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At Acme Brick
Shortage of Rough Carpenters Climbs to Record High

hree-fourths of the total cost of building a typical projects unprofitable. there’s more
Thome goes to subcontractors. So as they get “Housing affordability is at a 10-year low, and that
harder to find, it’s getting especially hard for projects to means it will become increasingly difficult to pass along
stay on schedule and on budget. higher construction costs to home buyers,” NAHB Chief in store for
Single-family builders who responded to a recent Economist Robert Dietz wrote in the latest issue of Eye
NAHB survey listed which workers they are struggling on the Economy. “Builders in many markets may find you than
the most to find. Topping the list: shortages of rough supply-related cost increases will slow sales now more
carpenters were reported by 90% of builders — the than in recent years due to elevated pricing.”
highest-ever portion for any occupation in residential Making matters worse, shortages are likely to intensify great brick.
construction in the survey’s history. in the near term for some markets, particularly those in
NAHB economist Paul Emrath wrote about the and around the Carolinas.
findings in Eye On Housing and offered possible “As the impact of Hurricane Florence affects North
explanations for the severe shortage of subcontractors: and South Carolina — home to 9% of the nation’s single-
One is that workers who were laid off during the housing family construction — and other parts of the Mid-Atlantic, Your Acme Brick, Tile & Stone showroom is
downturn and subsequently started their own businesses we can expect increased demand for construction full of great products for the inside and outside
have since returned to work for larger companies. workers and higher building material costs as the region
Regardless of the reasons, the widespread shortages recovers,” Dietz noted. “As we saw last year in the wake of your homes. From our beautiful thinBRIK™
continue to restrain the pace of construction, further of the storms that devastated portions of Texas and interior brick walls to complete outdoor kitchens,
driving up construction costs, which are increasingly Florida, these impacts will lower production volume
being absorbed by the home buyer. However, the while increasing costs for a number of months in and we have a showroom stocked with quality
shortages are also affecting builders’ bottom lines around the affected regions.”
by causing lost or canceled sales and making some NAHB SEPTEMBER 2018 products. A bonus is the expertise of our sales force
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