Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

2022-03-16 16:17:15

All excuses from speculators who are now making a fortune with stockpiled wood.

2022-03-16 16:20:58

A quick question (this has certainly been discussed before, but I only follow the thread sporadically and can't find anything about it right now):
Wasn't the main problem during Corona that China and the USA completely emptied the (also European) market after the economy there (before the European one) picked up again, which led to material shortages and supply reductions here (for example, construction timber)?

Or are really such large quantities of building materials imported from countries like China, which then, for example, lead to shortages and delays here to a high degree due to lockdowns in Chinese ports? It's clear for steel, but otherwise?

For me, the first point was actually always the decisive one for our situation here on site.

Regarding China, it mainly affects electronics, e.g. for heating systems, not directly for construction but also for vehicles, PCs, etc.

2022-03-16 16:28:26

Yes, especially actually simple control chips. For fans, Bluetooth, radio, etc.

2022-03-16 16:31:27

We already don’t have a chip shortage ... oh man. One can only hope that it resolves itself reasonably quickly. Although the Zero-Covid strategy in China with Omicron will probably be coming to an end soon anyway.

2022-03-16 16:32:33

Shenzen is just the beginning. China is still pursuing a zero-Covid policy with total lockdown. Unfortunately, the new variants are so contagious that this will only work for a short time. In the next few months, we will see how this strategy fails against Omikron BA2.

2022-03-17 09:22:47

Crazy reaction in the wood market to the FED decision. Keep it up like this :)

Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

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