Call Us for Western Red Cedar Lumber Items in Atlanta Athens GA Area

Do you have a project in the Atlanta Athens Georgia area that needs wood with the warmth and durability of Western Red Cedar? We have the following Western Red Cedar Lumber items in stock:
1x4 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
1x6 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
1x8 Cedar Lumber S1S2E (Smooth 1 Side 2 Edges)
2x4 Cedar Lumber S4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides) STK
2x6 Cedar Lumber S4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides) STK
2x8 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
2x10 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
4x4 Cedar LumberS4S (Smooth - Surfaced 4 Sides)STK
8" Wood Cedar Bevel Siding
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A "V" Shaped Housing Recovery Begins to Take Shape

With March data from the Census Bureau' s New Residential Housing Index and New Home Sales, we can begin to see the formation of a "V" shaped recovery in the housing market. Our economy is slowly building strength and momentum, and employment will begin to increase. This will lead to increased housing demand from new household formation. As "pent up demand" from young people living with their parents, and divorced couples living together lead to new household formation, "shadow inventory" should be reduced or eliminated. Many of the houses counted in "new homes for sale" are now bank owned, and many are in disrepair or are uninhabitable. Additionally, most of the true bargains are gone, and the prices of homes are going up. People tend to put off purchases as prices fall, and tend to accelerate purchases as prices rise. All of these factors together should combine to give real underlying strength to the housing recovery.

Interior Doors, Exterior Doors and Pressure Treated Lumber for the Atlanta Athens Georgia Area

Cofer/Adams is the premier Atlanta - Athens GA area source for exterior doors, interior doors, and pressure treated lumber. Check out our new interior door page at www.coferadams.net/interior_doors.html and our new exterior door page at www.coferadams.net/exterior_wood_doors.html. We have also updated our www.coferadams.net/treated_structures.html page. Call (770) 995-3900 for all of your interior door, exterior door, lumber and building material needs, Cofer/Adams' helpful staff has answers to your questions. Cofer/Adams can help you measure for interior doors and exterior doors, and we can help with pressure treated lumber and composite lumber for outdoor projects. Weather in the Atlanta - Athens GA area can be especially pleasing this time of year, a perfect time to enjoy relaxing on your new TimberTech deck! Let the experts at Cofer/Adams help you with your treated lumber and composite deck project needs.
Send a question or call Cofer/Adams today (770) 995-3900 and let US help YOU Build YOUR American Dream Home!

Home Improvement Materials for the Atlanta Athens Georgia Area

Cofer/Adams is your source for structural home improvement materials and replacement windows and doors. Call us for all of your lumber and building material needs, our helpful staff has answers to your questions. We can help you measure for replacement windows and doors; YKK AP Precedence™ Replacement Windows are designed to easily replace wood windows, and they qualify for the for 2009-2010 Energy Tax Credit. Another good way to beautify and make your house more energy efficient is with Therma-Tru fiberglass doors. Weather in the Atlanta - Athens GA area can be especially pleasing this time of year, a perfect time to enjoy relaxing on your new TimberTech deck! Let our experts help you with your treated lumber and composite deck project needs.
Send us a question or call us today (770) 995-3900 and let US help YOU Build YOUR American Dream Home!

Lumber Futures Fall after CN Railway Strike Ends, Construction Down in the Atlanta Athens GA Area

The CN Railway strike by 1,700 locomotive engineers that threatened to stall shipments of lumber, building materials and other products to the U.S. is over. E. Hunter Harrison, CN chief executive officer said “CN is pleased that an agreement has been reached to end the strike by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference immediately.” CME lumber futures closed lower yesterday, after being limit down on Wednesday.
New homes for sale in Atlanta are at a low for recent years. Only about 11,000 new homes are for sale in the Atlanta area, surprisingly low considering that about 110,000 were started in Atlanta in 2005. With only November and December numbers left to report, Atlanta is on track to start just over 4,000 new homes in 2009 (a decrease of about 96% from 2005). Home improvements in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area have become the option of choice for most home owners; re-roofing houses, building decks and upgrading doors and windows have virtually replaced new home buying.

