While not a traditional project that would grace the front page, we would argue that this nightstand made from framing lumber clearly belongs. Framing lumber is infamous for being squirrely ...

prices, industry insight, and industry contacts. The weekly Madison's Lumber Reporter publishes current Canadian and US construction framing dimension lumber and panel wholesaler pricing ...

While framing-lumber prices have come down, the costs of a lot of other building materials haven't. If you're building a deck, for example, the deck planks won't be cheap, though the framing will be.

The drop in lumber prices, meanwhile, could also spark a surge in new home-building activity, boosting inventory for buyers, ...

Lumber is not the only building material seeing a surge in prices. The cost of aluminum is also increasing due to the yen’s depreciation to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar in nearly 20 ...