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Framing Lumber Prices Are Climbing — Here’s What’s Driving It
If you’ve been pricing out a framing package lately, you may have noticed something: after more than a year of steady declines, lumber prices are starting to tick back upward. Several mills across the Pacific Northwest have announced temporary curtailments, pulling supply out of the market right as freight and transportation costs are also creeping higher. Put those two things together and you get exactly the kind of upward pressure we’re now seeing on 2×4 and 2×6 SPF framing lumber.
This isn’t the kind of short, sharp spike we saw a few years back. Industry signals suggest this is more of a slow burn — prices staying elevated through the winter as mills work to rebalance supply with demand. For builders and homeowners across Spokane, Airway Heights, Colville, and Kettle Falls, that’s worth paying attention to, because framing packages are one of the biggest line items in any new build, addition, or outbuilding project. A small per-board-foot increase doesn’t sound like much until you multiply it across an entire home or shop framing order.
What Current Pricing Looks Like Across Eastern Washington
Exact pricing depends on grade, length, and what’s happening at the mill level that particular week, but here’s the general trend we’re seeing across our Eastern Washington service area right now:
2x4x8 SPF stud grade is trending upward off recent lows, and we expect more movement in the coming weeks. 2x6x8 and longer dimensional lumber is seeing similar increases, particularly on the higher grades used for load-bearing walls and framing members. Bulk and pallet orders remain the most cost-effective way to buy if you’ve got a project on the calendar in the next 30 to 60 days — buying ahead in volume is still one of the smartest moves you can make right now.
Because pricing can shift week to week in a market like this, the builders and homeowners who come out ahead are the ones who lock in a number today instead of waiting to see if things get better. Right now, the signs point the other direction.
Who Should Get a Quote This Week
You don’t need to be running a dozen job sites to benefit from locking in pricing now. Here’s who we’d especially encourage to call or stop in this week:
Contractors with framing scheduled for a Spokane-area build in the next one to three months. Homeowners in Colville or Kettle Falls planning a garage, shop, or home addition before next summer. Crew leads juggling multiple job sites around Airway Heights who need predictable material costs to bid accurately. And honestly, anyone who’s been holding out hoping prices would drop further — that window looks like it’s closing.
How Our Price Lock Guarantee Works
We built our Price Lock Guarantee specifically for situations like this. Here’s the deal: bring us your framing takeoff or project list, and we’ll put together a quote at today’s pricing. Schedule your delivery within 30 days, and that price is locked in — even if the market moves again before your materials show up. That’s a level of certainty you won’t always find when quotes and actual pickup day can mean two different prices.
The process is simple. Bring your plans or materials list into any Builders Supply & Home Center location, or call ahead and we’ll start working up numbers. Once you’re ready, schedule delivery within that 30-day window to lock your price. And if your project also needs OSB, plywood, or other sheet goods for sheathing, subfloor, or roof decking, ask us about bundling that order in too — sheet goods are still priced favorably, and orders of 10 or more sheets qualify for volume pricing.
Don’t Let Winter Weather Add to the Delay
There’s a practical, non-pricing reason to get your order scheduled soon, too. Once winter weather sets in across Stevens County and the greater Spokane region, deliveries slow down and job site access gets harder — especially once snow starts sticking in Colville and Kettle Falls. Nobody wants to be stuck waiting on a framing delivery in February because the truck couldn’t get up the driveway. Ordering now means you avoid the double hit of rising prices and winter delivery headaches.
Get Your Framing Quote Started Today
Framing lumber prices across Eastern Washington are moving, and waiting usually doesn’t pay off in a market like this one. Whether you’re building in Spokane, Airway Heights, Colville, or Kettle Falls, our team can put together a framing package quote today and get your delivery scheduled within the next 30 days to lock your price in.
Stop by your local Builders Supply & Home Center, give us a call, or shop online at bldrsupply.epicor-inet.com to get your quote started before prices shift again.
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