Public Lumber

Great place to do business friendly knowledgeable staff! A staple in in Detroit custom wood finishes. From a long time customer, and Detroit citizen!

The best selection of milled hardwoods I've found in the metro area. Their prices are great for the quality of product.

What a variety of lumber. I was amazed at the selection of Hardwoods Exotics and anything that you could possibly need for woodworking they have. Milling, custom work it's it's all there.

This place has an extensive stock of molding of all sizes and a collection or both rough and rift cut as well as finished wood that can fill any need of matching existing mill work in the new and old houses in Detroit. The staff is all VERY knowlegeable and helpful. For as huge a selection that they offer, it is extremely well organized and easy to shop. Shopping here for my carpentry stock or special orders is a slam dunk. NICELY DONE Public Lumber, NICELY DONE!

Excellent customer service, outstanding product and selection, Competitive pricing. I have been using this mill shop for some years now. Occasionally a lead time on custom orders but that is to be expected.

This is a great place, the staff is knowable helpful and friendly. Outstanding specialty moulding you aren't going to find anyplace else.

Good honest place for moulding they have beautiful crown and base in any profile you can imagine. Nice workers.

The folk here were amazing in every aspect. I highly recommend if you do woodwork then stop by this place and pick up what you are looking for.

An overpriced hipster store in the middle of the ghetto. Be sure to wear a mask, or the staff will act little children having a tantrum. There are WAY better lumberyards in a way better neighborhood just a couple miles north of here.

I don't see how this store got great reviews, because as a first-time customer it seemed to me. they was just trying to give me spear damage wood that didn't match and one that had oil on it. I was just Air and opportunity to dumb damage wood on. I stand by my rating. I believe you'll intentionally gave me bad wood. I didn't want to return to a business that treated a new customers that way.

Very knowledgeable staff that really work hard to make your experience top notch. Incredible selection of both imported and domestic hard and soft woods, a rare gem where you can actually see and touch the varieties in the warehouse. Complete processing services available as well.

We had a hard time finding a trim we liked in the height we needed, public lumber was a gold mine. They had so many options! Very affordable and everyone single person we spoke to or dealt with was so nice and helpful. My husband and I can't say enough good things! Thanks vinny for all your help and everyone else.

Public Lumber helped me with a pesky wood problem today. I interacted with four different employees as we tried to sort out the solution. Every one of them was knowledgeable about the product, very helpful and friendly. This is all in addition to having one of the best inventories of wood and wood related services in in the Detroit area. Can't get any better than that, right?

5 stars in every respect. If you need quality lumber at a great price, this is the place to go. I'm on the east side and its always worth the trip. I am doing a major boat restoration and their Marine birch is absolutely excellent. 11-ply, perfectly straight with no warping checking. The interior plies are probably a better grade than most face plies. My dad has purchased quality hardwoods from here for years.

I discovered Public Lumber 20 years ago when my contractor sent me there as a source for some exotic paneling for one wall of my great room. After later moving to a Tudor home built in the 1930's, they have been my sole source for all the wood that I have needed for my remodeling projects. They even made tools to allow me to have new base and door trim moldings cut to exactly match the originals.

They have in-stock a HUGE variety of wood species in a HUGE variety of sizes, shapes, etc. Craig has usually been the guy to help me, and his services have been great. One small caveat: As you might expect, they stay busy and custom orders might take a couple weeks for them to obtain or manufacture - so don't wait until the last minute. They are the best.

As am amateur woodworker, I like the fact that I can go into the indoor lumber area and browse their inventory. They have a lot of cutoffs which often is the best buy, but they have full length boards as well. Great stock, good prices, and great staff. No need to buy surfaced lumber if you have the tools to plane them. Save your dollars and buy the skip planed stuff!