Justin helped me so much in figuring out the best way to fill my flower beds over the phone What…read moregreat customer service !

I just moved to san rafael to help care for my girlfriends father whom just graduated from hospice…read more For celebration i decided to remodel his backyard into a fish pond with waterfall. Being that i know nothing about the subject of ground cover and landscaping materials, i went in to Shamrock excited to learn and purchase. I opened the doors with a smile and great posture, however left Feeling like i knew less than when i arrived, coupled with poor posture and disappointment. The staff is obviously miserable and hate their jobs sitting down, attempting to help, but instead projecting being inconvenienced and Not capable of helping others. That was last week. So i tried again today. Same thing. Different people. I will still buy materials there, i just now know what to expect. Unhappy employees, resulting in un happy reviews.

This is the landscaping weekend warrior's dream; when it comes to rocks and things, if you can…read moredream it up, they have it :) Most of their customers are pros -- and they have plenty of patience for guys with questions :)

These guys know their business, have fair prices and run a great yard. I don't even shop around for…read morelandscape projects anymore -- if A&S has the material (and they likely do), I just go there.

I bought tiles from this store few times. I like to share my last experience that I had with the…read moretile & stone consultant Caity. She is knowledgeable, kind and friendly. Thank you Caity.

I sought assistance for a bathroom remodel and found Kari and Christine to be knowledgeable, easy…read moreto work with, and VERY helpful. I purchased my tile, vanity and fancy Toto toilet from them. Kari was so helpful discussing shower tile options and really listening to my thoughts about color scheme. She offered suggestions and always waited for my response before offering advice. Christine spent time going over vanity and toilet options providing comprehensive information and patiently responding to my plethora of questions. Very responsive to email follow up. She was very easy to work with. I would not hesitate using them for my next project!

Absolutely a delight. Eric and the staff here are knowledgeable and when they don't have something…read morethey share who might have what you are looking for. They don't upsell you rather they try to help you find value in a solution be it a trenching shovel or hose line.

I have worked with the Urban Farmer Store for the past 29 years while operating through my…read morebusiness, Kaiser Gardens. They have always been the most helpful, thoughtful, and thorough in all their recommendations and advice. I highly recommend them for all your irrigation and lighting needs!

Used to go to this place for Drywall and Insulation and they were pretty good back in the day…read more They've become very expensive and hard to work with, charge way too much for delivery, and won't load Materials onto the job. So I use Oakland Drywall Supply now for my Drywall and insulation. Also, I just went in there for some Hardie siding, they didn't have what I needed and said they would get it or reach out to me, neither of which happened.... Save your time and go somewhere else...

Its the go to place for all serious contractors and tapers…read more They have everything you need from 12 ft sheets to bullnose corners. Shout out to Deana she has all the answers and is really helpful!

