Plywood shortage could have many seeking alternative for protection during hurricane season
FORT MYERS, Fla.– For many of us, it’s either plywood or storm shutters to keep windows safe from a storm. Plywood is traditionally the cheaper of the two options but that isn’t the case this year. Prices for 4×8 sheets have more than doubled. Paul Werner, who owns PW Home Services, said he doesn’t think most people could afford plywood right now if a storm was headed toward Southwest Florida. Prices for some plywood is quickly approaching $100, after sawmills shutdown lumber production during the pandemic in fear of a housing crunch that never happened. “It’s...