Lumber

Designing a High-Performing Outdoor Space

We asked four pros for tips on how to create outdoor rooms that clients love, and for advice on how to help them choose the right features for their needs.

Exterior-Grade Fire-Retardant Wood

Additional Tariffs Placed on Lumber and Kitchen Cabinet Imports

Treated Lumber, Decoded

Outdoor Room Design That Builds Trust—and Results

Lumber Prices Slide in Seasonal Slowdown 

On Sawdust

Differences Between Framing Lumber Grades

Choosing Treated Lumber With the Right Preservative Level Is a Big Deal

Selecting Hardware for Use With Treated Wood

Building Materials Prices Rise Again in March

Building Material Prices Inch Up in November

Building Material Prices Remain Relatively Stable in August

Laminated vs. Solid-Sawn Column: Which is Stronger?

Lumber Price Uncertainty Persists as Housing Market Is Poised for Expansion

How the Housing Market Is Causing Pricier Toilet Paper

Black Label Tropical Hardwoods

Increasing Building Material and Freight Prices Drive Construction Costs Higher

Lumber Lowdown: Understanding the Roots of Lumber Volatility and Future Market Expectations

Elegy for an American Hardwood

Softwood Lumber and Paint Drive Building Material Price Growth in January

Installing Custom Wood Floors

Dating Historic Structures

Lumber Price Volatility at 75-Year High

The Eighth of an Acre Deck

Building Materials Prices Climbing at Record Year-To-Date Pace

Letter to the Editor: Euro Lumber in the Marketplace

Lumber Prices Begin to Recover

How to Restore Weathered Redwood

Coping with Material Shortages

Buying Hardwood

High Lumber Costs Add More Than $35K to New-Home Prices

Survey: How Are You Handling the Current Spike in Material Prices?

Special Report: Import Lumber Grades

Redwood Deck on a Blue Lagoon

Inside the Building Industry’s Supply Chain Setback

Podcast: Swift, Temporary Lumber Market Correction on the Horizon

Legal Best Practices for Navigating a Volatile Lumber Market

A Trip to the Lumberyard

Builders Urge President Biden to Help Ease High Lumber Prices

The Strength of Wood

NAHB: Over Three-Quarters of Remodelers Experiencing Framing Lumber Shortage

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Implications of These Diverging Economies’

Pressure-Treated LVL

The Impact of Material Shortages and Their Rising Costs

Rising Costs and Material Shortages Could Deter Housing’s Boom

Managing Wood Movement

Softwood Lumber Prices Experience Largest Four-Month Increase in 70 Years

Wood Basics

U.S. "Inappropriately" Applied Countervailing Duties on Canadian Lumber

NAHB Seeks to Address Factors Contributing to Soaring Lumber Prices

A Conversation with the Guru of PT Lumber

Building a Curved Redwood Beam

A Builder’s Guide to Wood Rot

Treasure From the Deep

AWC Updates Span Calculator App

On-Trend Shiplap Wainscoting

Rafter Framing for a Conical Roof

Wide-Plank Flooring

Installing Lateral-Load Connections

Mike Guertin on Lateral Loads and Decks

Are Birdsmouth Cuts Really Necessary?

Diagnosing Black Spots on a Mahogany Deck

Decay Resistance and the Code

Making a Memorable Redwood Arbor

Hidden Fasteners for Kebony Wood Decking

New Tariffs Target Softwood Lumber

Price Drops in Softwood Lumber Soften

Shiplap-Style Paneling

Shiplap 101 – Part 2

Shiplap 101

Timber-Frame Truck Rack

Single-Ply Beam Solution

Faster Decking Installation

A Burning Question

Lumber Prices Dive in October

Highlights From the Show Floor

Are composite decks as environmentally friendly as they claim to be?

Thermally Modified Wood

Three Quick Tips for Better-Looking Decks