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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (4438)	8/27/2001 5:10:49 PM
From: Jack of All Trades	Read Replies (1) of 33421

Hi Ray, I am not an expert on this lumber deal, but my understanding was that subsidized lumber was being sent to the US. I live in New England and I know that this past spring many Canadian lumber trucks were heading north with logs to process and turn around and bring back into the US. This has killed our lumber mills locally. Many down to <3 day work weeks. I'm for cheaper lumber prices but beleive that we should process locally to help the local economies... I'm not sure of the present condition of the local mills but will try and find out... And please I know many a builder that have been tacking 20-40% on properties here in New Hampshire. This is why I have not got my house started. I have quoted out 2800sqft. (finished) + 1200sqft. (unfinished) home with high quality components. The price difference I have gotton from 3 different builders is roughly $20-25/sqft over what I have gotton from individual subs if I were to be the GC. Can't say they are not making money when they are trying to rake off me $60K+ to manage the job site... Get this, they are charging an additional $150 for solid 6 panel pine doors, well that is more than the door costs ($110) and they are calling it an upgrade... Well what about the credit for the $50 hollow core door??? Stuff like this goes on and on and really pi$$es me off... Sorry about the ranting, wifey is on my a$$ to get the project going and winter is coming...

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