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KiwiBro

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Just bought 5 lengths of lumber for a pergola extension. $880!
Ever wonder if the closer we get to the retail end of the supply chain, the higher the margins charged and the primary producers are getting a raw deal compared to the retailers?
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I know, I’ve been cutting out my large ash trees and got two quotes. One, 350/1000 and the other 500/1000.
The mill then sells for $3.50 bd ft. I couldn’t believe how low the price was. That’s with me doing the
Logging, if I had to pay someone, it wouldn’t be gettting done.
 
not to mention that NZ is literally the other side of the planet... taint cheap to ship logs that far.
In a former life I used to ship product all over this globe, including timber products. On a volume or length basis, it's not that bad. The bio/phyto costs are not too horrendous, and floating cans out of BC are, whilst way dearer than ex LA, not enough to justify the pricing I paid. Maybe the retailer here isn't putting massive margins on it. Maybe the primary producer is? I dunno but if the latter, its about time someone at back end of the supply chain made really good $ for a change and makes me feel a little better about the retail cost here.
 
I know, I’ve been cutting out my large ash trees and got two quotes. One, 350/1000 and the other 500/1000.
The mill then sells for $3.50 bd ft. I couldn’t believe how low the price was. That’s with me doing the
Logging, if I had to pay someone, it wouldn’t be gettting done.
Buy a mill and add some value to it yourself? But then have to deal with the public more, which I couldn't be paid enough for if it were me.
 
So, one of the little local mills here, cuts ceder only.

They sell both to the east coast, and local mill fresh stuff.

Been in there a couple times when "Fence Builders" come in spend an hour sorting sticks only to turn their noses up in a huff.

To my poorly trained eyes there wasn't a spot of difference between the board dropping off the green chain vs the boards they would pay twice as much for at any hardware store, but because they had saw dust on em, and where not in a pretty package I guess they aren't good enough.
 
So, one of the little local mills here, cuts ceder only.

They sell both to the east coast, and local mill fresh stuff.

Been in there a couple times when "Fence Builders" come in spend an hour sorting sticks only to turn their noses up in a huff.

To my poorly trained eyes there wasn't a spot of difference between the board dropping off the green chain vs the boards they would pay twice as much for at any hardware store, but because they had saw dust on em, and where not in a pretty package I guess they aren't good enough.
Would take a very special person or lot of $ to deal with the public every day. So perhaps that's why 5 sticks of lumber cost $880.
 
Just bought 5 lengths of lumber for a pergola extension. $880!
Ever wonder if the closer we get to the retail end of the supply chain, the higher the margins charged and the primary producers are getting a raw deal compared to the retailers?
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What are the dimensions of the timber so I can work out the cube rate.
Thanski
 
Speaking of big markups:

Local grocery stores here sell 5 ea 18" pieces of what used to be slash burn, about 15# of ratty alder for $5. Nicely wrapped in shrink wrap even.

95% of the cost has to be the shrink wrap ??
 
300x50@4m, 250x50@4m, 200x50@4m, 150@50@4mx2. One of us owes the other a beer, I'm just not sure which one.
Yes it's 0.21m3, a fair load on the ute, every pair of hands it goes through would double the price.
190 X 41 DAR is $6400 a cube in Sydney
Thanski
 

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