Habitat for Humanity going through high construction costs
The rise in prices is making it difficult for the non-profit to build homes in the community
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The rise in construction costs is making it difficult for La Crosse’s Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the community.
Staff say material costs for one house are about $20,000 higher than usual.
That’s because the price of lumber went up significantly over the last few months, although prices are starting to finally drop.
“You know, $20,000 is definitely not a small thing when you’re a non-profit organization that works with grant funding, and proceeds from the restore and donors,” Habitat for Humanity-La Crosse area executive director Kahya Fox said. “And you have a really great idea of what that is, and you usually have a pretty good idea of what your costs are going to be. But when you see such drastic changes in material costs in such a short period of time, that can be really hard to recover from.”
Habitat for Humanity is asking you to help buy construction materials for their next housing project.
You can visit here for more information.
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