I went to Fairfax Lumber because I wanted to support a local business instead of going to Home…read moreDepot. After this experience, I won't be back. I had five keys made, and none of them worked. When I returned, Bob, the manager who made the keys, told me he could tell the original key was "a copy of a copy" and that he had doubts when he made them the first time. I did wonder at that point why the keys had been made in the first place if he had concerns they wouldn't work, or why I wasn't warned beforehand. However, he was friendly, seemed genuinely willing to help, and offered to try to fix them, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, the adjusted keys didn't work either. I went back a third time to return them for a refund. I had paid with a $50 Visa gift card, and Bob attempted to process the refund back to the card. He told me it went through. Later, when I tried to use the card for gas, it was declined because the funds had not been returned. Neither Bob nor I realized at the time that Visa gift cards cannot accept refunds. When I called about the missing refund, I spoke with Lexi. She was abrupt and rude throughout the conversation. She insisted the only option was a Fairfax Lumber store credit. I repeatedly explained that I had lived in Fairfax for six years and that this was my first time shopping there. I had specifically chosen Fairfax Lumber because I wanted to support a local business, but a store credit wasn't useful to me because I needed the money for actual expenses, not credit at a store I never use. I am on SSDI and live on a fixed income, so the difference between getting my money back and being stuck with store credit at a business I don't patronize actually matters. After going back and forth, during which she became increasingly condescending and told me things like, "Everyone knows you can't refund to a gift card," while listing other stores that supposedly follow the same policy, she finally agreed to refund me in cash. She added that they would "never do that for me again." The next day, I went to the store. Before I could speak with Lexi, Bob intercepted me and pulled me aside. He told me he had overheard how Lexi was speaking to me on the phone and didn't want me to have to deal with that. He asked me to come back when he wasn't busy and assured me he would personally take care of the situation. Unfortunately, I became very sick and couldn't return for about two weeks. I left a message during that time but never received a call back. Eventually, I called again, found out when Bob would be working, and returned to the store. On what was now my fifth trip regarding this issue, Bob said he couldn't remember all the details, which was understandable. However, instead of honoring what he had previously told me, he brought Lexi over. She immediately stated that Fairfax Lumber does not give cash refunds when a Visa gift card is used and that the only option was store credit. When I reminded her that she had already agreed to refund the money in cash, her response was, "I would never say that." At that point, Bob sided with her, saying, "Lexi knows more than I do. She's been here a long time." He then began getting an attitude and told me that this was simply how things were going to be handled. I responded that I knew exactly what I had been told and that if they weren't going to honor it, they should just give me the store credit and let me leave. The irony came at the very end. Lexi handed me a Fairfax Lumber gift card and then slid over an envelope containing extra change because, according to her, that portion couldn't be put on the card. Apparently, cash refunds are possible when it works for them. The way this entire situation was handled was unprofessional, rude, and, after five separate trips, a complete waste of my time. The issue was never just the amount of money. The issue was being sold keys that didn't work, being told one thing and then something completely different later, having an employee acknowledge that I had been treated poorly, promise to make it right, and then completely reverse course. When you're living on a fixed income, being forced into store credit you can't use isn't a minor inconvenience--it's real money. If anyone wants a Fairfax Lumber gift card with about $49 on it, let me know. I won't be setting foot in that store again.

Jesse and Michelle were super helpful and friendly in the garden department I'll be back for sure…read more Amazing customer service!

TLDR: CTD has everything for a complex bathroom build and Ryan + his warehouse staff are terrific…read moreto work with. If you're remodeling CTD is THE place to supply you in central Marin. We're almost finished rebuilding 2.5 bathrooms from studs to sloped, curbless showers on heated tile floors. It's awesome when you can go somewhere and they have everything to get the job done at a high level. Our general contractor relies on them for the latest in bathroom building technology (i.e. the waterproof materials used in modern bathrooms) and I get it now having shopped all over Marin for supplies - this is the place to go. Sometimes staff at specialty trade stores can be difficult to deal with for homeowners, but I always had a positive experience at CTD. I'm not a contractor, affiliated with CTD, or receiving any compensation for this review. I just finally met Ryan and thought he and his team were worthy of a 5-star review. Note: we didn't use the design/showroom part of CTD for our design, as we did it ourselves in CAD.

Everyone is always super friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. This is the spot for tile, stone,…read moreslabs, and all the products you need to install & maintain them!

We like to give business to local merchants. We wanted to purchase a replacement faucet set for our…read morebathroom. We found a set we liked and asked for help. We had 2 questions , how much was it and did it come in other finishes. The "faucet guy" brought us over to the customer service counter and stated to look up the item we were interested in buying. He had just started his query when another employee walked up and "faucet guy" stopped working on our question and got into a long discussion about what he wanted. The 2nd guy left and the "faucet guy went back to his computer to answer our question. Two minutes later another employee asked him for help on her computer. "Faucet guy" stopped helping us and went over to help his coworker. After several minutes he returned to us but was again interrupted by his coworker for hep with another customer. Once again he stopped helping us and went to her assistance. Now 15 minutes had passed and we still had no answer to our questions. We finally decided to heck with it and left. "Faucet guy" was still busy helping his associate with her customer. We went home found what we wanted on line at Amazon, got it cheaper and had it show up in 24 hours. If Jackson wants to keep in business they need to teach staff to handle one customer at a time. We will never go back.

I've been here several times for specific items for projects. They have an excellent knowledgeable…read morestaff ! Every size and type of screws. They had masonry screws, and bits to fit into our British made address plaque to replacement screws to secure a face plate to a Makita chain saw! And way more specialty tools, etc. the even rent out equipment. Don't waste your time and head right over to solve any project dilemmas.