Crafty Beaver Home Center

Moved into the neighborhood about a year ago. Crafty Beaver has been a great place for me to get materials and tools for working on the new home. Way more personal than the big box stores. I'm getting to know the workers there, they're all super knowledgeable and willing to help.

42 years I have been a client of Crafty Beaver they offer quality products a real lumber and hardware store. Great pricing and top notch service.

Scott assisted me with a long list of items needed for various home projects. He was professional, polite, knowledgeable and very patient (I had several questions). My experience was very positive. Thank you, Scott!

The best hardware store to get wood cut! Friendly and knowledgeable staff!

I was there this morning and staff was helpful and got me the right screws for my drawer! And prices were cheaper than other stores definitely recommend.

Tom was a great help with our home project 😃

Kim in kitchen design is the best, honest and informative. She offered years of good advice in designing my small kitchen. She helped me make sure the design was as efficient and well-planned as possible. She asked all the right questions and knows every detail about the cabinets she sells. It is so nice to work with someone more organized than myself in a very high steaks stage of remodeling.

Friendly Staff, great prices on lumber while Lowes and Home Depot are gouging us with over inflated prices.

Would highly recommend them, it's worth the trip.

Could use a bit more staff in the yard on weekends..

My back door & storm door are falling apart. A blonde in a hardware store....the big box placed as welll as a heavily advertised local door & window joint think they can tell you anything. But CB always tells the truth. There isnt a single person affiliated with them that doesnt know hardware really well. Called in a panic & rather get"doors will take 15 wks I got the actual lowdown. And you cant miss the ever present nostalgia of the place. A real hardware store that Father Knows Nest or Beaver cleavers dad would totally recognize as doing a solid good job.
They desrve 10 stars. FABULOUS. And a special thank you to Beau for being kind as well as awesome.

Staffs were super helpful and easy to approach. Good quality products and well labeled.

Good price until Oct 31👍

This is the best hardware store I've ever been to. The service is unmatched. One time I went for pallets to keep things off the floor in my basement, "can I buy some?" I asked, pointing to their stack, "no, they're free. How many do you want?" He even helped me load them in my truck.

Another time I was building a shelf for my workbench, a guy there patiently looked as I sketched out what I wanted, fished out the parts I needed out of the scrap bins, cut them down to size, and carried all the materials I needed to the check out, it was like a ready to assemble kit. Total cost $4

I would have been left for dead at a big box hardware store, if we don't support these guys then we deserve the non-service we get at the big hardware chains

Thousand times better than Home Depot. Quality lumber. Best place to buy deck materials. Take it from a contractor. Employee s have a ton of knowledge about their products!!!!!!

I have always loved Crafty Beaver - Skokie. I am so impressed with the way they are handling the Covid situation. No plexiglass walls at the cashiers, but an ingenious use of plastic bins to place products into that can be moved across a 6 foot counter. Tom was my customer service rep and my cashier. I felt safe AND welcomed, AND found all the items that I needed (plus some extras). Kudos to Crafty Beaver!

Great family-owned business serving local community for over 80 years. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Always try to shop locally it returns more back to the local community.

Always like to shop local. They will give you good advice even if to refer you elsewhere. Very patient, pleasant and helpful.

Crafty Beaver helped my son with his Eagle Scout project! Not only were they helpful but they provided a discount, which helped him stay on budget!

Was greeted at the door. Showed exactly what I needed and am looking forward to returning. Forget Home Depot. Crafty Beaver rules!

Much easier to find friendly, helpful staff than anywhere else. Not as much inventory as the bigger places, but they have all the important stuff.

Customer service is out of this world.....their personal are extremely professional..... Don't ever bother with Menards or Home Depot again...... I've been in the business 45 years.....