building supplies
Lumber and nails
Building supplies are the materials used in construction and home improvement—lumber, drywall, concrete, roofing, plumbing fixtures, and the like.
The term typically refers to items sold at hardware stores and lumberyards rather than to finished products like appliances: We made three trips to the building supply store before the deck was done.
- paintColored coating substance
- drop clothProtective covering for surfaces
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- lumberSawn wood for building
two by four · nails · concrete · plywood · hammer · saw · screws · bolts · anchors · glue · hardware store · wiring · shingles · valves · circuit breakers · pipes · PVC pipe · weatherstripping
construction stage
building suppliesfinished goods
Manufactured items ready for sale
consumer goods · prefabricated buildings · household appliances · consumer products