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…
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…
Redwood Wood For Sale Colorado
Redwood is one of the most popular woods to build with for good reason. Redwood’s rich red-brown color is beautiful and it can stand up to Colorado’s harsh weather. Much lighter in weight than plastic composite and tropical hardwoods, redwood can be easily cut, sawed, and drilled with regular woodworking tools. Even though it is…
Split Rail Fence
A picket-type fence is most common, but a good alternative where privacy is not an issue is a split rail type fence. Often generically referred to as split rail; but more accurately there is a true split rail cedar fence versus a post and rail type fence. Both types have multiple (2 or 3) horizontal…
