How to Build a Simple Raised Garden Bed
How to Build a Simple Raised Garden Bed. Start building this easy and fast raised garden bed for Spring planting season. For this raised garden bed, we used: 8 6×6 4′ rough sawn cedar 1 pak 5# 10″ galvanized spikes 8 pieces 1/2″x18″ rebar Some of the benefits of a raised garden bed are: Less…
The Cost of Hardwood
The name of the game in the cost of hardwood is yield. Hardwood is simply a different animal than “plain” (construction or common) lumber like 2×4’s and 1x boards. Most hardwoods do not come off-the-shelf in convenient readymade sizes like 1×4, 2×6 and so on. A few like oak, poplar, maple, cherry, etc. do –…
Building a Pergola
Ready to Build a Pergola? Read This First! Have you considered adding a pergola to your yard? Building one has become a very common DIY project. They are attractive, low maintenance, and increase your property value. Pergolas can be either free-standing or attached to your home. What is the reason for having a pergola? Made…
Your Guide To Pressure Treated Lumber
What is pressure treated lumber? Pressure treated (PT) lumber is wood that has been infused with chemical preservatives to protect the wood from rot and insects. The wood is placed in a depressurized holding tank that removes the air and replaces it with a preservative. This process is the best way to avoid harmful rot…
Product News
Updates on the building industry products we sell. Building materials change as the industry changes. Here is the latest on some of the products our Lakewood and Fort Lupton lumber yards sell. Timbers. There are HUGE differences in the quality of timberes. Front Range Lumber prides itself on stocking mainly “FOHC” (free of heart center)…
Lumber Prices
September 2023 Framing lumber pricing continues to sag downward bit by bit. Everyone seems concerned about a long winter, “business” is going and holding inventory. Directly tied into that is very low inventory levels on most products all throughout the distribution chain. This also includes construction OSB and plywood. The general consensus contradicting low inventories…
Our Review of Lumber Prices in 2021/2022
Lumber prices have been on quite a roller coaster ride! Lumber prices continue to change and unfold constantly – seems like on a weekly basis. So we’ve started providing our monthly 2-cents on the subject… December 2022 – lumber and building materials price review. Lumber pricing has (and is) frankly just dumped downward. Good old…
Fence Installation Tips
Fence Installation Tips for Residential Applications. A fence can improve your home’s curb appeal, provide security, increase privacy, and offer protection from the elements. Although Front Range Lumber does not do fence installations, we offer the following advice. Fence Posts: At least 24” should be below ground level. Cut all the posts after the concrete…