84 Lumber

I decided to try out 84 Lumber after having seen their ad at Superbowl time. Any company that would go out on a limb in this crazy political environment deserves some business. So, when I needed to buy a new screen door, I headed over. The experience was ... interesting. Nobody there could give me a price of the door. They had to take the information and send it (call? fax? turtle) to the company. I'm not sure why they couldn't just have a price list. Oh well. Anyway, nobody called me back with a price. I called them back and eventually got a price. The price was much much lower than Depot or Lowes! I went back in to place the order as they don't have access to 21st century technology. They never called to let me know it was in. Finally I called and found out it had been sitting there. I'm not sure how they expected me to know it was in. Anyway, upshot? Poor service, limited selection, great prices if you can deal with their limitations. I've learned from this first time through how to proceed, so if I have another large project and don't want to get gouged by the box stores, I'll go back. more

I think a lot of contractors must shop here because they seem to have some mysterious selling method that is just not obvious to the average person walking in. It's very hard to get waited on. Not only are there not very many employees but the ones who do work there just don't seem very interested in selling, at least not to homeowners. Very strange. Don't waste your time. Go straight to Lowe's just up the road a bit. You'll actually get waited on there. more

I've lived in the area for 20+ years and have done a lot of home renovation. Every time I've tried to get something at 84 Lumber they either didn't have it or there was no one to wait on me. I went there recently for something and didn't see a single employee anywhere. Fortunately, with both Lowe's and Home Depot nearby there is no need to shop here. Maybe contractors can get waited on but I've never had any luck. more