lumberyards

Timber retail sites

Lumberyards are businesses that sell wood and building materials, typically storing inventory in large outdoor yards where customers can browse stacks of lumber sorted by type and dimension.

Hardware stores may carry some lumber, but lumberyards specialize in it: We drove to the lumberyard to pick up two-by-fours for the deck.

materials

plywood

Engineered layered wood panels

hardwood · softwood · pine · oak · cedar · fir · treated · pressure-treated · studs · joists

workspace

stacks

Vertical arrangements of items

drying · kiln · storage · outdoor · covered · racks · bundling · sawdust · splinters · measuring

commercial

sawmill

Log-to-board factory

pallets · forklift · warehouse · pricing · delivery · retail · contractor · bulk · stockpile · distribution

construction

framing

Structural or contextual shaping

homeowner · carpenter · contractor · DIY · remodel · foundation · roofing · fencing · pergola · shed

Opposites
wood supply chain position

lumberyardsforests

Densely treed land areas

timberlands · woodlands · tree plantations · old-growth forests · tree farms

material type retail

lumberyardsquarries

Extraction sites or prey

Family

lumberyard

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G