Building: Material shortage extends to tiles

Material shortages and price hikes continue to disrupt construction sites. Pascal Boulanger, the president of the Federation of Real Estate Developers (FPI), has repeatedly estimated that certain projects, which have nevertheless obtained their building permit, do not start because of the difficulty of finding a satisfactory price with the builders. . In question, the persistence of supply difficulties which lead to an inflation of costs. Added to this is the surge in energy prices since last year.

For its part, the French Building Federation (FFB) notes that the pressure has eased in recent weeks on certain materials, such as copper or PVC. But it is maintained on others, like alveolar plastics or aluminum semi-finished products. Sometimes evolution is a function of product type rather than material. Steels for construction have thus been on a downward trend for a few weeks, even if their price…