Our neighbor across the street lost his entire Pool Screen enclosure during the Huricaines in August 2004 and just had it rebuilt 2 weeks ago..
So yea, I believe it. And you won't believe why it took so long for him at least.
It's not really a shortage of materials so much as it is ALL of the materials are going to the Huge Corporate "New" Housing companies and their Sub contractors.
The individual small companies can't get any.