San Mateo Lumber Co Inc.

Aug 2023

Had to purchase some cedar trim for our home - 2 planks of 20ft 1" x 4". Being the total DIYer, I didn't plan on how to get the pieces home in my smaller car. One of the SM Lumber employees spent over a 1/2 hour binding and securing the wood so that it would safely fit into my SUV, even donating some old 2 x 4 to provide added insurance. While I'm sure that SM Lumber caters mostly to their contractor base, it's nice to know that they'll go out of their way for the amateur home owner.

Jul 2023

These guys are consistently great with service. I often have questions or don't know what options are available to handle a particular maintenance problem. The San Mateo Lumber staff has never failed to help me figure out how to proceed. You can not get that kind of advice just anywhere. So they continue to be 5 stars in my book.

Feb 2023

I am not a contractor. I needed to buy a piece of very expensive Brazilian hardwood.San Mateo Lumber was the first place I went to look for it. It was indeed very pricey per foot. I was asked for payment in advance without having seen the lumber. I went along with it even though unconfortable. After I paid, an employee walked me out to the yard. He picked out the board. I trusted him since I assumed it was an honrable and professional business. I got it home and the expensive board was so badly warped that I had to sand it at both ends in order to get it to lay flat on my deck. They may have made some money off of me once by getting rid of a bad board but they lost a potential repeat customer. My advice is buyer beware.