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As prices for construction materials begin to level off, higher labor costs will impact the industry entering 2022
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As prices for construction materials begin to level off, labor costs will plague the industry entering 2022
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Contractors find new ways to cope with elevated lumber prices
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Construction s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will vary greatly by city, but will most likely begin this year, a new report from construction management firm Cumming says.
The company s Q1 construction market analysis predicts that the industry s resurgence will return in earnest starting in the third quarter of this year, and the firm said it is already seeing a significant pick up in activity and discussions related to new and upcoming projects.
The cost of construction is up in the majority of markets that the company tracks, due to the skilled labor shortage and rising material prices, especially for items such as steel and lumber, it noted.
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Late last year, Mike Taylor was paying around $750 per short ton for the rebar he uses in his concrete pours. Now, that price has spiked closer to $900, a 20% increase in a little over a month. That could mean an extra $200,000 on a concrete job,” said Taylor, CEO of Pompano Beach, Florida-based Current Builders, a general contractor that focuses on commercial and multifamily structures. “We’re seeing a lot of upwards pressure.”
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At Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Rockford Construction, one of the 400 largest contractors in the country, director of preconstruction Mike Miner has been scrambling to sub in thermoplastic polyolefin roofing panels on projects where he might have used steel in the past.