BEAUTIFUL SELECTION BUT UNPROFESSIONAL FABRICATION AND OVERSIGHT…read moreThe Selection & Initial Sales Experience: This shop easily has the best selection of remnants and slabs in the immediate area. I found a beautiful marble remnant that I loved. Initially, the salesperson was very helpful and proactive, even taking the time to mark the specific cuts with blue tape to ensure we were on the same page. The Process & Delays: Unfortunately, the experience broke down during the fabrication phase. I was given a specific day for pickup, but the pieces weren't ready when I arrived. This went on for several days. Quality Control & Fabrication Issues: When the pieces were finally "finished," I'm glad I inspected them. The work was unprofessional: * The "eased edge" was very uneven. * The corners were chipped and not cut straight, and the bottom edges remained rough and uneven. At this point, the salesperson was no longer helpful or even involved. I ended up in the back of the shop personally dealing with the fabricator, trying to see if the errors could be fixed. As they worked on the stone, the quality didn't improve. It felt like I was being asked to supervise the work, which shouldn't be the customer's job. There was no internal quality control or professional assessment of the pieces before they were handed to me. The Conclusion: The shop eventually admitted they couldn't meet the required professional standard and issued a full refund, claiming the stone was too difficult to cut (despite it being a marble remnant from their own yard). However, given the uneven edges and lack of oversight, it felt more like a lack of technical execution and professional management. It's a shame because the material is excellent, but the fabrication process was a major disappointment - and now I have to drive to places much further away to look for a suitable stone for my still unfinished project. This area really needs a store with a great selection and expert fabricators.

Olympia marble is a great family owned business. Very knowledgeable and helpful. I've read some of…read morethese reviews and I have to say I did not experience any problems. I went in for a bathroom redo, counters and tile a few thresholds and it all came out beautifully! No hassle's. Yes they wanted a deposit but that's normal in any business. I recommend Olympia Marble and Granite to everyone.

Self service for stones. I went to pick out a stone for a porch step. They dropped off stone and…read moreleft it in driveway. I had to place it myself.

My wife & I decided to have a patio built in our backyard this year, and our landscape contractor…read morerecommended that we make a trip to Plymouth Quarries to pick out the pavers. We went, and were blown away; not only by Plymouth Quarries' extensive selection of paving stones, but also their beautiful granite, and their customer service! We worked with one of their on-site representatives, who helped us choose the perfect pavers, which have given us a wonderful outdoor living space. I would recommend Plymouth Quarries to anyone looking for a wide array of materials & products for any project involving stonework or pavers, in or out of the house!

Buddy's Tile Outlet is a great place to get popular tile but also can find some unique tile as…read morewell. Their prices are excellent and since I was planning on spending a good amount of money on tile for a renovation, my goal was to support a small business during the time of the coronavirus pandemic. The man who helped me through out the entire transaction was very helpful and honest, as this is the first time I've ever bought tile. He also loaded it in the back of my car for me, no questions asked. I will recommend Buddy's to all my family and friends!

Like other reviews they tell you to order extra and they take back no they dont they sold me an…read moreopen box and refused to take back to many other tile places around think twice im stuck with 269.00 tile they refused to take back... Place smell of cigaretts,,,

I absolutely recommend them. Real professionals in their field !…read moreThey kept their word on timing and on the outcome , which was super !

I had Harry Carpet at my house they installed a rug in an attic bedroom they were great! We love…read morethe new rug and the whole experience was top notch from the day I walked into the showroom to the day it was installed very professional and hard workers great experience all around the installers were polite friendly and efficient they did a great job on a hot August day. Thank you Susan from South Boston

I love this store. Took my teen-aged daughter in to pick paint for her bedroom and she walked out…read morejust thrilled about what a nice place it is. Elizabeth, the color specialist (?), took such good care of us. And she was just lovely to deal with. We have relied on Steve and his good advice for years as we have painted and re-painted the rooms in our house. The difference in having a store like this, as opposed to having to google answers to my questions - to help out the folks at the big hardware chains - is what makes "shopping local" the treat that it is. Please be kind to our home town merchants. Not every visit is perfect (I read some other comments) but we are so lucky to have options outside of the big box stores. Small businesses truly deserve our support!

