“The year over year inflation rate increased throughout 2021 escalating to a runaway 24% by May (2021).” Dude 24%!!! It was already rising from 2019 1.8% to 2020 4.4%. If someone tells you something, go look into it. https://cfma.org/articles/2-22-construction-inflation-alert#:~:text=The%20annual%20construction%20input%20inflation,That%20is%20astounding.