The commonest sources for merchandise utilized in residence constructing and reworking are specialty retailers, lumber yards, and wholesale distributors, in keeping with two latest NAHB surveys. The surveys embrace one among single-family homebuilders within the October 2024 NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) and one among remodelers within the Q3 2024 NAHB/Westlake Royal Transforming Market Index (RMI). Each surveys requested respondents the place they buy constructing merchandise, no matter who in the end purchases them (themselves or subcontractors)
When averaging throughout 24 constructing product classes, the highest three main channels of distribution are roughly the identical for each builders and remodelers. Specialty retailers, lumber yards, and wholesale distributors collectively account for round 70% of constructing product purchases.
When analyzing the particular merchandise bought at lumber yards, the highest merchandise bought by each builders and remodelers had been fundamental lumber merchandise together with plywood & OSB, sawn lumber, and engineered lumber & I-joists.
One main distinction between builders and remodelers was the share of those that buy merchandise from residence enchancment facilities. Remodelers are thrice as possible to purchase merchandise at this channel of distribution in comparison with builders. Nonetheless, one particular product class, hand & energy instruments, is bought at residence enchancment facilities by a majority of each remodelers (68%) and builders (56%). Of people who do buy hand & energy instruments at residence enchancment facilities, 11% of remodelers bought a minimum of one different product there in comparison with 3% of builders.
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