We have a great farmhouse outside of Caledonia that my grandparents bought when my MOM was young…read more We've been going here for years and any time we have ever needed anything it's a quick trip into the Home Hardware (also affectionately known as Douglas' to our family). They recently moved into a big new location, next to the lumber yard, just down the street from the gas station. The new store is bright, big, and SO clean and well organized. As I've said, we go to HH all.the.time. So it was no surprise that my husband and I ended up there during our "vacation" for our first wedding anniversary. The pump for the well had stopped. And lost it's prime. And we had lost a foot valve. Oh, and the attachment for the foot valve. So we ran to HH to get the necessary parts. Now, being a city kid I knew what a foot valve was but had NO idea where to find it, how to attach it or what size I should get. The lovely woman at HH proceeded to take my husband and I around to get all the various pieces we needed. They had no 1 inch valve but she was SO handy - we used some other attachments, the foot valve for 3/4 inch and some tubing and she had us out the door in less than 10 minutes. She was SO helpful and told us to call the store if we had any questions once we got back to the house. The valve contraption we created fit like a glove and we were ready to go within minutes of getting back to the house (although the pump is broken now so we STILL have no water!). The foot valve is just once instance of the great customer service we always receive at Home Hardware in Caledonia.I cannot say enough good things about the great, helpful, kind, knowledgeable people that work there!

As a local cottager of many years I used to rely on Douglas's, and now rely on Mary Lake Home…read moreHardware for all my hardware and building supplies. Allan is the friendliest and most helpful store owner possible. I go out of my way to order supplies through this store. If it's something big they'll have it in by truck very quickly, so I make allowances for this. The guys in the lumber yard are very helpful as well. A1 business in my books!