Plywood Home Delivery Cost?

Hardcoaler Feb 1, 2021

  1. Hardcoaler

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    Does anyone know how much Lowes or Home Depot charge to deliver a sheet of plywood to a residence? I looked at their websites, but can't figure it.

    My pickup is fifteen years old and might be sold soon, leaving me without a way to cart home plywood, foam sheet and dimensional lumber. Thanks!
     
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  2. logging loco

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    The Lowes near me in SE Pa charges $40.00.
    There is a family owned lumber yard that offers free delivery for small orders if you are willing to wait until they are in the area. Usually not a long wait.
     
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  3. Hardcoaler

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    That's good -- a fair price I think. I'm guessing that if I bought two sheets of plywood and foam boards, it probably wouldn't be much different in cost. Thanks!
     
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  4. BNSF FAN

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    $40 seems high to me. If you think you can handle the sheets of material yourself, then check with U-Haul about a day rental for a pick up. Here in ATL, it's $19.95 to rent a full size pick up for a day. Sometimes Lowes and HD have their own trucks they rent for about the same rate.
     
  5. Hardcoaler

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    Hmmm -- that's an angle too. The thing I like about that option is that I can hand pick the items I buy, choosing the best pieces of lumber.

    I may keep my truck a few months beyond my purchase of a new car. I'll probably have to wait a few months for the car to arrive anyway. (My wife and I are gearheads and never seem to find the color and features we want on Dealer lots.) The truck will come in handy to move my kid out of the college apartment and perhaps to a new spot if a job can be found after graduation, and I can pick up my benchwork lumber too.
     
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  6. Sumner

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    We had a boat in Florida for a number of years and I bought lumber from the big box stores there and hated it. The lumber wasn't cheaper and for sure was worst than the lumber I get from the local lumber yard at home. Pretty much crappy lumber overall. Funny how we get convinced these stores are better some how.

    Here in Utah I'm over 100 miles from the nearest one and thankful for that since they haven't run the local lumber yard out of business. They will for no charge drop something off if they are out making another delivery. I can go there and pick lumber out and haul it home with the Suburban without going in the building. I call them on the phone outside and tell them what I got and they put it on my bill.

    The big stores have put a lot of little ones that give/gave this type of business out of business. I'd suggest that one checks and if the local guy is still in business and as cheap or cheaper (in my case) give them the business.

    Sumner
     
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  7. Kurt Moose

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    Home Depot near my work, the trucks you rent from them say "$9 for the First Hour" on the doors!(y)

    How fast can you drive, lol!:D
     
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  8. Shortround

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    Correct on the quality and there rentals. Better to go to a hardware store that still handles lumber and maybe "name brand" rentals for the "posted workday". Or try the used building supply/furniture stores meant for we low income types.
    Why dispose of such a new truck. Mine is 23 years old and the only difference since new is the EXTRA space for the big tires.o_O
     
  9. Hardcoaler

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    Unfortunately I have no place to park it, plus it costs $1K/Year to keep it between Insurance and Vehicle Taxes (my state is one of the most expensive states for car insurance -- it tripled when we moved here). I'll sure miss my truck's convenience.
     
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  10. Sumner

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    Do you carry full coverage or just liability. Most of my vehicles are old so only carry liability and it isn't that much.

    Sumner
     
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  11. Hardcoaler

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    I looked into that a few years ago and the savings for me wasn't worth much. I was kind of surprised. I definitely need to review that again. Thanks!
     
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  12. porkypine52

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    I'm not a buyer at the BIG BOX stores for lumber. I agree that most of the lumber there isn't the best. I'll ALWAYS go to 84 Lumber or several of the INDEPENDENT yards around me. I'm tired of going to these BIG BOX stores, talking with an employee, and realizing I know more about the subject than they think they do. I guess I'm lucky that I have a FAMILY OWNED Local Hardware Store close to me. Where if you need 7 each, 4" carriage bolts , nuts, and washers, they will go get them out of a BOX, not some pre-packed card off a pegboard. Support your Local Businesses.
     
  13. logging loco

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    Although I've never purchased lumber there,
    since the pandemic started I've relied on my locally owned Friendly Hardware Place for free delivery on any order over $40.00. Most times the next day.

    Even before the pandemic I would often choose that over a big box, even with the big box military discount.

    I can park closer, get in and out faster and I'm always offered assistance upon entering the store.
     
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  14. f2shooter

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    I buy from both. The lumber for my HO table came from Lowe’s and with a little searching I found perfectly good lumber. Same for the big trestle on my outdoor layout. Recently though I just built a large freestanding shelf to store a variety of model projects and that all came from a local store. I had to pick much more carefully and it wasn’t any cheaper.

    Rick H.
     
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  15. Massey

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    Near me the Home Depot rents pickup trucks for $19 per day, and sometimes they even do a $5 per hour when you only need the truck for a few minutes. The $5 sale usually goes on in the summer when everyone is doing projects.

    I learned long ago to never be without a truck. I told my wife that she is to never let me sell the last truck in out driveway, EVER. I can trade it in on another truck, but I can’t sell it outright. I have found that even if you have not used the truck, for truck purposes, as soon as you don’t have a truck you suddenly will NEED a truck.
     
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  16. Sumner

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    Pretty much agree with that and still have one but it is a street rod so not hauling anything in it but have towed a lot behind it. I had a cheap older pickup I used to build the house with but when that was done I cut the cab off and made a pickup bed trailer out of it. Bought a '99 Suburban and haul all my plywood and lumber in it and if I need to take a load of something to the dump or want to haul the ATV or dirt bike hook the trailer to the Suburban.

    So a trailer or Suburban can be the answer and the trailer costs less to license, insure and keep up,

    Sumner
     
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  17. Shortround

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    Sadly sometimes in life things can prevent that. Mine since '98 Dakota had to go away. So things will be slower. Besides almost everything has to be ordered these days.
     
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  18. TigerDude

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    It's a lot cheaper to rent the HD flatbed a few times a year than to own another vehicle. I guess if you have a moral objection to them it's a problem (I do, by the way, but not because of prices or competition). The next cheapest option is a foldable trailer you can stand up in your garage.
     
  19. Hardcoaler

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    I agree TigerDude. I refigured my costs this afternoon after seeing my insurance Agent. My '06 pickup cost is $625/Year in insurance and property taxes, sans any maintenance. Ends up that dropping certain coverages or raising the deductible has only minimal effect on total cost. Add in an oil change and minimal repairs at $100/Year and I can rent a lot of pickup or U-Haul van time at $725/Year.

    I'm a gearhead and admit to getting emotionally attached to our vehicles. I'll need some time to say goodbye to it. :( Good news is that I have two friends who are interested in buying it. They know I take extremely good care of what I drive.
     
  20. Point353

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    Maybe you can include visiting rights in the sales agreement.
     
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