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While COVID ad- versely affected many businesses,
building supplies and con- struction have been seeing a boom, as many homeown- ers seek to invest in their homes. Our new lifestyle has seen more time being spent at home, with kids studying online and parents working from home.
This boom has continued into 2021. With many of us looking at the prospect of coming inflation and deval- uation of the dollar, people are investing in real estate or home improvements. We have seen a spike in the value of Hawaii homes in the last few months.
The downside of this increased demand is the shortage of building mate- rials and increased costs as a result.
A mid-April survey by Home Innovation Research Labs found that 42% of build- ing product manufacturers polled stated their business was affected “very much” by
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These supply chain issues will resolve themselves even- tually, and with that resolu- tion, the backlogged orders will then flood in. These win- dows then have to be put in with the existing installers on the island.
We have also seen a marked increase in pricing from manufacturers, as their supply cost and demand in- creases.
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Windows are amongst the top in terms of supply chain interruptions, from a short- age of screen material (alu- minum) to hardware, and even glass.
Even with these delays, we continue to see increased demand and sales of our products at Diamond Head Windows.
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