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Lumber Prices Surge Again: What Builders Must Track Now

Lumber prices are on the move again, and if you're a custom home builder or remodeler, you've likely felt that familiar knot in your stomach. The builders who come out ahead are those who know their numbers cold.

Cory Salisbury
Cory Salisbury
Founder & Fractional CFO • Salisbury Bookkeeping

Lumber Prices Are Climbing—And Your Job Costing Better Be Ready

When lumber jumps 15% in a month, you need to know—in real time—which jobs are bleeding margin, which estimates need updating, and where you can renegotiate or pivot.

What a Real Financial System Looks Like

  1. Live Job Costing tied to your PM software
  2. A Custom Financial Dashboard showing gross profit by job, material cost variance, cash position
  3. Forecasting and Scenario Planning for different price scenarios

The Emotional Outcome: Control, Not Chaos

  • You stop losing sleep
  • You have hard conversations with confidence
  • You make proactive decisions
  • You feel like the CEO of your business

What To Do Right Now

  • Audit your current system
  • Connect your tools
  • Build a real dashboard
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