We spent well over $100,000 at Hingham Lumber for home reno materials, including a full set of…read morekitchen cabinets. Going to Hingham Lumber for kitchen cabinets was a horrible experience and a big mistake. The Hingham Lumber designer mismeasured for more than half the cabinets had them made wrong. Rather than fixing their mistakes, the HL designer and cabinet department manager stonewalled us and the manager subjected me to verbally and physically abusive behavior. Due to the HL designer's mismeasurements, an entire wall of cabinets was not long enough to fit the space. To avoid weeks of delay, we agreed to adjust the placement of cabinets in our kitchen rather than having these cabinets redone. Also, the upper cabinets on the same wall didn't line up with the lowers as they were supposed to. We had repeatedly told the HL designer our design and space required they line up. When, after installation, we found the upper cabinets didn't line up, the designer said that - regardless of what we wanted - she had deliberately designed the cabinets to not line up because it was "customary". Again, to avoid weeks of delay, we agreed to have only one upper cabinet at the end remade with an extended section on one side. Because of Hingham Lumber's mistakes our kitchen doesn't look as good as it should have. The HL designer also mismeasured three lower cabinets that had to fit together between a wall and a load bearing post. They were too long to fit in the space. She told us to have our contractor cut into the load bearing post to deal with her mistakes! The HL designer ordered a back panel for these cabinets that was too long, with completely wrong trimwork. The crown moldings for the cabinets didn't arrive with the rest of the order. The HL designer said she forgot to order them. Then it got worse. The HL designer scheduled a revisit to our home. When she came, she brought a man she introduced as the manager of the Hingham Lumber cabinet department. Together, the HL designer and manager tried to blame our contractor, and then us, for the designer's mismeasurements. I reminded them the HL designer was the person who measured for and ordered the cabinets. Then, the six foot four male manager (more than a foot taller than I) suddenly stepped forward to stand toe-to-toe with me. His face turned red, he shook his finger right in my face and he shouted that Hingham Lumber wasn't going to pay to redo the cabinets they had mismeasured. I told the HL manager to move away from me, but he didn't. My husband shouted at him to get away from me, but he didn't. I had to start to step forward to get him to step back and finally get away from me. The HL manager finally agreed to take responsibility to have 4 of the 11 mismeasured cabinets remade. He said it would take four to six weeks to deliver them. The HL designer had previously told us it would take two weeks for delivery if any items needed to be remade. I asked the manager if his longer time period was in retaliation for me refusing to accept his bullying. He didn't answer. A week later, when we'd heard nothing from the designer, we contacted her. She hadn't even ordered the replacement cabinets. A week after that, a Hingham Lumber employee called us. This HL employee wanted to know if we were going to file action against Hingham Lumber regarding their manager's behavior. This HL employee then said any idea the designer and manager had acted inappropriately was only my "perception". I told him there were witnesses to the HL manager's behavior. He then asked me what I wanted. I said I wanted Hingham Lumber to order the cabinets that had to be remade right away and give a delivery date so our contractor could schedule his time. I also said I wanted Hingham Lumber to reimburse us for our contractor's charge for having to install cabinets a second time. Hingham Lumber still didn't order the replacement cabinets we needed. In desperation, I contacted the cabinet maker, Tedd Wood, directly. I asked for Tedd Wood's help in getting the cabinets we needed. Within 48 hours of my call to Tedd Wood, Hingham Lumber finally agreed the corrected cabinets would arrive timely and gave me a delivery date. (Thank you, Tedd Wood!!!) Hingham Lumber has never reimbursed us for the extra contractor fee we paid for Hingham Lumber's mistakes. Instead, the store billed us for $700 (plus interest) for miscellaneous cabinet parts, including some which arrived long after the cabinets were installed. This amount is far less than the extra fee our contractor charged us for installing the cabinets twice. Neither the store owner nor any of the HL employees involved ever apologized to me for the verbally and physically abusive behavior of the HL manager. We're now considering whether to take action to collect the contractor fee Hingham Lumber owes us and more, since Hingham Lumber seems to care more about avoiding the consequences of their bad behavior than treating their customers well and fairly.

We're in the process of designing a new house and one of the (many) options we had to choose was…read moregranite for the kitchen and bathrooms. Our builder had us go to Boston Granite Exchange and we had a pleasant experience. The granite is organized by price but they do it via colored circles, so a piece of granite with a red sticker is their cheapest granite while their gold and silver stickers are the most expensive (I don't think there was a color above these). The granite with the pricey stickers were indeed the most beautiful as they really sparkled under lighting, but we found two slabs in the red/blue categories (the cheapest) that we were happy with. Note that the salesman said that all of their granite is the same high quality - the more expensive granite is just less common (or more sparkly) so that made us feel better. The only strange thing is that they won't give you prices on the granite because I guess that's negotiated between the contractor and this shop. Odd, but I think we stayed close to our allowance and we can't wait to see these slabs turned into countertops for our kitchen and bathrooms!

Went here last weekend to check out their granite selection for my mom at the recommendation of our…read moregranite installer, Hubstone Works. We didn't expect to get much out of the trip but luckily, we were so wrong. Boston Granite Exchange has a great color coding system where the stickers they put on the slabs already estimates the price range from low, medium to high. The slabs themselves are organized in very neat rows and viewing it by price range and design is a cinch. Needless to say, we "tagged" her piece within the first half hour we arrived. Now for the next part of our kitchen nightmare....

We checked Home Depot & Lowes for an exterior door. Got estimates from both places which came in…read morearound the same. We weren't thrilled with the options without paying even more. An exterior door with two side lights, fiberglass with limited options was about $5,000 Our carpenter suggested that we swing by Cape Cod lumber. We talked with Eric. He knew what he was talking about. He has decades of experience and asked us what our "best case" door was. We gave him the particulars, he walked us through all of the options, until we had exactly what we wanted. Best part, it came in $1,100 less than HD & L. I thought it was going to be a higher price than the others. Highly recommend CCL & Eric, don't expect to pay more than the big stores. CCL has a great show room and vast experience with their team.

I recently bought my third kitchen from Cape Cod Lumber. Even though there was a small problem but…read morewas resolved quickly and better than I expected. The manager Stephen was great to work with. He took the time to hear my concern and was able to remedy the issue. He sent out an installer Charlie with his son and they do magnificent work. My wife and new born will be able to enjoy our new kitchen shortly after we finish the countertops. I am planning to do another kitchen in my condo and will be going back to Cape Cod Lumber. They have earned my respect and gratitude. I highly recommend their design team and products. Start to finish a great experience..

i have had 2 12x20 barns from chapins,these sheds ar4e of real quality.looking to purchase a 3rd…read moreone soon,

I've had my 8x10 shed now for 6 months and it's perfect. I needed ours to be built on site because…read morethe back yard is small and fenced in. Chapin did a great job building it - only took them half a day. The build quality and the shed overall is really nice and exceeded my expectations. They also recommended a great landscaper who made a shed pad and did a nice job. I highly recommend Chapin Sheds.