No matter what build you plan to do this spring or summer, if it’s made of wood, expect it to cost you a lot more. …some companies say they have never paid such prices for their building materials. This is the case with Remises Gagnon, which has been in the industry for nearly 40 years. “Certain construction materials have increased by 400 to 500%,” said Nathalie Gagnon, co-owner of the company… The residential construction market is far from being spared by this inflation in material prices. Demand is high and supply is limited. According to the vice-president of public affairs at the Association of construction and housing professionals of Quebec (APCHQ), François Bernier, a house that cost $ 200,000 to build before the pandemic currently costs nearly $ 230,000 …It must be said that our wood is also very popular in the United States, to the point where some like the APCHQ and Nathalie Gagnon would like the State to intervene.