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Hi folks,
Not sure this the right thread for this. It could also be under 'homesteading'.
As some may know my wife and I do lots of building to improve infrastructure and facilities at home. We've been building for years. Its the never ending homebuild project!!!!
Anyway, due to this I'm constantly buying steel members, sheeting and fixtures ( everything we build is made from steel).
And in the last month or so have noticed the price of steel shooting up. Not sure if any of you blokes buy steel in your trades or projects but just flagging this because I'm guessing within a couple of months this price increase will have trickled down to a range of consumer goods...
I guess this is somehow related to what is happening in China and impacts of COVID, but lots of steel materials are now out of stock, like supply is reducing...
Its a worrying trend. Good environmentally I guess, but from a consumer perspective not so much...
Cheers
Alan
Not sure this the right thread for this. It could also be under 'homesteading'.
As some may know my wife and I do lots of building to improve infrastructure and facilities at home. We've been building for years. Its the never ending homebuild project!!!!
Anyway, due to this I'm constantly buying steel members, sheeting and fixtures ( everything we build is made from steel).
And in the last month or so have noticed the price of steel shooting up. Not sure if any of you blokes buy steel in your trades or projects but just flagging this because I'm guessing within a couple of months this price increase will have trickled down to a range of consumer goods...
I guess this is somehow related to what is happening in China and impacts of COVID, but lots of steel materials are now out of stock, like supply is reducing...
Its a worrying trend. Good environmentally I guess, but from a consumer perspective not so much...
Cheers
Alan