Building advice: What can we do about the soaring cost of materials?

Homebuilder Kieran McCarthy says the cost of many products have been increasing steadily since late March, with many products going up 10-15% per month and rising

Some products that you would typically have been able to collect on a daily basis now need to be ordered weeks in advance. 

Hi Kieran, 

I have heard lately that building material costs are rising rapidly.