Steel costs highest ever; lumber does nosedive

by Becky Gillette Published: August 24,2009
Tags: construction material costs, lumber, steel
There is good and bad news regarding construction material costs. Lumber costs are the lowest seen in a very long time; however, the price of steel is at an all-time high. The high cost of steel, a lot of which is imported, is linked to strong activity in the commercial building sector, said Bob [...] [...]
