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Plan Ahead!

By Annette Sievert

Where's My Stuff You Ask? Who Knows!? Photo: By Diego Delso

BY NOW YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A SUPPLY ISSUE IN THIS

COUNTRY. Shelves are empty. Materials for repairs or replacements take months to be delivered. For instance, flex duct to replace ducting in a crawlspace takes 6 months (!) to be available.

We recently ordered a new garage door. Estimated time for delivery? March of

2022.

Seeing the pictures of cargo ships with tens of thousands of containers waiting to be received in ports, it seems hard to comprehend where this issue is coming from. But regardless of why we have this problem, it is getting bigger and bigger every day. So, if you are planning to put your house on the market, thinking about getting a new kitchen, a new roof or a new HVAC system, see a repair coming or anything that will need material, do not delay the order.

If you want to sell your house in spring and know there will be repairs or updates you want to complete prior to going on the market, order the work and the material now!

If you are buying a house, try to get the trades-people in to prepare a bid before closing and then order ASAP. Otherwise, you might close and then wait for months to get new carpet.

Visit the appropriate outlets and call your trusted companies, ask what the lead times are and plan ahead, way ahead!

Best of luck!

Annette

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