Building contractors were already facing worker shortages and depleted supply chains before Hurricane Ida. That storm's destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast will likely drive up costs, complicate planning and delay reconstruction for months.
An apartment building in Houma, La., that was damaged by Hurricane Ida is seen, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. The storm caused such extensive damage to the buildings in the complex that residents have to move out.
“My expectation,” said Ali Wolf, chief economist at the real estate research firm Zonda, “is that it only gets worse from here.” Construction companies have been particularly affected. Among building executives Zonda surveyed last month, 93% complained of supply shortages. Seventy-four percent said they lacked enough workers.“Natural disasters do cause a strain on building materials, reconstruction materials and on labor,” Wolf said. “The difference today is that the entire supply chain has been battered even before Ida’s occurrence. You really have all these things hitting at the exact same time.
“A lot of the materials that you would need for any project and especially something this urgent — you’re not able to get on site for weeks or months,” D’Esposito said. The insurance companies that are footing the bill for many of the hurricane repairs, Maddox said, can pose an additional burden. Hodges takes what he can get. So do his customers, who are desperate to have their roofs patched up or replaced after the storm.Among workers in short supply are framers, who build, install and maintain foundations, floors and door and window frames; carpenters; electricians; plumbers; and heating and air-conditioning specialists.
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