TH&H Hardwood & Hardware Co.

I come here all the time to pick stuff up for work but I always wish I was off the clock so I could wander around and check out all the great stuff.
Their selection blows Home Depot out of the water. I come here for the Titebond III (you won’t find it at Home Depot but it’s crucial if you want a strong, waterproof hold) and the General Finishes brand dye stains. They also carry Mohawk Finishing, my favorite of which is the colored lacquer spray in gloss– it goes on super smooth and the tip never clogs on me.
Some of the guys on the floor can come off a little gruff at first but they’re all actually very cool and knowledgeable. Everybody at the cash wrap has always been amazing. I call pretty often for stock checks before making the drive out there and they’re very accommodating.
Tom really stands out in the customer service area. Sometimes my boss sends me on specific errands where I have no idea what I’m doing. On one particular occasion, I was supposed to pick out a bunch of maple and walnut boards. Tom saw me struggling to sort through and inspect the (very heavy) boards. I was sweaty, scraped up and overwhelmed but trying not to let that show. He pointed me in the direction of the best looking material, helped me calculate the board feet and estimate my cutoff and threw in a free mini-​lesson about both topics.
I ended up bringing back the perfect amount of really beautiful wood. My boss was impressed that I’d estimated our materials so well and I’m very thankful to Tom for making me look good and sending me home with a little bit of know-​how.
TH&H is always worth the trip. Don’t miss their selection of live-​edge slabs. They’re decently priced and totally drool-​worthy.

Great service and great products. People here are friendly and willing to help! I go here for all moulding and trim work. Easy to get samples to confirm you have the right product. Cool that they have sliced oak trees to make awesome tables

I was referred to TH&H from my contractor who was doing my hardwood floors. Previously, I was told to go to Home Depot, but I was very, very happy to get this referral! Prices were much better than going to ‘big name’ retailers and the ordering process was very easy. I made sure I knew exactly how much I needed, and the nice employee at the register quickly got them ordered, gave me my ETA for pick-​up, and had me on my way! As a new homeowner, I’m still getting to know all the ‘secret spots’ to get suppplies & such so: Thanks for existing, TH&H!

If you find yourself at TH&h, you’re looking for something specific related to wood or woodworking. And you are in the right spot. As far as the customer service, one previous reviwer was right — the guys have a dry sense of humor. You can also call it being real. I’d rather have that though than some overly friendly, phony type of person helping me. Put your sensativity aside and your experience will be great — just like their prices.

Plenty of wood selection available. Be ready to pick through a lot to find what you need. Normal for a hardwood store. BUYER BEWARE!!! Know your board feet. I bought some ⁸⁄₄ soft maple for some table legs and a bench. My estimates with tax had me walking out the door spending less than $ 200, and that was figuring on the high side. When it came to check out time the balance came to over $ 240. I figured my measurements may have been wrong and took the $ 40 cut into my profits =-C I got home and measured… measured…measured. I had just under 50 bf no matter how I measured it out. Looking at the receipt the guy charged me for over 60 bf. Scandalous to say the least! Next time I’m heading a little further to somewhere that won’t cheat me.

I previously left a bad review over customer service during my first visit to the store last week & vowed not to go back, but i did & i’m glad i did.
Customer service was spot on this time around.
Also, The table saw blade i wanted to purchase was HALF the cost than anywhere else that had it for sale (even on the internet). that alone saved me $ 50!
first time customers should know:
*they have a «leave 6 feet» rule on their planks of wood. (they can cut off any length off of the plank you wish to purchase as long as you leave them a minimum of 6 feet per plank)
*when you know what you want, grab a cart from the outside of the store & load up the wood your self. they won’t do it for you. they will however cut your planks to specified size for free, AFTER you check out at the front.
*Prices for the different species planks are located at the front of their respective isles, (mounted in picture frames) if you can’t find the picture frame, check the other end of the isle, you will find it, just look)
*The workers here have a dry sense of humour. SO bring some thick skin & you’ll be alright.
*this place has the best prices in town. (i’m glad i live far from it or i will spend all my money here)

I’m a professional woodworker/​Cabinet maker and I’ve been doing business with this Co. for several years now and I’ve always received great customer service. They usually have a good selection of quality lumber at decent prices and if they don’t have what you need on hand, they can order it. I’ve always found them to be more helpful than the competitor in El Cajon .They almost always have better quality and a bigger selection of hardwoods than them too. They also have a much larger supply of the hardware I need for cabinet and furniture making. This business IMO is the best one stop shop for cabinet makers in the San Diego area.

