Stewart Lumber & Hardware Co

Stewart Lumber is «hands down» the best hardware store in Seattle. They have everything you would want and yet they are in no way shape or form like the huge impersonal mega hardware stores in Seattle (you know which ones I mean). You only have to walk a few steps and you enter a store that is a throw back from the days when you got personal service from caring experts. The sales people are friendly and super knowledgeable. The store is brimming with any hardware item you would want or need and, if it is not on the shelf, they can order it for you. Bob is the bomb and Matt is the cat’s meow. I needed a few holes drilled for my planters and Matt drilled the holes in no time flat and didn’t even charge me! Bob is all smiles and super helpful. The rest of the staff, I don’t recall their names, are very nice too. They do business like they did back-​in-​the-​day with personal caring service. They even have an ornate old fashioned cash register and write receipts by hand! I love this place. Go in there sometime and check it out. Like me, you’ll return for the best hardware store experience ever.

Can it be a pleasure to go to a hardware/​lumber store? YES! The nicest people and even if you are female, they treat you as an equal and not as an idiot. Even carried my paint to the car and had a lot of laughs as well. Personal service and smiles all around the place. Just had a excellent experience and came away with all I needed. Thank you for a most enjoyable half an hour. Skip Lowes down the street and stop in here. You won’t regret it.
{Special kudos to Bob, even with his camo cargo pants, that happened to be slammed that morning on the Today Show as one of the fashion dont’s for men! You looked «marvelous!”]

I can’t emphasize how much I like this place. They’re super friendly and helpful. I was building a fence and they were more than happy to answer all my basic questions.
On top of that, I mis-​ordered a bunch of lumber that I had delivered and they were more than happy to exchange it. It was a seamless process and I was able to do it all over the phone in less than ten minutes. The next day they came with the new lumber and quickly took away the old lumber.
I will always go here moving forward with all my lumber needs!

I cannot recommend this place enough! They have fabulous prices on lumber, deliver for free with a $ 100 order, are friendly and nice, and are so much more qualified to help you than any Home Depot or Lowe’s employee I’ve ever met.
I ordered cedar siding shingles for a house demo/​rebuild project, and Bob was so helpful in making sure I got the right product, had all pieces of my order, and did everything over the phone. A+ customer service!

I walked in to buy a 4×12×8′ pressure treated beam today. $ 50+ paid, get in truck drive around back, bald guy (late 20’s early 30’s) on forklift starts loading a 10′ beam that is damaged and leaking green pitch profusely out of both sides the complete length of the beam. I explain that it is for the front step of a custom home. He says, «nope, we aren’t allowed to dig thru the pile, I have to take what’s on top». I’ve worked at lumber yards and drywall yards, I know about damage loss. I am always really candid with the loaders, if I need a landscape timber, I don’t mind the half damaged piece as it will be in the ground. This particular occasion, I needed a clean piece of wood, and I explained this to him. «Nope, not allowed to dig thru the pile» and then goes on to explain that he was giving me a 10′ piece to make up for the bad piece. WHAT??? I only need 8′ of beam dude.
I tell him he just lost a customer, and he shrugs his shoulders and walks away. What a dipweed, this dude has no idea how many lumber yards have gone under in the last 5 years, he should be bending backwards to keep customers and keep his job.
I drove back around front and went back inside. Informed guy at the counter of what happened and he wanted to go get me a good piece of wood. He was cordial, but I was done, so I got my money and left. Seems like they have 2 separate policies, the forklift driver says one thing and the inside sales rep says another. Get on the same page folks. Also, do yourself a favor and get a real forklift loader who actually cares about the needs of a customer.

I love this place, friendly people, great service and awesome products. Do not go to HD, Lowes or Dunn. Plus they really go out of their way to help.

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These guys gave me a much better deal than Home Depot and were SO friendly and willing to help. I’m building a cajón drum, and not only did they carry all the wood (and screws) I needed for the project, but they even gave me a deal on cutting the pieces to the dimensions I needed them (and even cutting a hole in a couple pieces where I needed it).
I definitely recommend this place — especially if you don’t own some of the power tools you might need to cut your wood (because they’ll be happy to do it for you).
I’ll be returning for my future projects, for sure!

Great little gem of a hardware store. This is where I go when I have a first-​time project and want to get it right. Stock is lean because they know the best product to get the job done. Everybody in the store is not only an expert but will take the time to explain what you need and why. Try getting that at Lowes or Home Despot.
You want high quality Ipe decking, the right fasteners for an invisible install and the best quality finish? This is your only stop.
Hours are a bit tough but I will wait until Sat to go there because they really know their stuff and are patient with you and set you straight. Doesn’t matter if you are a newb, a DIY hobbyist or a contractor, you see them all here.
Walk into the back and check out the warehouse. It’s like going back in time. The floorboards are those old-​school ultra wide cut jobs all shiny with age and use. Very cool. Family owned since 1926 and still around because they do what the Home Warehouses don’t.

Found these guys after a hair-​pulling afternoon of failures at the Lowes across the street when I thought, «there HAS to be something better out here»…
Quite simply the only real hardware store in Seattle. Tools, parts, lumber, supplies, and associated goodies. The staff know their stuff and are helpful, sincere, and not afraid to set you straight.
They will cut lumber to order and are probably the only place in town that will do it accurately to your specification. They have everything you need and nothing you don’t. What they do have is worth buying; no cheap crap here.
Prices are fair, location is great, and the staff are professionals. I hope these gents stay in business for the rest of my life.

