The Cost of Hardwood

Cost of hardwood Front Range Lumber Fort Lupton CO Lakewood CO

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

Pergola at Front Range Lumber Company Fort Lupton CO lumber yard

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…

Product News

Front Range Lumber 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

Front Range Lumber 2023 lumber price review

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…

May 2023 Lumber Prices

Front Range Lumber May 2023 lumber price review

Lumber product pricing and availability. Framing lumber continues to wallow around – the fact is that framing lumber remains in the vicinity of two-thirds of last year’s levels. OSB and plywood items also remain low compared to the last couple of years, however, their pricing is creeping upwards. The supply of cedar fencing items has…

March 2023 Lumber Prices

Front Range Lumber March 2023 lumber price review

Lumber and Building Material Prices are Down! Framing lumber prices are relatively stable as of the middle of March 2023. They are also less than HALF of the levels they were at in March of 2022. Most other categories – cedar, engineered wood products, plywoods, molding and others are almost significantly less in price than…

February 2023 Lumber Prices

Front Range Lumber February 2023 lumber price review Front Range Lumber Company

February 2023 Lumber Prices = Supply and Demand. Lumber is everywhere, but as we repeatedly say: it’s all about supply and demand. Overall, right now – just too much supply and not enough demand. Mills are restricting output however with other market factors and weather working to tamp down demand, it’s a vicious cycle. Framing…

January 2023 Lumber Prices

Front Range Lumber January 2023 lumber price review

January 2023 – where lumber prices and building material prices are at right now. Framing lumber, treated, OSB and construction plywoods continued to slide thru December and the first half of January. However, production cuts and the demand side has seemed to be better balanced and prices as of mid-January are very firm to back…

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