Things are very bad in the construction buisness. Marterials cost fluxuate between high and absurdly high (lumber and plywood in particular). Bizarre shortages are common (in my case shower receptors come to mind). There's a severe shortage of low skill labor so you pay carpenters to do labor. Lead times are longer and deliveries uncertain. And for some reason documentation is increasingly sloppy...incomplete bids, careless invoicing, etc. YMMV but in my industry...commercial construction, and my 30 years of professional experience...it feels lot worse economically than it has in all the rest of my adult life.
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