While framing-lumber prices have come down, the costs of a lot of other building materials haven't. If you're building a deck, for example, the deck planks won't be cheap, though the framing will be.

data from Fastmarkets Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price showed. A reason for the price increase in lumber is a modest increase in renovation demand after price-sensitive buyers ...

Lumber prices under pressure contributed to Home ... Home Depot also cut its outlook on sales. Framing lumber during the quarter sold at an average of $420 per thousand board feet, sliding 64% ...