Home Hardware Stores

I come in looking to replace a home 40 watt tube light bulb bright and early in the morning. There are around five staff members on the floor. One girl walks me to the lighting section and shows me the same bulb that will replace my existing one.
I ask «Do you have energy efficient versions of that bulb»
She says «I don’t know. We don’t sell any»
I ask «Do they make them»
She says «We don’t sell them»
I say «Yup, I got that, do you know if they make this kind of bulb in an energy efficient one. You have some of the other kinds of bulbs on the floor».
She says «If we don’t sell them, I don’t know».
Full conversation is overheard by all the staff, not one of them attempts to help or provide direction.
* Could she have said, «Let me see and order it in for you». or «Let me see and direct you to a place that does»…Nope. I walk out with my burnt bulb, no help and no intentions of ever returning to buy all the things I need for the new home I just bought. Such a shame. I was hoping it would be my local spot… Off I go to Canadian Tire or Home Depot.

Two extremely un-​handy people move in together. Hilarity and
on the proverbial speed-​dial ensue.
Hoh-​lee craaap. I’ve made a lot of trips to this hardware store, and my best bud has made even more. We slowly realized we needed one of every tool, screw, nail and hook known to man, and naturally we realized them one at a time. Enter agonizing trip after agonizing trip across the street to Home Hardware.
But here’s the thing, the people at this Home Hardware are so lovely it wasn’t nearly as painful as it could have been. Unfortunately, though they’re all very nice, not all of them are experts on all things tools. You’re looking for the dark-​haired thin man. No, he’s not a villain in a Charlie’s Angel’s reboot, he’s the guy who knows what’s up.
They have everything you’re looking for, and if they don’t, they (well, he’ll) help you find it elsewhere by writing down exactly what you’re looking for.
Hanging a TV on a drywall wall without studs that is secretly covering up decaying brick can be a harrowing experience. I wish your relationship well as you tackle it together.

I was feeling very discouraged after going to Home Depot and Rona for bathroom wall tiles. The selection was extremely poor and i could not find anything inspiring or that i liked. Then my husband brought me to this Home Hardware and I was blown away by the selection. They have so many sample suites set up, so you get to actually see a big picture of what the tiles will look like in the room. They had a suite set up with a cabinet very similar to mine, and i ended up buying the same tile they had used as I loved the way it looked. I also bought the trim, shower floor tiles, grout, and a toilet. The woman who helped us was very knowledgeable, patient, and knew exactly what she was talking about. When it came to choosing the toilet, she should us 4 that were best (for a basement bathroom), explained their similarities and differences, with out ever pressuring us to buy the most expensive one. Another Perk — they had everything i needed in stock… this was not the case at some other places, where you have to wait for a shipment, and then pay $ 50 for delivery.
I will definetly return to this location, which is a good 10 minute ride from my house.

This review refers to the bathroom and tile section of the store.
The man who works there is incredibly knowledgeable. As a newbie trying to redo my bathroom, i’m not a contractor so obviously there are some things i just don’t instinctively think about, like how the finish on the white bathtub needs to match the white toilet, to me white is white is white. of course this is untrue. Anyways, i digress.
I came here today and purchased some pretty big ticket items, a new tub, drain, toilet, vanity, shower head, and all my faucets. The guy was incredibly helpful, and he just KNEW everything. For example, building code — my bathroom is very small so after picking my tub i only had a small amount of room to play with for my vanity and toilet. However building code requires 28 inches clearance for the toilet so we picked another tub and vanity based on that. Had he not been there, i would have had a bathroom that would not have met code meaning i would have to rip it out for a redo. Also, i just described what i was looking for in a totally inexperienced semi-​valley girlish way (e.g. «so i want a faucet that is, kind of like, a waterfall? i guess… not like a normal tap that’s boring. Oh and i’d like it to be, like, kind of square-​ish.»), and next thing you know he’s showing me my exact faucet. There were 2 – 3 that were similar so he went through and explained them to me and the differences. The one i choose also had matched shower head/​shower stuff so that was fantastic. I could go on and on. I’ve been here twice and dealt with the same man. He was very attentive to my timelines and made me feel really comfortable when things would be at my door.
During this whole time looking at Rone, Home Depot, Canadian tire etc for bathroom stuff, This place really blew the competition out of the water. They really take the time to help you figure out style at a reasonable cost. I’m very happy with the service here.
Additional awesome: Delivery is also free. You pay half on ordering and the other half upon delivery.

boo another home hardware disappointment. The service is awful, I had to track someone down and they just pointed to where I should go. There were so many employees just hanging out not helping anyone. When I asked for spacers for a pegboard the owner (or he looked like he was the owner at least) looked at me like I was crazy. I have since taken to google and this seems to be a real item, I understand if they don’t have any of them but don’t treat me like I don’t know what I’m doing!

If I’d known about this place I’d never have set foot in a Home Depot.
With Home Depot 25 minutes away it just seemed like the thing to do. Maybe it was the modest-​sized storefront of this Home Hardware that made me think I couldn’t get what I need there. What I didn’t realize is that not only is their assortment of merchandise genius-​ly managed but they also have a big lumber building down the alley in the back. There is also free parking in the back.
I walked in last week with a list of six items, including drywall anchors to mount a TV on my wall, lumber to make a lollypop tree for a fun fair, and a bathroom vanity top. The first person I saw looked like he couldn’t be more than 22 but I didn’t want to judge based on his youth so when he asked if he could help I just launched into my items, one by one. He ran me through options, made recommendations and got me through all six items, including one job that after talking it through we decided together I’d be better of with a handyman. For that he gave me the number of a good local handyman.
If you’ve shopped at Home Depot lately you will recognize how massively different this experience is from what happens at Home Depot. There’s just no comparison. This Home Hardware is an absolute gem and I will never go to another hardware store again.

Home Hardware Building Centre is one of the last few actual businesses on the Ossington strip that doesn’t involve getting drunk and falling after your visit. it’s crazy, I know.
The men in my family have been tinkerers and fixers of all things great and small for as long as my grand father can remember so tools are in my blood and I love hardware stores, well good ones anyway, and this is a fine store.
I recently went in to buy some paint and the gentleman that helped me was great. He put up with my unpreparedness with patience and a smile while I struggled to figure out which shade of «popcorn» paint I was supposed to be picking up. Just so you know, there were 477 in the catalogue with the word popcorn in them so I can see how it would frustrate some people.
This isn’t a huge store compared to the ones you’ll see in the suburbs but it is a good size for Toronto and they have a wide selection of goods. Paint and garden supplies to tools and bathroom fixtures line the shelves of a well stocked store fit to handle just about any need.
The location is convenient for me as it’s about a fifteen minute walk from my house and I can carry just about anything I buy home. There is street parking available and parking in the rear (at least I think I saw a sign that said there was parking available) which saves you having to lug things too large to carry back to your car a block away.