketed in recent months, as the region — and the country — emerge from the pandemic that all but shut down the economy. With the threat of COVID-19 beginning to fade, with unemployment dropping and with the new demographic coming to the North Fork, putting pressure on contractors, demand for remodeling and new construction has soared.