What is Millwork?

“What is Millwork?”

I had this conversation with a customer the other day. What is “millwork”? To him it was “mouldings”; to me it is: molding, windows, doors, and custom mantels, etc.

You see I have this talk every day; all day. Every time I meet a customer I have to figure out what “millwork’ means to him or her.

Technically we are all right with our interpretation; all of the above are millwork.

So to cover all three here we go. First mouldings; we stock around fifty patterns. From the most basic 2-1/4” casing up to a four inch casing; base moulding from 3-1/4” up to 9-1/4”. Then we have close to 800 custom patterns available from our “millwork” shop. They run most of the custom stuff out of poplar, but we can make it out of any species of lumber you have a need for.

Second, doors and windows are considered a millwork product because the companies that manufacture windows and doors buy raw material and mill the components to the spec’s they desire. That’s why when customers come in with a window part; it’s not that easy to just “get a replacement part”.

Third, and my personal favorite, is any and everything that our millwork shop produces is what I consider millwork. We have some of the most talented people who work at our shop. They can produce true custom mouldings, the perfect fireplace mantel, a screen door, shutters; I could on and on. If you can think of it they can make it.

So in conclusion we are all right! We just use the term to mean different things at different times. So if you need “millwork” we have just what you need.

LP Smart Siding Foundation Series

Welcome to the new MBS Blog! We have decided it is time to take full advantage of all marketing options available, with the Internet leading the way.

Here at Matthews Building Supply, we have several hard to find items that seem to surprise people who find them here. With that in mind, we are going to try to raise awareness through our Blog with 1 item a week.

For our first article: We have Masonite siding! Actually, we have the product that replaced Masonite. Throughout the Eighties it was the primary siding used, and now ever house that has this product needs a few repairs.

LP Smart Siding Foundation Series is the replacement product for the old Masonite siding. It is now manufactured using a Zinc Borate base SmartGuard^® process. This really helps in the performance of the product’s durability. It now has a 5/50 manufactures warranty (here is the link for additional information on the manufactures warranty).

We stock the 8-inch smooth, beaded textured and smooth beaded, along with a 12-inch smooth all 16-foot in length.

In sheathing, we have 4 x 8, 4 x 9, 8-inch v-groove and smooth panels. Basically, if you need it
we have it. If we don’t have what you want in stock, we have suppliers who we can use to get
what you want, so please give us a call to help you with our next project.