This is a great business! They really take care of the customer — four years into our home remodel, Bob has become like part of the family and always helps us find what we need at the best price. Every time we’ve compared, Stewart’s has come out lower priced than the other guys. And the other employees who don’t necessarily know us as well take care of us just as much — from Clayton helping you find what you need in the warehouse to the delivery guys who always tuck the delivery in the most discreet part of the driveway possible. They have more in the store than you would ever imagine from the outside and, if they don’t have it, they can usually get it quickly and deliver at no charge (if purchase over $ 100, I believe). They even opened an account for us so that our contractor could pick up on our behalf and they bill us monthly. This feels like what small business is supposed to be… friendly, real, service-​oriented and appreciative of your patronage. Yes, the hours are not as extensive as the big box stores, but I go to Stewart’s every chance I get because they make that 100^th trip to the hardware store nearly FUN. I can truly say I don’t know how we could have made it this far on our remodel without them.

These guys are great. I have been in my house for over 28 years and they have been a mainstay hardware for me the entire time. They have lots of different things that you can’t find at a Lowes or Home Depot or will order them for you. It doesn’t get better than that! They just delivered 5 more railroad ties. that must be close to 100 I had bought from them building 2 40 foot wide retaining walls 3 ½ feet tall, and 4 8 ft by 8ft by 3 ½ planting containers for timber bamboo. Y

Stewart Lumber is Great! I have been going there for a few years now and love the personalized service by the knowledgeable and friendly staff. I have gone to Stewart Lumber for quite a few home projets and they have always been able to help me find the right products The fact that they are locally owned and operated is a huge bonus and one that keeps me coming back.

Everyone who works here must love their jobs. They are all friendly, personal, and having fun while they work. They know their business well and can help you discover the solution you need. I love that they sell nails and screws by the pound rather than by a box. While the hours are setup for the building trades if you can get in there in time you won’t pay anymore than going to a larger box lumber yard.

While I really want to like this hardware store, they were closed at 1:30 pm on the 1^st sunny Saturday in Seattle all year.
Update: Drove by on a Thursday night before 7 pm, and they were closed, again.
Small businesses wonder why they have to close their doors, this is the reason, not being open when customers are most likely to shop. We drove out to Woodinville to give another place our business, who we know is open and has the item we need.

Great little hardware store! They cut my 4 sheets of glass for me on the spot, which is a huge timesaver. Excellent selection, quality key cutting including a large selection of car keys, good prices, great service, friendly and helpful atmosphere. Makes me want to spend more time at the hardware store!

I found this lumber yard at the end of a long quest to find someone, anyone, who could cut down a large banister post. The thing was too big for the saws at Lowes or Home Depot, and I had been to a couple of lumber stores that had said they’d cut it for around $ 30 if I came back at an appointed hour the next day. I walked into Stewart Lumber around 5PM on a Friday and they cut my stuff very well and refused to take any money. They just asked me to think of them the next time I needed lumber.
And that I have. In addition to being very helpful people, Stewart Lumber has a larger selection of molding and lumber than the Lowes down the street, and at lower prices, to boot. I can’t recommend these folk enough.

So when I first moved into my apartment on Beacon Hill I had a slight freak out. Turns out that most of the outlets in my apartment are only 2-​pronged plugs. That meant nearly everything I needed to plug in, of course, had 3 prongs. Well after searching for the nearest hardware store I found this place. I ended up here asking the store clerk, who was chuckling at my stressed out nature, what I could do to fix it. My Dad had informed me they sold converters so I was looking for those. The very patient clerk helped me find them in the store and explained what they did and such.
He also helped me find some other really basic items and was super patient about my general stressed out nature while moving. They had everything I needed without the big box feel of some other home improvement places. And the staff was considerably more knowledgeable and they obviously care about what they’re doing. I would definitely come here again!

Stewart sells awesome products, at reasonable prices. You can find everything you need for your project without getting lost or distracted in the aisles. Prices are fair.
It’s the service that really makes them stand out. These folks really know their products, and really want to make sure you get what you need. If you don’t, bring it back and they’ll try again – without judgment or hassle, with a full refund.
They are friendly and welcoming and go above & beyond. When I needed trim for our doors & windows, I brought the profile in to comparison shop. Joe looked at it and suggested that instead of ordering custom milled trim, I get a router bit and bullnose the boards myself. Instead of $ 6/​ft, I spent about $ 2/​ft ($ 3 for the widest pieces, $.72 for the narrow). We saved at least $ 300.
The trim looks great – exactly like the 100 year old original pieces.
Every piece of lumber we’ve gotten at Stewart has been in great shape. The service is amazing. Why would I go anywhere else?

I bought a few 4×10 doug fir beams and some pressure treated posts, and 6×6 piers from there. Great products…, because the knowledgable attendant babies the lumber. He allowed me to be picky and didn’t become frustrated when I made him roll a few beams. Their prices are slightly higher than the big chains, but their service is awesome, it’s veritable to the lumber yards in suburbia I was used to — very white and very nice (that’s a compliment). The extra cost is worth it, because you’re in and out in a flash, without being held up to kill your workday at Home Depot or Lowe’s. When it comes to very uncommon stuff, they will have to special order, but so does the big chain stores.
Did I mention they baby their lumber? I love that!
The other places I recommend for great lumber is Limback’s at Ballard & McLendon’s. McLendon’s got 2×4 Doug Firs… beautiful stuff, and given lots of TLC.

Stewart’s is able to hang in there because of old-​fashioned service and ambience. I’d guess if you make about four purchases they bestow «regular» status on you — it’s really like a ‘Cheers’ hardware store, and everyone knows your name. My SO was given the regular’s discount early on, so we try to buy our home improvement stuff here as often as possible. Once a year they have a cookout, where you can pile up your plate, talk to vendors, gossip and maybe, if you’re lucky, get a cool t-​shirt and cap. Joe, Bob, Mortie, et al are extremely helpful and know their stuff.