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Construction Materials Prices Will Continue to Rise in 2022.
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While prices will soften for some materials compared to the highs seen in 2021, prices will broadly remain elevated, necessitating advanced methods of supply chain management Linesight’s latest Quarterly Construction Materials Costs report shows that higher prices seen in 2021 are set to continue throughout 2022. The report reveals that supply chain disruption and continued high costs of production will remain a challenge for the British construction industry this year, resulting in cost increases in materials, including bricks, plasterboard, cement and concrete. While prices have started to soften for critical materials, including steel rebar, timber, and copper, continued high demand alongside challenges in distribution will prevent a significant easing in prices in 2022. Copper prices will be particularly challenging. Having increased in 2021 owing to disruptions in global supply and strong demand, there was a short-term easing as supply became sufficient to meet demand. However, solid underlying copper demand, including demand driven by electric vehicle manufacturing and associated charging infrastructure, will continue to put upward pressure on prices. Supply-side improvements will result in a steady decline but concerns over low inventories will prevent a marked downturn in prices in 2022 with approximately 5% decrease on 2021 levels for 2022 expected. Over the course of 2021, British Steel announced some seven price increases, as production costs rose, and demand surged. A slight dampening in demand will see prices cooling off from recent highs, with a 1% to 5% fall in the price of steel rebar expected during 2022, although an expected increase in energy costs will prevent a marked correction in prices, despite the weaker outlook for iron ore. The growth in domestic demand for lumber resulted in a surge in the import of timber and panel products in 2021, with disruptions in supply chains putting heavy upward pressure on prices. Demand is set to remain high in 2022, reflecting more broadly the demand for alternative, sustainable building materials. Compared to traditional key building materials, such as concrete, which may be more readily available, the impact of rising gas prices on production costs on lumber suggests the market may have to continue looking for alternative materials. The report shows that while the construction industry grew by 13.1% in real terms in 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics, this remains 3.8% below the 2019 figure, signaling that there is still work to be done for the sector to recover fully to pre-pandemic levels. Linesight will be producing quarterly reports tracking commodities to provide the industry with essential insights and guidance for managing current market conditions.
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Learn More »Six metres is the maximum run according to Building Regualtions, but as you have realised yourself, a good fall on the branch pipe is essential. 2.5º, or 44mm fall for every metre run, is the usual standard. IIRC it is permissible (but inadvisable) to go as low as 18mm per metre, the maximum is 90mm per metre.
Hi, I live in a third floor flat with a main bathroom waste pipe that services 4 flats. I'd like to try and redesign the layout of my bathroom but I'm not sure how far away a toilet can go from the main waste pipe? At the moment it's plumbed in right next to the main waste. Is this to avoid the chance of leaks from longer pipework? Also if you run long, horizontal pipes from your toilet will the waste get stuck part way? The furthest the toilet would be away from the pipe is 2metres due to the size of the bathroom. I'd also have to keep all pipe work above the concrete floor and accessible in some way in case future plumbing work is needed.
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