I enjoyed my trip to Phillip's Plywood. The staff are friendly and attentive. Cool spot for plywood selection and miscellaneous woodworkers needs. Plus they gave me a t-shirt and I will gladly rep! read more

Place is pretty hidden, warehouse workers were friendly helped me visually inspect and ask questions as needed. The forklift driver was on top of his game and even brought out a few sheets for me to see. Now, the reason why I'm giving this place a 2 star review is due to the guy in the front office. Guy was arrogant, condescending, and pretty rude, not sure if he was having a bad day or he's always like this. Nonetheless, I decided to take my business elsewhere. I could understand if you're having a bad day but you shouldn't take it out on the customer. The lady working in the front was nice. read more

very rarely are the people at lumber stores and distribution centers as helpful as they are. I really enjoyed working with Silvia with ordering. Their prices are reasonable, I with they delivered all the way to Julian though. read more

This review is way past due. I have been working with Phillips for the past 13 years. They are our go-to place for all our Veneers, Melamine, Particleboard, MDF Great! Customer service from everyone! Give them a try. Special thanks to their team! Silvia Jorge Sam Arsine read more

Phillips plywood is a great company to work with. Deliveries are always on time, quality is always as good as expected, but the best part is the customer service. The personnel is ready to assist with the best attitude possible. Every single member of the team does an amazing job. Lately I've been working with Silvia and it's been a pleasure. She will provide all the answers to all of your inquiries with enthusiasm, professionalism, patience, and a great sense of humor. Will definitely continue to work with this outstanding team. read more

Great place for getting your wood, low prices great quality. ask Silvia Vega she's amazing, great customer service and gets you the best prices. Quality is superior compared to those big chain stores, no peeling or bends. Highly recommend it. read more

we are happy with the quality and pricing with this firm and look forward to growing our business in the future. Sylvia, our sales person, always provides excellent customer service above and beyond to fulfill our needs on time. read more

So many hi grade options for all of my projects. Silvia is my favorite, she has all kinds of knowledge of different products and is always on top of it. read more

Leave other lumber companies behind; Silvia at Phillips Plywood Co Inc. is truly exceptional! We needed to laminate 2 plywood pieces on a tight schedule. After calling multiple shops, Silvia stood out for her patience, professionalism, and efficiency. She listened attentively, ensuring everything was sorted within just half an hour. Meeting her in person, she gave me a tour of the shop, showcasing her friendly demeanor. Working with Silvia at Phillips Plywood Co Inc. was a pleasure! read more

Dropped in today for a couple of sheets of 1/2" birchwood plywood. I love the quality of the wood I purchased and am now having second thoughts about cutting such a nice looking sheet for a garage storage project. A few things I learned today: 1. The whole office shuts down between 11-12 for lunch. Plan accordingly. 2. Don't make the mistake of walking into the large Will Call entrance. You need to step around and enter the "main" door. This is where you'll make two lines, one to order and another to pay. The order window is where you have a conversation about what you're looking for and discuss your options. I honestly don't understand why you need two separate lines to handle what seems like one transaction. 3. Once you've paid, step outside the office with your paperwork in hand and wait at the Will Call area for someone on a forklift to drive by and get your order. Several forklifts are driving around, just get in line and one of them will stop for you. Once you've given them your paperwork, walk back to your vehicle outside and wait for delivery. They'll drive around looking for you. I'm a newbie when it comes to buying wood outside of a big box store. I honestly didn't know what to expect and although their process was a bit odd, the quality of their product was great and I'm definitely looking forward to doing this again. read more

Phillips Plywood has an amazing selection. Great customer service. Terrific prices. Silvia Vega is a fantastic contact and very contractor oriented. Highly recommend. read more

Phillips Plywood is the premier plywood supplier in SoCal! They carry the best products, have superior customer service and wonderful people. Silvia Vega & Sam Vargas are the greatest!!! read more

Phillips Plywood is one of the best panel and lumber suppliers in the area. We work with Silvia and Sam, they are excellent and always ready to help, with quick quote preparation. They try too much to help and supply your needs fast. read more

I tend to agree with many of the reviews here that the service is not the best. That being said, this place has all the plywood you would ever want or need and some of the hardwoods and softwood's that you would use for a medium to medium high end project as long as you are not going with real wild exotic woods. I have found that I need to be proactive and work hard to make sure I have their attention and I am in line to get my product. When I do that the wait is tolerable when they are busy and nonexistent when they are not busy. read more

I have been buying from Phillips for a few years now and I give Silvia there a ton of credit for that. I moved to buy from Phillips when she moved there. She has really taken the time to understand what we use and won't hesitate to offer options or hunt material down. It takes a long time to gain trust and confidence in a vendors ability to provide consistent and timely service, they have achieved that. Jerry is also someone I knew prior to Phillips and he along with Scott have worked hard at continuing on building that relationship. Very good selection on woods and great service. I would recommend companies to work with Phillips. read more