YKK Styleview Vinyl Windows and Doors for the North Georgia Area

Residential vinyl windows and doors from YKK AP® are beautiful, energy efficient and designed for years of trouble free use. Quality and innovation make YKK AP® windows clearly superior. By incorporating high performance glazing and corrosion-resistant hardware with a more architecturally correct profile design, YKK AP® offers windows with the look of a wood window at a price that delivers more value to you, whether you are a professional builder-remodeler or doing your own home-improvement project.
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Call us at (770) 995-3900 for all of your building material and lumber needs.

Lumber Futures Up Further by Possible Rail Strike on CN

Train engineers and conductors walked off the job at the Canadian National Railway on Saturday, after talks with the Teamster's Union broke down. CN was using non-union staff and management to continue services.[caption id="attachment_1446" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Lumber Prices Bounce Off Bottom in November"][/caption]As if the mill shutdowns and curtailments weren't enough, the strike by the union representing locomotive engineers at the CN railway gives lumber futures another boost, and will decrease available wood in the supply chain. January lumber closed up $8.50 per m $234.80 after trading at the $10.00 limit at $236.30 early in Tuesday's session. Lumber and building material supply in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area is already thin, with many items actually scarce.

Highest Prices in a Year Reached for Lumber and Building Materials

People who built a new house this year bought lumber at the lowest prices we have seen in the last 25 years.
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Quantities of both new and existing homes for sale in the Atlanta Athens Georgia area are also at multi-year lows.

Lumber and Building Materials Prices Pushed Up by Low Inventories

CME lumber futures were up limit two consecutive days two weeks ago, an increase of 10% that almost pushed prices to levels that would cover production costs. OSB prices went higher and order files moved well into December. At this point, more mills are shutdown than are operating. Even though demand is still weak, plywood and other building materials are marginally stronger due to thin supply. October housing permits and starts fell significantly from September, making unclear whether housing has bottomed at this point. The outlook for construction in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area continues to be weak, particularly with seasonal slowness ahead. Georgia has lost another 18% of construction jobs since October 2008.

Therma Tru Doors for Atlanta & Athens Georgia

"Looks good on the outside, feels good on the inside." Therma-Tru fiberglass doors outperform wood and steel. Therma-Tru doors increase comfort, energy efficiency and performance AND you will also see an increase in curb appeal. Therma-Tru fiberglass and steel entry doors add beauty and security homes. You can increase the perceived value of your home by more than $24,000 just by adding a Thema-Tru entry door system. We have the doors you need to increase your home's value.

Check with us for lumber and building materials for your new home or remodeling projects.

October 2009 Housing Permits and Starts

News from the U.S. Census Bureau that October new residential construction fell to a six month low put intense pressure on CME lumber futures. Near term January lumber futures closed down $9/m and March fell $8/m. Inventory is slim at all levels of the supply chain, and demand for the available building materials is sparse. In our area, Georgia has lost about 310,000 jobs since September 2007, and projects to lose a total of 135,900 jobs this year and 35,000 next year. Unemployment in Georgia has reached 10.2%. Building permits in the Atlanta - Athens area are off about 97% from 2005. According to Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University, permits will drop about 70% this year from 2008. Mortgage applications fell last week, with the index of home purchase applications sinking over 4%to the lowest level since November of 1997.

Housing and the September 2009 New Residential Construction Report

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, single family housing permits indicate that future construction activity will fall 28% nationally as compared to September 2008. The data also predicts a huge 74% drop since construction peaked in January 2006. Economists generally agree that annual demand for new housing units is somewhere around 1.8 million. Some economists say that 2 million units are required annually, while others think that the actual demand 1.5 million is. Here's part of how they come up with these numbers. The primary drivers of housing unit demand are new household formation and housing unit destruction. We regularly hear that new households, on average, form at a rate of 850,000 per year. Housing destruction is composed primarily of units destroyed by fire, flood, natural disaster and urban renewal, and is generally considered to be around 750,000 units per year. Fires alone account for almost 450,000 homes destroyed annually. Just watch the news any evening in Atlanta, and you are likely to see or hear about apartment or house fires. Adding just these two demand measures yields a 1,600,000 annual unit demand.



