Report Card: How Did Layman's Lumber Forecasts Do In 2015? Matt Layman A couple of weeks ago Thom McAnally, publisher of Component Advertiser, asked if I would write a summary of how following Layman's Lumber Guide Forecasts helped/ or could have helped you in 2015. My first inclination was to create the graph below to determine that 37 of 52 weeks, our lumber... Read More January 2016 Issue #09198 Page 36
December 2015 Lumber Market Blueprint Matt Layman Evaluation November was a funky weather month. The east fielded above average rainfall, the western mountains got some snow, even though most temperatures were above average over the entire nation. There are pockets of pent up demand, like northern TX and Oklahoma, although on the whole,... Read More December 2015 Issue #08197 Page 38