Keim Lumber built a mom and pop one stop shop

Keim Lumber built a mom and pop one stop shop

"We're not a hardware store and we're more than just a lumber yard."That's according to Keim Lumber Co.'s advertising manager John Swaffer. Korea-Based Company Orders Red Shield Concentrates to Process Lumber.He struggles to put the business, celebrating it's centinial this year, into a single category. Products range, obviously, from lumber to home decor to lawn and garden and everything in between.With Keim Lumber, whether it's a section of molding, custom flooring, lighting, tools, plumbing, toys, or weather vanes, the business maintains "a commitment to quality, service and integrity," said Swaffer, noting owner and chief executive officer Bill Keim "buys in a quality product."

While consumers may often trade off quality for cost, happy today with their decision, Keim customers are happy for years and years, with the business serving many repeat customers who return because of their satisfaction with the quality product and service Keim offers on every single item that passes through its doors, Swaffer said.For all products, the business offers free delivery to within 150 miles.The tool department includes hand tools to industrial equipment, implemented by both men and women, from the most casual worker to cabinet shops and contractors.A hardware department, with one of the most extensive stainless steel selections in the area, helps to satisfy Keim's desire to be a one-stop shop for builders, said Swaffer.

The business takes pride in its custom millwork, said Swaffer, walking into the third-floor display area, where 10x10 flooring samples help customers not only see, but experience the offerings Keim has available, including bamboo, barn siding, eastern white pine and other woods in a variety of natural finishes and stains.On display in the department and throughout the store are examples of custom millwork Keim specialists, who are available to make house calls, can design, said Swaffer."If you have an idea, we can make it work," he said, noting the Keim team of designers works hand-in-hand with many local contractors throughout the state and has 2,000 square-feet of desk space on display in the store."We want people to feel what you're getting.