As the U.S. population has continues to rise, just as it has for the last 50 years, new housholds should be forming. For the last three years, new households have not been forming at a normal rate. Single people are moving in with each other, young adults are returning to live with their parents, and immigrants are entering the country at a much slower rate. Housing units, however, continue to be destroyed on a ongoing basis. This year alone, more housing units were destroyed by the floods in the Atlanta Metro Area this year than were permitted through September. Subtract the additional units destroyed by fires (usually the largest part of the destroyed number) and urban renewal, and Atlanta should be with a shortage in housing units. Just as over the last 50 years housing has been cyclical with booms and busts occuring irregularly, we may be setting up for another housing boom, when the next generation begins to form households and destroyed units are replaced.

Home Prices in the US Clearly Headed in Right Direction, Lumber Prices a Little Higher

Here is some more good news for consumers and for the housing market - home prices in the Case-Schiller S&P Home Price Index increased in July by the most in nearly 4 years. Prices climbed in 18 of the 2o major cities in the index.
CME lumber ends little higher nearby in quiet trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures closed mostly a little higher on Monday amid thin short covering.
Cash lumber & building material prices in the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area showed little change.

Floods Damage & Destroy Thousands of Homes in Georgia, Lumber and Building Materials Needed For Rebuilding

As a result of flooding from torrential rains, thousands of homes and businesses in Georgia, hundreds in Atlanta alone, suffered some level of damage or were destroyed. 114 homes in the city of Atlanta alone were destroyed by the floods, with many more damaged or destroyed in suburban and rural areas. More homes were destroyed than have been built this year. Athens had more flooding rains over the weekend.
There are fewer new homes for sale than there have been since march of 1983, and there are far fewer existing homes for sale in Atlanta than there has been in several years. As homes are rebuilt and repaired, there will be a greater demand for lumber and building materials. If we use more green home building products for new construction, repair and home improvement, we will make the world we live in a better place.

New Home Sales approach 1 Year High, Lumber Futures Fall, Atlanta Flood Update

Higher numbers in the New Home Sales report were expected by lumber traders:
CME lumber ends lower amid underlying cash weakness
November lumber closed down $4.80 at $169.10 per thousand board feet and January off $2.90 at $193.10. Both months posted 2-1/2-week lows.
New home sales climbed 0.7% to 429,000, according to data released last Friday. The available supply of new homes for sale dropped to 262,000, the lowest number in over 26 years. This represents a supply of 7.3 months at the current sales rate.
Atlanta, Athens and North Georgia are expecting more rain this weekend. Fourteen counties are now eligible for FEMA disaster assistance.
Atlanta flood update: More FEMA relief, flash flood watch
Building materials are still in adequate supply, with only spot shortages of some items.

Cofer Adams - North Georgia's Professional Lumber and Building Material Supply

At Cofer/Adams Building Center it is our pleasure to provide free job-site delivery service within a 45 mile radius of our Lawrenceville, Georgia based operation. Exact job placement of lumber, plywood and other building materials can be coordinated through communication with our expert Sales, Dispatch or Driver staff. Each order is accurately pulled and loaded by our veteran pulling staff with attention to top loading the material required first by your sub-contractor. Once loaded, each order is double checked for accuracy, targeting a 100 percent fill rate for all stock items. We have one of the lowest backorder rates in the industry.

With a combined delivery fleet consisting of pick-up trucks, 6 wheel enclosed van trucks, 6 and 10 wheel dump trucks, 10 wheel combination dump trucks, 10 wheel combination flatbed with Moffit and several tractor trailer/Moffit trucks, we are confident that Cofer/Adams Building Supply is equipped to handle all of your delivery requirements

You can count on prompt and courteous delivery of lumber, building materials, engineered wood floor systems, framing lumber, finish lumber, treated lumber, composite lumber, engineered lumber, plywood, OSB, exterior wood doors, exterior metal doors, interior wood doors, interior masonite doors, interior door units, wood windows, vinyl windows, wood molding, hardwood molding, pvc molding, flex molding, columns, stair parts, roofing, roof trusses, floor trusses, hardware and all of the complimentary items necessary for single family home construction.

Our logistics professionals excel in delivering lumber and building materials to the Atlanta - Athens, Georgia area.