Was referred to TH&H for inexpensive crown moulding and suprisingly had a great experience. Based on the other Unilocal reviews, I went in expecting sub-​par customer service (for great prices, what do I care if the workers are rude?) but received outstanding service from Steve. I wasn’t sure if the 16 ft-​long moulding strips would sit well on top of my SUV so Steve bundled them up and helped load them onto my roof rack to give me an idea of what I’d have to drive around with — all before ringing me up for the material.
I can’t speak of the other workers but if you want spot-​on customer service, look for Steve.

Customer service sucks. Sure, they have lots of stuff, but do you really want to spend money to get bad attitude? The stupid guy took 3 phone calls when he was helping (and I use the term «helping» loosely) me but his partner couldn’t be bothered to answer the phones. I ended up going to the competitor in El Cajon and there I received a lot of courteous help and found exactly what I needed.

I was desperately searching for Fiddes and Sons wood wax and was pointed to TH& H by a contractor. Not only did they have it, they had every stain color for half the price of what I found online. Solid! (does that qualify as a wood joke?) This is the kind of place that makes me want to build things with my hands… if I wasnt terribly accident prone and sure that I would be down at least 2 fingers if I owned a table saw.

I started woodworking last year, picked up furniture as my emphasis at school, so I have been buying a lot of wood. This place is great, they have a nice selection of wood and the employees are super helpful and chill. I like it!

Having been a woodworker since Junior High, I love this place. You cannot compare it to Home Depot because they do not sell 2x4s. They know lumber and building supplies. They speak in wood working terms like board feet and ⁴⁄₄ or ⁶⁄₄ thicknesses. Tom is always helpful in explaining terms and helping out, but doesn’t wear an orange apron.
Over the past several years, TH&H has expanded their selection and reduced their prices at the same time. I used to buy lumber from Cut-​n-​dried Hardwood, Lane-​Stanton-​Vance, and Rockler, but TH&H beats all their prices.
They stock a great selection of lumber and laminates, as well as hardware and finishing supplies. I have purchased hundreds of linear feet of Maple, Birch, and Paduak as well as Maple Shop and A1 plywood.
They turned me onto Enduro water based polyurethane finish. This stuff is great, lasts long, easy to clean, and cheaper than others. It’s also available in flat to glossy textures.
They have a good selection of tools, blades and router bits as well.
I recommend TH&H to my friends who need «Real Lumber».
Cheers, Mike U

I was happy with my visits to TH&H. Their prices on crown molding were quite a bit under Lowes and Home Depot, and they have a much larger selection. I special ordered some picture rail molding, and had it the next day. If you go, it helps to know what you want and don’t necessarily expect top notch customer service, but that’s not their claim to fame. Will be back in the future.

Not necessarily the most different kinds of wood I’ve seen, but certainly a very deep selection of the woods they carry.
Come here for «normal» hardwoods and exotics, like alder, maple, oak, walnut, mohogany, teak, zebrawood, purpleheart, etc… and find all thicknesses, widths, grain patterns. As I said, many choices within the species they carry.
Lots of trim, plywood options, veneer, and shorts. Also a good selection of stain, cleaners, and hardware.
Don’t come here for everyday items you can get at Home Depot or Lowe’s — come here for the things they don’t have.

I’m just starting out with cabinet making and woodworking as a hobby, and one of my first projects was to build a new kitchen drawer, to replace one of ours that has fallen apart beyond repair.
I went in this weekend and Jim helped me. He knew exactly what I needed, and brought me right over to it. I was in and out very quick. It’ll be my first stop in the future for any hardware or materials I need.

looking for some wood? woodworking hardware perhaps? this is the place.
prices are competitive, staff is very friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to help instead of point you somewhere and walk the other way.
i’ve been here a few times, and my dad has been here a billion times… and we’ll keep coming back!

It’s always such a pleasure to get bad customer service in these bad economic times. I had this (dis)pleasure recently at TH&H.
In short, if you enjoy an apparently good lumber supply and their curtly rude employees who hang up on you on the phone and remind you of how many seconds left they are open when you aske for help, get your saws ready and head on down. Otherwise, try elsewhere.