This store did a fantastic job hosting a project on 6/7. Kids were invited to paint a hammer for…read moreFather's Day. They provided the hammers,paints, brushes and lots of snacks. They were incredibly welcoming and friendly. Everyone on the staff treated kids like VIPS, and they ran their well organized event like it was the most important thing to them. It was clear to see they spent extra payroll and plenty of other extras on this event to be good neighbors. I'll be happy to do business here again!

I've used the twice to get lumber delivered - both times the prices were comparable (or lower) than…read morethe big box stores, everyone I dealt with was professional and friendly, and they even have free delivery! I recently needed lumber for a large project - I placed my order at 7:30 in the morning on a Saturday, the wood was neatly stacked in my driveway (as per my request) by noon!

If you need "real wood", this is the only spot for you. They have all of your wood working lumber…read moreneeds. This is not your big-box retail store with 4 sides planned smooth. You need to have the equipment to mill your own lumber for your needs: planer, jointer, etc. The staff here is fantastic and the selection is over the top. You need to know how to go thru their process as it is not intuitive. If you want to be seen as a "local", here's what you need to know. Go to the front desk and tell them what kind of lumber you need. They will make an estimate of board feet, but it doesn't matter. Then they will give you a pick ticket. Go into the warehouse and find someone to help. They are all great. They will get a forklift and bring out the wood type you want. If you don't have a tape measure (bring one to look like you know what you are doing), they have plenty. They sort thru the stacks to the sizes you want. Then pick thru to find that beautiful piece at the sizes you want. Then the warehouse guy writes the board feet on the pick ticket. Back to the front and wait in line at the counter again. Usually not a long deal unless the person in front of you gets to be too chatty. They ring you up and you pay. Finally, get in your truck and go to the back of the warehouse and they may or may not help you load it. If it is small and you can't get someone to give you eye contact, just load it up yourself.

The selection and service are unbeatable. As a traveling carpenter, I've been to hardwood suppliers…read moreacross 6 states and this is the best one I've had the pleasure of working with. Their selection of available plywood is unlike anything I've ever seen before with every option of hardwood veneer, core, thickness and finish, including some exclusives that only they sell. Whatever they don't have in stock they can easily procure for you. Cabinet and drawer hardware, specialty tools and router bits, screws, edge-banding and glue; I've gotten it all from Dakota and never been disappointed.

I really hate leaving bad reviews, but people need to be warned of this company…read more I rented 2 outdoor heaters for a work party. The party was Thursday, and I inquired about them on Monday of the same week. They were able to get a quote back to me pretty quickly, which I thought "Great, this is going to go smoothly", famous last words. The one thing that really put me off was that once you receive the quote, you have to call the company and get everything scheduled. There isn't any sort of accept button, or complete your order button, I feel like with the technology that we have now a days you should be able to complete an order without having to speak with anyone... but that's just me, I hate talking on the phone. Anyways, I call the number, chat with a guy and he ask's me to send over a picture of my drivers license, so I text that over to him, he says he will create a brand new account for me based off my drivers license. We confirm that drop off will be Thursday @ 3pm and pick up will be Friday @ 9am. I ask him if he's ready for my CC information and he says that he doesn't have the phone that I texted my ID to and he will have to look at that later and create the account, and once the delivery guys are on the way to the destination with the heaters, he will call me and get the CC information for me to pay. okayyyy... that is strange... but okay, whatever. It's Thursday, Day of the party. It's 2:50pm, I text my boss (whose house we are having this party at) and ask him if the heater guys have shown up yet, he says no and I haven't heard from this guy who was supposed to call me so I can pay for the heaters either. I decide to call him myself and lo and behold... The guy who helped me on Monday, never created the account, the guys were not going to be there at their scheduled time (because I'm pretty sure the guy who helped me totally forgot about everything we talked about) and he needed 20 minutes so that he could create the account. Now mind you, I am having to get ready for this party that starts at 6:30, but it's an hour away, so this extra 20 minutes is cutting into my getting ready time... and not to mention, this should have been taken care of long before Thursday afternoon. The heaters finally arrive at 4pm, the guy just drops them off at the front of the drive way, my boss comes out and ask's him to help him take them to the back yard, and the driver says that's not his job. okay cool, that's not your job... well it's not ours either buddy! Once we get the heaters into the backyard, one of the propane tanks is totally empty, and luckily my boss had an extra propane tank to use. I will say, the heaters were great, and they worked perfectly. Next day these heaters are supposed to be picked up @ 9am... guys don't even arrive until 1pm. So, to sum it up, these guys do not stick to your schedule, so be prepared for that. And maybe be prepared for them to forget altogether. Would definitely not use again.

