Picking up projects: Coronavirus restrictions have spurred a flurry of home improvement work
Jeremy Sewall, store manager at Quincy Hardware & Lumber, looks over some of the lumber in their yard behind the store on Wednesday afternoon.
Casey McCarthy
Paul Elsey, a local contractor in Quincy, has seen his business shift from primarily "honey-do list" projects to bigger remodels since people have been spending more time at home due to the coronavirus.
Jeremy Sewall, of Quincy Hardware & Lumber, has had trouble to keep lumber in supply this year as fencing has become a popular trend over the summer.
Quincy Hardware & Lumber Store Manager Jeremy Sewall and employee Nate Gonzalez take a second to check out some of the power tools on display on their way to the store's lumberyard on Wednesday afternoon.
Jeremy Sewall, store manager at Quincy Hardware & Lumber, looks over some of the lumber in their yard behind the store on Wednesday afternoon.
Hayden Homes crews continue construction near the developing Sagecrest neighborhood near Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake on Thursday.
Gustavo Silva, with Hayden Homes, trims a piece of wood to fit as construction work continues in the developing Sagecrest neighborhood in Moses Lake on Thursday, Sept. 10.
The guts of a house come together as construction crews continue work in the Hayden Homes Sagecrest neighborhood near Moses Lake on Thursday, Sept. 10.
With people spending more time in and around their homes the last few months since the coronavirus surfaced around March, picking up home improvement projects and remodelings has become a major trend.
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