Hilmar Lumber

What you want when you need it. That should be the motto here. Over the years I have purchased phone poles to lawn furniture always with good results. Recently they had some outdoor patio items on sale in the Sunday circular however they were closed on Sunday. They honored the add with a smile and questions asked. That’s customer service in my book.

You can’t beat the customer service here. I’ve had no fewer than 4 employees ask me if I needed any help just on my way to the back of the store. One thing I like is that they will cut just about anything to the size you need at very little extra cost. For example, I needed two lengths of black pipe of a specific length with the threads on both ends. They cut them to the exact length and threaded them for me then and there. I have also purchased replacement panes of glass for windows which they cut to the size I needed for about ½ the cost of an actual glass shop.
They have most basic «hardware store» items at prices that are about 10% to 15% higher than Home Depot or Lowes. But usually the gas I save in not driving to Turlock pays for that. And the selection isn’t nearly as broad for these types of things. You’ll find one or two options on the type of bolt you need here, but five or six options at Home Depot. That has sent me to HD several times.
I appreciate the wide variety of specialty materials they carry in the way of building materials. To top it off, they have a pretty good rental center too. Most of the power tools you’d need to rent. They also rent scissor lifts and other large equipment too. Nice one-​stop-​shop place.

Everyone is always really nice and helpful here! They always have everything you need and very knowledgeable! Free flowers for ladies on Wednesday too! :)

There is always numerous people willing to help and unlike the big names hardware stores their employees actually know where items are

Place has been here as long as I can remember and I stop in weekly since moving to Hilmar 10 years ago.
Great selection of tools and they have just about anything you would need to fix stuff up around the house. They have a good selection of lumber and they also have a rental center stocked with various tools, tables, chairs and even heavy equipment (bobcat’s, forklifts. etc).
You can even bring your dog in and they’ll give them a treat so they have something to snack on while following you around the store.
My only gripe is that they are closed on Sundays which sucks because then I have to go to Turlock if I need a hardware item (hence the 4 star rating).