? Why is lumber so expensive

The past few years have seen lumber prices rise more than 60 percent from the beginning of September to mid-October, from less than $500 to more than $700 per 1,000 feet of board.

And it appeared whether, why did the price of timber increase, especially in Canada?

And in order to answer this question, we must know what wood is, how it is manufactured, and the stages of manufacturing until it reaches you in its used form.

Trees used in the production of wood and its types?

Wood is one of the organic materials that are extracted from plants and they are living organisms, and wood is formed and changes in size and flexibility and takes different positions during its growth according to the external factors of the environment.

There are a variety of trees that are cut down and wood is obtained from them, but before cutting a tree, there are standards and measurements that are taken into account for the production of wood from one of the trees, and these standards vary according to what is used for wood.

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Kaya:

Deciduous tree. The leaves are feathery and the leaves are large in size. Kaya wood is used in the furniture industry due to its good specifications, large diameters, lengths and flexibility.

Cupressus sempervirens:

Coniferous evergreen tree, its leaves are compound and the leaves are wrinkled and crowded. There are two types of ordinary cypress, which are linear or horizontal. It is used in environmental protection as green belts and in fixing sand dunes and windbreaks, besides that cypress wood is one of the strongest woods used in the manufacture of ships and train flanges, as well as in the work of water dams. It is one of the important economic plants, which has recently been relied upon for decoration, especially in the tourist villages on the northern coast.

Populus sp:

 Deciduous trees up to 10 m tall. Including the white poplar, Populus alba, its leaves have lobed sharp corners, and when the leaves mature, they give white color, and the small valuable leaves are lobed to 3 lobes, the upper surface of the leaf is dark green and the bottom is light green and fluffy, and the flowers are in inflorescences. The black poplar, Populus nigra, has dark green leaves and the blade is ovate.

Tamarindus indica:

A large-sized tree with deciduous leaves and a height of up to 25 meters, the leaves are alternate feathers, the number of leaves is from 20-40 leaves, the fruit is a horn and the seeds inside the horn are surrounded by a sticky pulp used in the manufacture of drinks, the wood is solid and solid, its color is light. The wood is suitable for making furniture and it has been proven that wood It has good qualities under local conditions, besides using it to get the favorite tamarind syrup in the Arab countries, which has many medicinal benefits.

What are the stages of wood manufacturing and cutting?

As I mentioned earlier the types of trees from which wood is extracted by cutting them, this indicates that the first stages of wood production after identifying valid trees is cutting.

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cut down trees:

In this process, major factories resort to contracting with contracting companies to cut down forest trees and ship them to specialized factories in order to prepare them for manufacturing. This stage goes through two steps, removing the outer shell, a process in which the outer shell of a tree is removed so that it is easy to cut, and that is the second step. Trees are cut to different sizes in length, width and thickness.

drying stage:

In the process of tree growth, the trunks are filled with water, salts, and nutrients that help in the formation of leaves, flowers and fruits.

In order to avoid all this damage, the process of drying trees is carried out after removing the outer shell, and it is done either by natural drying, which is to leave the pieces in the air in large areas until the trunks dry and it takes a long time. Therefore, multiple methods have been devised to speed up drying, including steam drying and others.

After we know the wood and how it is produced, we can explain to you the reasons for the high prices

Some have suggested that the complexities of the supply chain are not the only reason for the high prices of sawn timber. One timber market expert noted that the renewed interest in home improvement after the summer of 2021 may have contributed to this.

Whether it is framing a new home, a new business, use in the furniture industry, or various other projects, there is always a need for wood.

Several factors can play in the shortage of timber and the high prices. The demand for housing continues to increase, putting pressure on the supply chain. The supply chain continues to be affected by the pandemic's impact on transportation and the networks that move timber. Labor shortages continue to slow down the supply chain