J. Gibson McIlvain Lumber serves a variety of industries. Whether you build furniture, windows, doors, ships, guitars, or boardwalks, you’ll need lumber. Whether you simply need a dependable source for your lumber needs or would like help in value engineering in order to reduce waste and help that all-important bottom line, the lumber experts at J. Gibson McIlvain can be your allies in helping you achieve your goals.
Lumber to Meet Your Needs
We realize that depending on what you’re building, you’ll need lumber to meet very specific species, size, grain, grade, and other requirements and won’t be able to settle for anything less. With our centuries-long history, we have both the knowledge and the connections to help you with any of your lumber needs. If necessary, we can even create a custom buying program for you which allows us to consistently supply you with lumber that meets the requirements particular to your production needs.
Millworks Potential
In addition to supplying you with the lumber you require, J. Gibson McIlvain has an on-site millworks operation which allows us to give you the choice of shipping raw lumber to you or milling it to your specifications on site. Depending on your own in-house capabilities as well as your project timeline, we realize that this added service may or may not meet your needs. If you are already ordering a load of raw lumber from us, it may be cost effective & time saving to purchase your milled lumber from us simultaneously.
Lumber Expertise
In addition to supplying you with lumber and lumber products, the lumber experts at J. Gibson McIlvain can collaborate with you to help you plan projects with our abundant knowledge of the lumber industry. We realize that the ever-changing landscape of the lumber industry can be confusing and frustrating. We make it our business to keep up on the constant fluctuations in species availability, pricing, and grading. And we’re happy to share those insights with you.
Value Engineering
While the term “value engineering” is thrown around quite a bit and often misunderstood, the essential aim of value engineering is really quite simple: to reduce waste and help that all-important bottom line. Here at J. Gibson McIlvain, we can provide this valuable service as your allies in helping you achieve your goals. Especially in a world in which we’re all used to manufactured products and having things built to our specifications, sometimes we all need to be reminded that lumber is a naturally occurring resource and, as such, comes with limitations. We can help you make sure that the designs that look good on paper are actually achievable; if they’re not, we can make suggestions on slight changes to species or size that will save you and your customers plenty of frustration – and cash!
