Before the freezing power outages happened, I was looking to have new wood-like porcelain tile put throughout my house replacing carpet, wood, and tile. I had quotes and was just about to pull the trigger when the freezing power outages happened. I had an attic pipe burst so my attention was diverted to restoration and ceiling work instead of the flooring. The contractor that I had planned on going with has now said that prices have increased substantially. I know that lumber prices has increased. However, why would porcelain tile prices have increased? I'm thinking the prices increased simply due to demand with other needing to replace flooring due to the freezing power outages. I'm thinking of just waiting it out until demand goes down. Thoughts?