Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Lumber Market Update - April 2021
Unabated demand and inadequate supplies continued to plague the industry in March, further pushing prices in to new historical heights. However, as the month wore on and effects of winter snowstorms dissipated, so did the sense of urgency of dealers.
Dave Hill—In Memoriam
Recently the world lost a very good carpenter and we lost a great friend. I met Dave Hill as he was framing the first complete house package that our company ever supplied back in 1978.
Winter Weather Safety
Slips, trips and falls are one of the leading causes of injuries in the workplace. Inclement weather greatly increases the chance for one of these incidents. According to OSHA, slips, trips, and falls incidents cause 15% of all accidental deaths.
“Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
Nido Quebin
Lumber Market Update - March 2021
Recent snowstorms have taken some momentum out of the market, but not enough to make a difference as demand continues to outpace supply. Business is surging on and, as long as it’s humanly possible and no one is anticipating any breaks in the action.
Inflation
Inflation like everything else, has its cycles. Experts in matters of the economy have charted the basic pattern of inflation/deflation into roughly 15 year cycles.
Fall in Love with Andersen Storm Combo Units
Andersen storm combination units are a self-storing storm window that is combined with an insect screen in one handy unit. Applied to the outside of your Andersen double hung (and in no way limiting your ability to tilt and clean your...