Construction projects paused as material costs increase
Published: April 30, 2021 4:48 PM EDT
Updated: May 5, 2021 12:33 PM EDT
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In some cases, prices skyrocket up 400% during that waiting period.
Six weeks down, six months to go. Caryn Huff-Sufferling is overseeing the construction of Charlotte County’s New Transit Facility Club.
Huff-Sufferling is the president of the Charlotte-DeSoto Building Industry Association.
“Our challenge with this project and really across the board with our other projects right now is building materials, price escalations and material availability,” Huff-Sufferling said.
She and others can blame huge demand for putting pressure on supply.
Brian Gleason is the Communications Manager for Charlotte County. “Just in the last four months, we’ve had more than 200 single-family permits, a month issued,” Gleason said.