This place is terrible. I used to come with my grandfather as a kid and the service was bad back then. Now as an adult I come for business and my own personal satisfaction and the service is still just as bad. The will call department acts out in front of customers. I showed up got some hardwood planks and turns out the guy who helped me gave me the wrong stuff or wrote me up wrong and the will call people acted as if they were behind closed doors. Nothing rude towards me but nagging towards each other and saying she reminds you of your nagging wife isn't exactly professional. Secondly, the guys in the yard are trash. I waited 25 mins to get acknowledged that I needed anything. Note that I would wave and make eye contact but nothing still. Finally after getting acknowledged I waited 15 mins to be told I had the wrong stuff with a little show at the will call desk then another 15 for the guys to bring me the material I needed. In general I hate coming here. I appreciate what's here and this place as a business but honestly I do my best to avoid coming here and maybe you should too. read more

This was my first purchase at Phillips. I was treated with respect and as a valued customer even though I only purchased one sheet of ply and one length of hardwood, and had to ask a few questions to understand their procedures. I'll be back. read more

Scott was amazing to work with and very knowledgeable. Helped me pick the right type of wood for a DIY tabletop project. Definitely will be coming back. Keep up the good work fellas. read more

Worst lumber yard in LA county. When you call about exotic lumber they have no clue what you're talking about, there's never anyone in the warehouse so you have to walk around to locate someone to help you and on my last trip they gave me half of my order so I had to drive back 20 miles to pick it up. They didn't even care to offer me a discount for wasting half of my day. Not coming back here again. read more

Do you ever watch home remodel shows on TV and wonder how they manage to achieve so much in such a small budget? It's because they go to places like this that don't advertise and only contractors know about. I went here looking for exotic wood veneers for my front door but they carry all kinds of wood products that you won't find at your local Home Depot or Lowe's. If you know what you want, you can call ahead and they'll have it ready for pick-up. If you don't, stop in and see Fred Guzman who'll give you the goods on all their goods. He's helpful and friendly and didn't rush us at all to make a decision. We made a small purchase but he made sure that we got all the answers we needed and even escorted us to the back to make sure we could pick out the exact sheet of veneer we wanted. If you need exotic wood for your project, check out this place. read more

I'm a General Contractor and I've heard of this place from my carpenter and cabinet subs. I went in myself the other day for some melamine, and had a good experience. The people were helpful and friendly. I'm very keyed-in to being ignored, or treated like I'm a nuisance and I didn't feel that at all. I've read some bad reviews here. My experience wasn't like theirs... I wonder if they are mixing up Phillips for Van Nuys Plywood, cuz Van Nuys Plywood is the worst retail outlet I've ever experienced. read more

Customer service is so so. No one has ever treated me here with a smile. Instead I feel like I'm more of a bother.

Asked for prices and they gave ballparks. This is for hardwood. Got some walnut strips just to try out the place. It's about 8.50 per bf. the walnut quality was on the low side but I thought I try it out. The price is manageable but the over experience makes you feel a little ripped. Anyhow, I'll not use for hardwood again. I might try it for plywood as the name implies. Ended up all the way to Austin's ( you heard me) on a Friday to get my fix. A truckload full of walnut shorts for about 4 a bf. The quality and color speaks for itself. read more

I've been coming to Phillips Plywood for the 20 years of my woodworking career. When I started running other cabinet shops they supplied us with all of our laid up laminate panels for our commercial work. Moving into custom residential which is the current line share of my work. I get all of my sheet goods and lumber from Phillips plywood. Quality pricing and top quality products. They have been an essential part of me now having my own business in delivery fast and friendly service with quality goods. Allowing for me to get back to work as quick as possible and keep turning out top quality work. Here is where it begins. Everyone I've ever dealt with here be it the sales team, quality laminating, and sales desk have always been kind, courteous and respectful. The people I deal with regularly... Freddy, Ethel. I consider friends. For someone who spends every other morning here placing orders for a successful cabinet business is someone's review you can trust. There will never be another lumber company for me! read more

Make sure you know how to calculate board feet on your own or else YOU WILL BE SCREWED AND LIED TO. Phillips Plywood does not have set prices im assuming because each time i buy here the price for the same material is always different for some reason. Theyre probably commision based because they rip you off and lie to you on the calculation of board feet. I will no longer come here for materials. Many other lumber yards would appreciate your business more than this place does. read more

Our company has been coming here for year's now to purchase wood for our line of work. They have really good customer service (especially Fred, Celia, John aka Shag ... ;)...etc) and basically everyone that work's there. We've been in business since 1992 and have always purchased our wood material from Phillips and were always satisfied in the quality of the material. Once you place an order you are given a slip that you hand to the forklift operators who then bring you your ordered material. They then help you load it on to your vehicle and you are on your way. Their prices are also really good. So if you're in the business of woodworking I recommend coming to Phillips Plywood for all your wood needs. read more

Absolutely despise these guys. They have cheap stuff that's good quality but the service is a shame. Seems like they're trying to screw you over rather than actually help. Maybe with a change of management this place would be okay, but there's definitely something wrong. read more

They take too long to give you a couple of pieces of lumber, the drivers only break it. to buy something simple you have to lose around an hour or more !! read more

this retailer gets two stars for product selection and minus one for customer service or pricing. inventory is always spotty. call ahead to check for stock. Fred can perform this task reliably. don't rely on Jonathan for anything. if stock is not available, placement of a special order is possible in person with a full pre-payment. ordering over the phone is not an option. lumber is not measured accurately. double check their BF calculations before paying. plywood sheet pricing can vary by 20% for the identical product. recently, a 30" x 120" piece of dimensional bamboo lumber cost $230. upon returning for a second piece two months later, the price was $540. try to avoid this joint. read more