We service these cities regularly:

Arcade, Alpharetta, Athens, Atlanta, Auburn, Bethlehem, Bogart, Braselton, Buford, Commerce, Conley, Conyers, Cornelia, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Eatonton, Fairburn, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Grayson, Greensboro, Hamilton Mill, Hampton, Hoschton, Jefferson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Loganville, Madison, Marietta, Maysville, McDonough, Monroe, Morrow, Newborn, Norcross, Oakwood, Oxford, Peachtree City, Riverdale, Senoia, Snellville, Social Circle, Statham, Stockbridge, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Tucker, Watkinsville and Winder.

We offer free delivery of lumber, building materials, engineered wood, treated lumber, composite lumber, wood doors, wood windows, wood molding, roofing, roof trusses, floor trusses, stair parts, green home building products, siding and cornice for qualified orders to these counties: Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Putnam, Rockdale, and Walton.

Whether you are building a new home, remodeling or have a home improvement project, Cofer/Adams Building Supply is equipped to handle all of your delivery requirements.

FHFA Home Price Index Increases

The July FHFA house price index increase of .3 percent from June provides further evidence that the housing bottom is in place. This makes the third consecutive month over month increase.
Along with the positive news we have seen from other reports, such as New Home Starts and Permits, the NAHB Builder Confidence Index, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the NAR Existing Home Sales Report and New Home Sales, this adds to the argument that housing has begun to improve. We have an "inflection point" in new residential construction, but we haven't reached the "tipping point" yet. August reports from the NAR on existing home sales will be released today and the new home sales report from the Census Bureau will be released on tomorrow. We will see how things shape up here in Georgia when the ground dries out from all of the flooding.

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You can have your American Dream Deck, and promote sustainability using TimberTech® deck products. It's the best green home outdoor product for the Atlanta - Athens Georgia area! TimberTech®cares about the environment, they take pride in their products and they want to make sure that you have the best in deck and fencing material. TimberTech® is a leading manufacturer and leader in the research, development and marketing of long lasting, low-maintenance high quality decking, railing and fencing solutions.
With TimberTech you can build a dream deck with confidence, and enjoy the "Less Work. More Life." promise. Backed by a 25-year limited residential warranty, TimberTech takes the virtual "to do" list out of your deck.
At Cofer/Adams, we want you to help you to have the American Dream Deck that your family deserves.

China's Lumber Demand Increases, OSB Prices Soften

One unintended consequence from China's demand for lumber could be less lumber available for U.S. homebuilding. China has surpassed Japan as the second largest user of North American lumber, after the U.S. Low-grade lumber that would be used for building houses in Atlanta is used largely in concrete forming when shipped to China, and also in furniture construction.
Lumber sales to China continue to see growth
B.C. continues to ramp up lumber shipments to China and has already exceeded its lumber shipments to the Asian economic giant over last year despite the difficult global economic conditions.
Typically, OSB prices start to fall at this time of year, unless there is tropical activity to stimulate buying. Mill files are growing shorter, and secondaries are trying to move off contract loads. Building material supply yards have thin inventories for this time of year. There is very little residential construction in Georgia.
Two Atlantic Ocean weather systems being watched
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two systems in the Atlantic Ocean this morning.

Doors Shuttered at Jeld-Wen's Oshkosh Door Manufacturing Plant

Our industry loses another valued producer of building materials.
End of an era: Jeld-Wen shuts down Oshkosh door plant
Jeld-Wen's Oshkosh door manufacturing facility closes after 154 years of manufacturing doors. This plant was one of the largest manufacturers of ornate wooden doors in the nation. Competition from fiberglass and metal doors, along with the economic decline, left no choice but to discontinue operations here. There are about 1,400 companies in the US wood window and door manufacturing industry with combined annual revenue of about $14 billion. The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies control about 70 percent of the market. Demand for wood windows and doors is closely tied to residential construction activity, both new construction and remodeling. As these manufacturers cutail and shutdown, there will be smaller product lines and less supply for the Atlanta-Athens, Georgia area.
There are literally hundreds of lumber, plywood and OSB mills that have closed in the last 3 years. Some may re-open, but many have been dismantled and even transformed into different types of businesses, never to manufacture building products again.