Carter Lumber was founded in 1932 by Warren Carter and T. Neil Jones and has since grown to 240 stores throughout nine states. Originally a lumberyard, Carter Lumber opened their first Carter Plumbing, Electric, & Heating store (Carter PEH) in 1965 and has since become one of the nation's top building materials retailers providing contractors and do-it-yourselfer with a broad range of high quality products. Store manager Jim Evans gave us a tour of their local facility and introduced us to some of their new services like this:
We supply a wide range of building products to electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, excavators, and landscapers. We also sell to a lot of walk-in, do-it-yourselfers who are remodeling their own homes and come in to talk to our very knowledgeable sales people. In addition to our products and technical help, we also offer delivery service throughout a pretty broad geographical area.
We've recently hired a kitchen and bathroom specialist who designs kitchens and baths for homeowners and professional builders alike. We have a beautiful kitchen showroom and our new bathroom showroom will be completed within the next couple months. Our kitchen/bath specialist is available to discuss customers' remodeling needs and he'll even go to their home, free of charge, to discuss their project and get the relevant measurements. Next, he creates a design based on the customers' specifications which can be reviewed and tweaked to suit. We'll either direct the customer on how to redo the kitchen or bathroom themselves or we can supply the names of skilled installers who are available to perform the actual remodeling and installations. We offer Corian, granite, and formica countertops and products from all the major manufacturers including Wilsonart, Formica, and Pionite and we have countertops in just about every color you can imagine!
Carter PEH carries a wide range of name brand merchandise. Our largest cabinet line is from Kemper and we offer everything from builder grade to top of the line cabinets. Our faucets are from all of the major suppliers like Moen, Delta, Kohler, and American Standard. There are thousands of faucets available and even special order faucets can be here within three days.
Carter PEH has the advice and the products you need to help turn your next home improvement project into a dream come true. Stop by the store today and don't forget to tell them that The Advocate sent you!
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