Jim Stone: http://82.221.129.208/.um4.html
Lumber prices in Mexico -
There is once again a huge ruckus in the U.S. over lumber prices. I specifically went to Home Depot to photograph prices on Tuesday but held off on posting them. They are on the Huawei phone I don't want to turn on (by the way, the ZTE is going to India and the Huawei is going to Russia - that's who I decided on - another topic - ANYWAY -
A stud grade 2X4 is $4.00 A 3X3 fence post is $5.00 A furniture grade 1X2 is $1.50. The blue phenolic plywood at 3/4 inch is about $35 a sheet (a little less) maybe $33.50 (it was more than 600 pesos but less than 700) Surprisingly, that OSB chip board that's a cheap pile of crap in 5/8 is $20 a sheet, (ridiculous) and the most expensive plywood was 1 inch with a furniture grade side and it was about $60 a sheet.
MDF was available in various thicknesses and I have tested this - it was the good stuff that can get rained on and not dissolve - that was approximatley 7 a sheet for 3 millimeter and $10 a sheet for 1/4 inch. A while ago I got 5/8 inch formica particle board for $10 a sheet (during the crisis but earlier) now it is $20. That stuff explodes instantly at first contact with water with it's life preserved only by the formica.
Treated lumber: Treated lumber is more expensive. It starts at about $7 for a 2x4 and goes up to $35 for something like a 2X10X12. A nice 1X12X10 (those were nice) cost about $17.
Screws are still as cheap as they ever were. The cheap DAP caulk is $2.10 a tube. 100 percent silicone caulk is approximately $3 a tube. 175 feet of single conductor 12 guage THHW all copper wire is around $20 a roll in the brand IUSA. If you want the shitty copper coated aluminum stuff you can get 300 feet in 10 guage for $20 and that's not at Home Depot. I did not check romex because it is not popular in Mexico.
So, that's it for that. Those prices are from Tuesday. They are higher than they were, but not exploded, I'd say the prices in Mex overall went up about 35 percent. Mex was higher to begin with but did not go up so much.
If the prices I listed are not fairly consistent with what is going on in the U.S., you are being ripped off because that lumber comes from the United States.
If anyone wants to come down to Mexico for those prices (I actually don't know how those prices stand up but I think they are substantially better) try to contact me first via E-mail and I will shoot and post a video of Home Depot's lumber section so you can make a better decision, and not a possible mistake.