Impact of tariffs: Maryland contractor says suppliers have already raised prices
President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies are already impacting home building.
ABC News spoke with Scott Saling, a second-generation contractor in Potomac, Maryland.
Saling said nearly every material used to build his home comes from overseas -- or is constructed from materials imported from other countries -- from the HVAC to the railings, the sheetrock, the metal brackets and the lumber too.

"You've got steel, tile wood, all sourced from Canada and China," Saling said.
Already, Saling said his suppliers have started raising prices anywhere from 5% to 20% on supplies amid the tariff threats.
"Increases on roofing and lumber materials and metal. It's already here," he said, adding he has "no choice" but to pass the costs off to his customers.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott Benjamin Siegel







