Basically the entire eastern part of the US was denuded of trees, which have since grown back when uncompetitive farmland was abandoned.
Lumber is cheap because there's lots of land where we now farm fast growing trees.
Wood frame houses are cheap today because of the invention of the stamped metal framing connector, which has enabled large elements to be made off site in high volume. It's also why houses typically don't have attics anymore.
Lumber is cheap because there's lots of land where we now farm fast growing trees.
Wood frame houses are cheap today because of the invention of the stamped metal framing connector, which has enabled large elements to be made off site in high volume. It's also why houses typically don't have attics anymore.