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Originally Posted by 4dblnkldude

I do Heating and Air conditioning, its not just lumber. PVC piping has gone up 10%, sheet metal for duct is going up 15%, copper is always on a roller coaster, Carrier equipment went up 6% Feb 4th, water heaters...forget it 10% in January and going up another 10% by memorial day.

I had to replace a rusted-out 36" steel culvert under our driveway a couple weeks ago. I thought I'd be smart and told the excavator to use HDPE. It ended up at almost $70/foot and he said he got the last length from the 1 of 3 suppliers that had any. He said the last time he needed it, the price was <$50 per foot. Maybe the storm that hit Texas disrupted the world of plastics? Guess I'm lucky it wasn't a wooden pipe!