Hewitt Ace Hardware

Hewitt’s Ace hardware is a delightful throwback to small-​town hardware stores everywhere. The front of the store has a set of massively tall double doors which enter in to the main lobby, completely surrounded with original wood paneling. They expanded one side of the building later on, which is where you can see the concrete. Nonetheless, the original brick portion of the store was built over 100 years ago and is still standing.
Once inside, you’ll find a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Hewitts doesn’t sell lumber, roofing or other large items, but does excel at the little things. Need that special drip for your sprinkler system? Need a key made? Can’t find that 5 mm metric screw with the odd head? Hewitts has it in a little box somewhere!
Just ask Greg, Jim, Lenard or Rory for a hand! They all have been working there for years and know their stuff. One of the old-​timers, Lenard, once joked that Hewitts is a contractors finishing school. These guys are often telling the contractors what to do and they listen, because they know their stuff.
In addition to what they have inside the store, they also have bags of concrete, salt and uncut pipe in the rear yard. You can also have your metal pipe threaded here as well. Hewitts also has access to an Ace catalog with even more parts than what’s in the store, so if you need something they don’t have on display, ask them to special order, as they get supplies in weekly.
Great atmosphere, amazing turn-​of-​the-​century building and a second-​to-​none collection of odds and ends, Hewitts is everything you need for that small project that just needs the finishing touch. Even if you don’t need anything related to hardware and are passing through in town on the way to some wine tasting in Paso Robles, I recommend stopping by just to take in the building and staff.

This place is wonderful down home friendliness. They will help you find, make sure it is right and make adjustments if you come back! I needed (get this) wash tubs — galvanized wash tubs — and they had them in multiple sizes and I was able to get EXACTLY the ones I wanted and they were helpful all the way. Thanks Guys!
(oh did I tell you they duplicate keys too)