Lumber Prices in 2025: What We’re Really Paying at Lowe’s (Western Kentucky)

Summary

The video shows current shelf prices for lumber, plywood, insulation, concrete, decking, shingles, and doors at a Lowe's store in Western Kentucky. The speaker notes that lumber prices have risen significantly and mentions Canadian tariffs as a contributing factor.

Topic

Cost of Living · also covers: Tiny Homes, Off-Grid & Homesteading

States referenced

• Kentucky: The speaker films inside a local Lowe's in Western Kentucky and reports prices from that location.

Figures cited

• $11 a sheet — 4x8 half inch plywood sheet
• $16 a sheet — 5/8 plywood sheet
• $224 — 150 foot roll tie
• $26 — quarter inch finish grade 4x8 sheet
• $40 a sheet — half inch plywood
• $33 a sheet — 3/4 inch plywood
• $19 — half inch cat sheathing
• $13 a sheet — OSB
• $21.98 — unspecified material near OSB
• $79 — insulation (unspecified R-value)
• $56 — R15 insulation
• $90 — R38 faced insulation bundle
• $64 — insulation (unspecified)
• $86 — insulation (unspecified)
• $53 — R19 faced insulation
• $15 — insulation (unspecified)
• $10.50 — 2x10 by 10 prime
• $13 — 2x12
• $27.98 — 2x10 by 12
• $48 — entry door
• $40 — bundle of shingles
• $52 — bundle of shingles (alternate price)
• $41 — bundle of shingles (alternate price)
• $43 — bundle of shingles (alternate price)
• $19 — big bag of Portland cement
• $6.38 — Quikrete all-purpose gravel
• $9.86 — Mason mix blended bag
• $3.75 — 2x4 by 8 select stud
• $8 — 5 and 1/4 by 6 by 10 decking
• $6.38 — decking material

Pain points addressed

• I don't know if I can afford to build or repair my home right now

• Prices at the store feel unpredictable and keep going up

• I need real numbers to plan a project, not estimates or charts