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National Lumber Company has 16 locations, listed below.

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    • National Lumber Company

      71 Maple St Mansfield, MA 02048-1508

    • Babel's Paint & Decorating

      1424 Highland Ave Needham, MA 02492-2614

    • Kitchen Views at National Lumber

      15 Needham St Newton, MA 02461-1615

    • Babel's Paint & Decorating

      102 Washington St Canton, MA 02021-4000

    • National Lumber Company

      118 Pembroke St Kingston, MA 02364-1140

    Business ProfileforNational Lumber Company

    Lumber Store
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    This business has 0 complaints

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    Overview

    National Lumber Company is a wholesale and retail lumberyard serving all of New England. The business specializes in engineering and erecting wall panels and trusses, designing kitchens and bathrooms, and on-site coordination of all lumber, doors, windows and interior trim used for houses and commercial structures.

    Products & Services

    Doors, Engineered Wood Products, Lumber, Paint, Windows, Cabinetry, Hardware, Insullation, Millwork, Power Tools, Siding, Building Materials, Columns, Countertops, Decking, Roofing

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    National Lumber Company has 16 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • National Lumber Company

        71 Maple St Mansfield, MA 02048-1508

      • Babel's Paint & Decorating

        1424 Highland Ave Needham, MA 02492-2614

      • Kitchen Views at National Lumber

        15 Needham St Newton, MA 02461-1615

      • Babel's Paint & Decorating

        102 Washington St Canton, MA 02021-4000

      • National Lumber Company

        118 Pembroke St Kingston, MA 02364-1140

      Headquarters
      71 Maple St, Mansfield, MA 02048-1508
      BBB File Opened:
      8/22/2006
      Years in Business:
      90
      Business Started:
      1/1/1934
      Business Incorporated:
      12/11/1934
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      700
      Alternate Business Name
      • Babel's Paint & Decorating
      • National Lumber Home Finishes
      • Oxford Lumber
      • Kitchen Views at National Lumber
      • Kitchen Views at Oxford Lumber
      • Kitchen Views at National Building Products
      • National Lumber Home Finishes - Kitchen Views
      • National Millwork
      • Kitchen Views
      • Reliable Truss
      • National Building Products
      • National Lumber
      • Pro Insulators
      Business Management
      • Ms. Deborah Rowell, Supervisor
      • Mrs. Margie Kaitz, CEO
      • Mr. Manuel Pina, President
      • Mr. Mark Barnett, General Counsel
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mrs. Margie Kaitz, CEO
      • Mr. Manuel Pina, President
      • Mr. Mark Barnett, General Counsel

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Deborah Rowell, Supervisor
      Additional Contact Information

      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      0 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Engin D

      1 star

      05/13/2024

      LOOKS LIKE ALL THEIR REVIEWS ARE NEGATIVE. LOL. WHY DOES KITCHEN VIEWS EVEN EXIST?? I deeply regret my decision to consider going to Kitchen Views at National Lumbar for a mudroom cabinet order. ***************************** boasted herself of a cabinet design specialist and did the worst job ever. Even after repeated visits tomorrow house, she could not just register the RIGHT color of the cabinet and as a result screwed up the entire order. On top of that, ********** being the worst cabinet supplier, supplied unfinished panels which we had to fight for, with no ultimate resolution. **** put blame on Ultracraft, which out blame back on ordering inefficiency. And not one needle moved for kitchen view to accept their mistake. Instead **** had the audacity to ask us that we should pay for half the price of the cabinets to get thee right color, because, in her limited mind, we made a mistake. On top of all this BS, manager never stepped up. Complete waste of my time and money working with this incompetent business and pretend cabinet designers.Beware of going to this place, unless you wanna s**** up your entire project. This place is a shithole. TO H*** WITH YOU ****.

      National Lumber Company Response

      05/14/2024

      The name we have associated with this situation is *************************** and *********************************.

      This customer was attempting to match existing cabinets, with the new cabinets she purchased. She did not have the invoice or any information from her original purchase which was not with Kitchen Views. The customer selected the Arctic White for the color of the new cabinets from our color samples at the ****** location. We did not determine the color of the new cabinets nor would we attempt to.  Customer sign offs for the material and ******************** documents (available upon request) are signed and all say Arctic White, (quote, floor plans and elevations, 2020 Items list). Customer now says that Simply White would have been the correct color to match her existing cabinet in her email response on 4/11/24 (copy of email available upon request) Customer stated that she told us to order Simply White, that is inaccurate.

      There was a cabinet that was ordered with one side unfinished, Kitchen Views acknowledged that the side of the cabinet being unfinished was a Kitchen Views error and on 4/03/24 ****** acknowledges that the agreed upon fix was that KV would cover the cost materials and labor to have her contractor paint the cabinet onsite. On 4/04/24 we again advised in an email that we would absorb the expense of the material and the labor associated with the painting of that cabinet. It should be pointed out that ****** had actually signed for this as well on the 2020 item list, however we understand that the nomenclature for cabinet construction would be difficult for a customer to interpret so we accepted responsibility without discussion.

      Customer proposed replacing the doors on her existing cabinets that were Simply White with Arctic White doors to match the cabinets of which she had ordered in Arctic White as a solution to her ordering the incorrect color. There were a total of 4 doors, those 4 doors were quoted at a standard markup up which would have been a total of $1,236.30, as a gesture of good will and in an attempt to placate an unsatisfied customer we offered to split the cost (email 4/04/24).This would have resulted in us selling doors below our cost but we did want to try to keep customer satisfied. 

      On 4/05/24, **** provided the customer who was not happy with our offer, my cell phone and email. Neither ****** or ********* ever reached out to me. 

      Sincerely,
      *****************
      General Manager of Millwork
      ***************************************;
      ********************************
      ****************** 

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