Came to town to help a friend on a project at his house recently and we needed a skid steer. I was…read morelucky to come across Austin Rent Way. I can't be more pleased with my rental and the process chatting with Noah to reserve. The skid steer was in great shape and was exactly what we needed. If I ever need rentals in Austin again I will definitely be going back to Austin Rent Way!

Professionals paradise. A genuinely fine place to grab supplies, lumber, and at a fine price. Be…read morecareful here, there is some light machinery (fork lifts) moving lumber in the back. Very kind (and muscular) man helped me load lumber. Cool spot.

Brazos just quoted a job for me that I reached out to two other local sources for. Some custom…read moreprofiles for baseboard, door casing trims, and mostly stock material for similar purposes. Brazos was more competitive in all but one small request, and just barely priced higher. Four star treatment so far!

I personally build fences and decks . I always come here get the t25 or t20 screws there half the…read moreprice of Home Depot and you get twice the value plus this ones come in a better looking color than what I'm used to getting

My 1997 house was built out of limestone and paper. Well, not really paper, but the siding and trim…read moreare a product called Masonite which has a paper pulp component that does not hold up well in humid weather. A couple of years ago, I replaced the siding on the back of the house and chimney with Hardie siding, but I did not spend the extra money to replace the soffits, fascia and trim around the roof, because that would have cost more than all the other siding combined. It turns out, squirrels like to eat paper, eh, I mean Masonite siding when they can reach it. So there are chew marks on the Masonite trim near the roof where they can perch on the gutters or roof line itself to reach it. At this point, I have gutters up and really do not want to go through the hassle of removing just those boards. I needed some metal flashing the width of the trim and bent at a 90 degree angle so it would also cover the narrow side. Home depot does not carry anything like that and if you have ever tried working with the flashing they have, once you try to bend it (without the proper tools), it starts to look like a crumpled beer can. There was a place in South Austin that did metal work, but when my handy man called them, they would not do small jobs. I Googled "buy custom metal flashing in Austin" and Montopolis supply came up. I called them, explained what I needed. They could form the flashing and custom cut the pieces to the length I needed. They also had a primed metal that would be ready to paint once attached to the house. I also needed an angle trimmed off each one - but had a template I could bring them when I picked it up. They assured me they could handle that for an additional charge. I pre-paid for my order over the phone (minus the custom cuts I would pay for later). They said it would take 24 hours. A few days later - I made my way out there on a Saturday morning to pick up my order. The office is pretty kitschy with lots of religious signs and bibles for sale. The staff was friendly and helpful. Kenneth brought my order to me and took my template to provide the additional cuts I would need. He made those cuts right in front of me. I paid for the extra cutting ($2.50 per cut). He also showed me which screws would be best for attaching to the house and you can buy those by weight (as little or as much as you need). I left with my newly cut metal flashing and a small bag of screws. Next week, I plan on having them installed on the house so the next time a squirrel tries to chew my house, they may need a trip to the dentist.

Installation was beyond bad. There were a couple of kids that had no idea what they were doing,…read moreand left with minimal supervision. They came back to fix some of the issues but I decided that it would be easier to fix myself than continue to deal with these jokers.

Canceled our order because of repeated broken promises on anticipated delivery date. They never…read morereturned our deposit in excess of 10k. No repose to certified mail or numerous emails and calls. Don't do business with these people you will be sorry you did.

Buying lumber at Eastside Lumber and Decking is as good an experience as I can imagine: they have…read moregood products at fair prices, make worthwhile recommendations and deliver quickly. In less than 30 minutes, I'm in and out of their store knowing that I purchased what I need and when it will be delivered -- and every board arrives straight and is of first quality. I can't foresee any reason I'd consider shopping anywhere else. Highly recommended.

I wrote an email asking for a specific piece of siding with specific dimensions in hardiplank…read moreinstead of masonite., and got a response that said "we have all the standard sizes of hardieplank in stock now" from Dean Apparently it was MY mistake to take that as an affirmative response, because when I drove an hour out of my way to go pick up the board with those dimensions they told me that they only has hardieboard not hardieplank, that it would never work in place of masonite, they didn't have that size in wood either and when I showed them their own email from an hour previous Dean raised his voice and said "I said Standard Sizes!" Apparently he couldn't be bothered to read two whole sentences of email and only read the one half of the word "hardie" and I was supposed to understand that he had disregarded the rest of it. Listen: Maybe if you are a builder or something that is going to buy 2000 board feet they will give you the time of day. But even then I wouldn't want to support their dishonesty. As an individual: Avoid!