The soaring prices and shortages of gypsum wallboard in recent months have many builders fighting mad. Manufacturers have placed most distributors on quota, and builders across the country have been alerted by their suppliers to expect further price increases as well as shortages (or delayed deliveries). This news has sent some desperate builders to retail outlets, which are rationing wallboard at high prices.
Builders Reeling
As wallboard prices rose at an annual rate of 25 percent during the first quarter of this year, supplies were drying up. A nationwide survey of more than 400 builders conducted by NAHB in March revealed that 60 percent of the companies …
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