Wood prices - buy now or wait

Summer 2020, I bought a load of 8 x 4 ft 18mm OSB boards for £20 each from Wickes as a 'cheap' temporary floor for my extension while building.

Fast forward to October 2021 and those same boards were £49 each at Wickes :eek: However, this month I needed to buy another one and got it from Wickes at £42... so the price is moving in the right direction.

I'd say wait until end of February as the end of the winter with a lull in building/DIY projects due to the weather might help the prices move more in the right direction before all the Spring projects start.

(At the moment, it's 15% of everything if you are have a Trade Pro account (I got one even though I'm a DIY'er) and the boards would be a 'reasonable' £36 each).


Thanks for the tip about trade pro, too bad you need your OSB or you would be sitting on a goldmine ;-)
 
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