Gilcrest Jewett Lumber Company
515-987-3600
The Gilcrest Jewett Lumber Company is a large commerical lumberyard and one of Central Iowa's oldest continuous businesses, founded in 1856. With three other locations across the state, the company's Waukee "idea center" is the largest. Gilcrest Jewett can help with kitchen remodeling, patio projects or new flooring. It also sells supplies wholesale to siding and roofing suppliers, as well as other area contractors.
- Hours: Mon - Fri, 7am - 5pm; Sat, 8am - noon
- Handicap Accessible: Entrance is at ground level.
- Founding Date: 1857
- Payments accepted: American Express, Cash, Discover, MasterCard, Personal Check, Visa
- Services: Delivery, Financing, Repair, Shipping
- Parking: Free lot
- Interior design: No
- Services: Additions, Cabinetry, Carpentry, Flooring, General contracting, Roofing
- Licensed: Yes
- Insured: Yes
- Corporate accounts: Yes
I was highly disappointed in my experience with Gilcrest Jewett. We were updating our kitchen partially by switching to quartz countertops, adding a tile backsplash, and changing a small cabinet/countertop to a pantry. We had everything all picked out except for the tile. So, it was really an easy job for this company as they didn't really have to do much work with us in selecting what we wanted. The designer we worked with really dropped the ball. We went in on a Saturday to select our tile. She told us she'd get back with us in 3 days. She did not. I attempted to contact her, but my attempt went ignored. We finally heard from her 14 days later emailing the documents she was supposed to have sent 11 days prior with no explanation and no reference to my attempted contact. She just said, "So sorry. Don't know if your'e still interested. Here are the papers." We didn't feel comfortable proceeding with them at this point. But, I did call and talk with a manager to explain to him what went wrong. I figured he should and might want to know. I guess I was wrong. He acted concerned and said he'd follow up with the designer we had worked with and would get back to me. A month and a half later, I've heard nothing. So, I guess they didn't want our piddly little job, but I think the way this was handled speaks volumes. Not just one person dropped the ball, but two people.