Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago — thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...

Robin Beveridge, a buyer at J.H. Brubaker Inc., 2008 Marietta Ave., said local prices of plywood have doubled since May. Prices for OSB, which stands for oriented strand board and is a plywood-like ...

Plywood used to be king for wall sheathing and flooring material, but oriented strand board (OSB), introduced in the late 70s, is now the most popular. But both have their advantages and disadvantages ...

In the world of building materials, people are starting to party like its 2004. That was when the last building boom drove demand and prices through the roof for critical construction materials like ...

Americans are coughing up $4,600 more on average to buy their dream home than six months ago, thanks to a record run-up in prices for a once-cheap plywood substitute. Prices are on a tear for those ...