In my neighborhood easy to deal with friendly customer service they will custom cut wood upon request, They are fully stocked and will receive your Ace online orders for pickup no extra charge, the prices seem a little higher but customer service and close proximity trumps all that. read more

Brooks Ace Hardware is a magical place -- what feels like acres of aisles of shelves and drawers of nuts and bolts and tools to meet any hardware need one might have, And the staff is so helpful and friendly -- Hector can find anything for you, show you how to work it and advise you on your project. I can't wait to have another project and go back! read more

I am so happy to have Brooks - they have everything I could want either in stock or it can be shipped to the store via Ace online. I have used them so many times for various types of lumber (they'll even cut it!), hardware, paint, gardening needs, even christmas gifts (cordless drills make great gifts!). But the best part is the personnel - always very helpful, even with some odd requests. And they'll always point out deals that go with my purchase if I missed them. My only complaint is I wish they were open more! But overall I'm very grateful to have such a pleasant hardware store and lumber yard nearby! Thanks for staying in Detroit! read more

In 1983 Kirk Gibson blasted a ball over the Tiger Stadium right field roof that sailed clear over Trumbull and into the lot here at Brooks. Tiger Stadium is looong gone but Brooks still stands, part of a dying breed of mom and pops that the big boxes haven't put under yet. (R.I.P. Busy Bee, R.I.P. Detroit Hardware) The staff is definitely more helpful than Home Depot and you're not gonna find a $12 pork pie hat at Lowe's. And Menard's may have some groceries but it doesn't have character like Brooks. The aisles are tightly packed, almost claustrophobic, but you won't walk a half mile and then have to double back cause you can't find what you're looking for or an employee to help you. Parking is even more claustrophobic and the alley in back you have to pull out of is an awkward tight squeeze- I don't know if I could cut that corner in say, an old Galaxie 500 - but that's part of the Brooks Lumber experience. I bought a bunch of sod here a couple years ago and I had to pull in back through the alley for them to load me up and it was kind of a fun throwback type experience. Prices might be higher than the massive chain stores but if you're not filling up a whole shopping cart worth of stuff, and it'd be tough to navigate the place with one, it's worth it, I say. And you'll probably be first in line if you need any paint mixed. I'm gonna have to take a picture of me with that pork pie hat on. It's a damn shame there's only one picture of Brooks Lumber on Yelp. read more

Friendly knowledgeable staff members. If you don't see it ask, Hector will find anything you need. All of my home projects start here.

There aren't a lot of options in Detroit if you need a big variety hardware store. I usually drive out to a Home a depot or Lowe's. I only needed an Allen wrench and decided to stay close to home and check out this Ace. It was huge and amazing! It has everything you can think of and the staff are extremely kind and knowledgeable. I definitely prefer this hardware store over any else now. read more

Extremely helpful! They went above and beyond to help us out when we were limited in our tool access. There is an extremely broad selection in the store and we were able to find what we were looking for. read more

Great local hardware store. Every time I've been there they've had what I need in stock. Staff is friendly and helpful. Prices are likely to be a little higher than the big box chains, but worth it to support a local business that is actually open in the city. read more

My go to hardware and lumber supplies. I've depended on Brooks for many years! Owning several historic properties I don't always run to the burbs for Home Depot or Lowe's! read more

Let me start with I hate shopping at the big box hardware stores. Often times I don't even know what I need, let alone where to find it in store. Then there's the issue of wandering the isles hoping to find a staff person able and willing to really help. Every single time I go to Brooks, I find helpful folks quickly who diagnose what I need, walk me to its location, and help me pick out the right one. They never condescend me or make me feel like I'm wasting their time. Class act! read more

Everything you need, Friendly, helpful staff. Just moved to the area and will surely return.

THE SET UP IS STUPID ASF!!!!! First of all the place looks sus before even pulling up. Once you arrive PLEASE DONT PARK ON THE STREET even tho THE STORE entrance looks like it's out front. ITS NOT. You have to get back in your car drive all the way around to the back and hope once you go inside you're talking to the right department..ANY OTHER ACE HARDWARE STORE IVE VISTED ONLY CHARGES 20 CENT A SCREW. This store charged .75 and .50 cents for 4 screws total. ILL HAPPILY DRIVE 20-30mins TO ANY OTHER HARDWARE STORE CUZ THIS ONE WILL GIVE YOU A HEADACHE..I've only been here once and never again. read more

Great great store Best lumber great hardware prices and best service the only store you can still get lumber moldings trims new and old

Brooks is a great spot for your household hardware needs and odds and ends of materials and tools for construction work. The people in the store also know their stuff, and this is valuable and completely absent from your box stores. This is a great spot if you need to pick up a few pounds of nails, screws, speciality measuring tools, flux, solder, valves, whatever. It's NOT a great spot for actual building materials, though, as their prices are, pun perhaps intended, through the roof. Compare $40 for a 4x8 sheet of ordinary CDX plywood to $28.48 for a far fancier RTS sheet of the same at Home Despot [sic]. Home Depot has a slightly higher delivery fee, but 500 square feet of plywood would cost you nearly an additional $200. read more

Brooks lumber is an icon and needs your help. I know all the fellas ( and the super rad ladies) out there can feel me on this one- the hardware store is awesome. My first memory of Brooks is listening to a tiger game as a kid... Hearing Cecil fielder crush a baseball far into the night and hearing Ernie say " they'll probably find that one in the parking lot at Brooks tomorrow ha ha! " The staff at Brooks is super helpful and on point. Last week they literally taught me how to install my washer and dryer ( which I'm embarrassed i didn't know but forgive me for paying rent my whole life thus far) and got me all the right stuff and didn't try to sell me on any random crap. Good luck getting anyone at homies depot to show you where anything but the cash register and maybe the actual washers and dryers are. The place is a true old school gem and needs to be preserved. Go buy a screwdriver or something. read more

I came in to get some pieces of wood to try and hold my window unit air conditioner over for a few days. I was expecting to have to get a large piece and hack it up the best I could. I was really pleasantly surprised when the young man behind the counter directed me to another employee who showed me to their scrap heap, essentially bits of wood that were left over or recovered from god knows where and how old. Then he offered to cut any piece I needed to fit! It wound up costing me less then a dollar and has held up my AC unit for months now, instead of the temporary fix I had in mind. They earned my business from now on. read more

So much better than Home Depot! Service was great and they had everything we needed! Will definitely be coming here for all our hardware needs :) read more

If you need it , they have it and the prices are great! Support local. The lumber is a touch above home depot, but home depot uses the lowest grade lumber you can buy. read more

They have almost everything I needed for my plumbing problems: fittings, valves, cartridges, handles, a wrench and a fitting brush; they even had that thing that holds the toilet paper. The one thing they didn't have they referred me to Advanced Plumbing down the street. The customer service at Brooks' blows Home Depot out of the water. I don't know much about their electrical supplies but I'm sure they're on top of that, too. read more