Waited 10 minutes under "Welcome" sign while about 6 employees hung out in the office talking and…read moreavoiding my eye. Finally a guy came out and I told him what I needed and he told me to go to the next building. I wandered around there for a while until found a young guy named Ryan who was very helpful, friendly and competent. So, mixed bag.

When everyone was sold out of PPE after the LA wildfires, they had just what we needed to sort…read morethrough our debris and ash. Checkout was not the most efficient, but a nice small hardware and supplies shop.

Great and unique inventory, reasonable prices, doubles as quite an LA History tour for fans of…read morearchitecture and materials

Tons of inventory for our historic home. Great prices. Solid communication. Must visit! Windows,…read moresashes, doors, doorknobs, all hardware, lamps, tables, sinks. They have it all. Old school LA home inventory

This supply store is located on Alameda in a busy section of town. All of your safety and…read moremechanical needs can be met at one stop with plenty of parking. It's fairly new and sparkles inside with nicely organized shelves and fairly nice employees. I picked up my supplies and was able to browse for sale items and possible man toys for home and work. It's not exactly a store I would frequent, but when I need anything technical, I can usually find it here!

I drove 20 minutes to get to the store, and then waited another 20 minutes while the three sales…read moreassociates stood around and talked with the customers each of them were assisting. No one went to pull an order or rang anything up. One customer was disassembling what looked like a new hammer drill while the sales associate just stood by and watched him. The female salesperson just talked with the guy standing at her counter. The third salesperson was just taking an incredibly long time to help the person he was with, After I'd been waiting in line for over 15 minutes, I pulled out my phone and used found a plumbing supply house in Glassell Park - 5 minutes from my house - and called them. It took them about 2 minutes to check their inventory and confirm that they had the sump pump I needed. I canceled my Grainger's order on-line, left, drove to Hirsch, and got what I needed 5 minutes after I arrived there. If you're an independent contractor, not getting paid for standing around waiting, I wouldn't waste my time with Graingers

Love this place and could kick myself for not finding GBS sooner - it's a treasure and so are the…read morepeople who work here!

Good local hardware store specializing in concrete accessories and supplies. Very helpful staffread more

GREAT tile selection...and fast and transparent customer service!…read more Would def recommend buying higher quality and more unique tile here (ranging from pricey to very reasonable) than Home Depot!

By far the best prices and selection. They quoted me $7.99 a sq ft for tile that others quoted at…read more$16.99 and $19.99.

Even though they could not help us, their reply was quick and professional. I hope they can help…read moreothers.

I seriously had the best experience here and will be back, thank you so much Charles for all your…read morehelp and input. I really had no idea even where to start but I knew we wanted to make our own hairpin leg desk. I was super intimidated by the thought of going to a lumber yard as I know virtually nothing about wood. I was treated super well, and they answered the million questions I had, we left with a beautiful piece of wood for our desk table, I could not be happier!!! I will update with pictures when done.

Outstanding service and cabinet work. I have used them for years on custom projects outstanding…read morecraftmanship

There are seven Villanueva Brothers and their sons, they own two businesses at 3939 Cesar Chavez…read morejust west of Hazard Avenue. Frank's Building Materials and Villanueva Cabinetry Workshop where they make and stain basic pine kitchen and bathroom cabinets to order. Building supplies include typical 60 and 90 pound sacks of cement and concrete, sand and gravel by the scoop, cement board, rebar, cinder blocks, nails, screws, bolts, brooms, et cetera. They deliver to the local area, they've delivered big orders for me to projects in City Terrace, Monterey Park and Lincoln Heights. When I pick up materials in my car, or truck they always load everything for me. Their prices are similar to big retailers like Home Depot, but much more convenient service. They will run around the store and find whatever you need while you wait at the counter. Villanueva Hardware a mile west at 3516 E Cesar E Chavez Ave is a bit smaller. I believe they have three additional locations but I haven't visited those. Frank's Building Supplies might smell a bit like oregano, because fifty years ago the building was the home of a Mexican spice distributor. I shopped there even then!

Absolutely my favorite local hardware store. Skip all the rest, and shop here!…read more Ask for Eva or Javi, they're the best.

I called 1st St. Builders Supply to replace a broken window. When Javier showed up I thought he was…read morethere to take measurements and would come back another day. To our surprise he was ready and equipped to replace the window on the same visit. The window that needed to be replaced was in a classroom where a teacher was conducting her zoom class. Javier was very professional and worked quietly as to not to disturb the teaching session. Before we knew it, the window was replaced, he cleaned up and was on his way. This is the second time we have used this business for our school and we are very pleased with their service. Thank you!

My mother cant speak english very well so I was helping her with the process of fixing our roof…read more The people at America Building Materials were truly helpful and explained everything to us! I totally reommend using them when you need help with your roof..

my parent's house needed a new roof. We went to america building materials and Paolo was able to…read moreget us a cheap price on Eagle Tiles and get the material loaded for us within a few days. Roof looks amazing now!

Some of the most beautiful walnut and exotic planks I have seen. Prices seem reasonable for the…read morequality of the lumber.

It is a good lumber yard, but not customer centric. If you are not a regular customer you need to…read morepay attention, as a non regular customer, my experience was back of the line, surface planning work below average and cross cutting to length with crappy outdoor saw. I guess regular customers get a second pass through surfacing and cross cuts using indoor saw with "professional" results.