We’re Built To Serve You Lumber One started as a small lumber yard in Avon, Minnesota, and has grown to one of the premier custom home builders in Minnesota. From its modest beginnings, Lumber One prospered under the leadership of Terry Schmid. After purchasing Avon Lumber Yard in 1962, he expanded the company by purchasing the Cold Spring Lumber Yard in 1967. In 1987, both companies changed their names to Lumber One.