We finally have a DIY City Guide for Baltimore thanks to JB Bartkowiak! He’s a one-time construction manager and professional handyman turned editor-in-chief at the do-it-together home improvement blog, BuildingMoxie.com, and he’s pulled together some great resources for do-it-yourselfers in and around the city of Baltimore. Thanks JB!!!
I was born and bred in Baltimore, or as some know her – “Charm City.” After college, plus a brief (okay, 5 year) cruise of the west coast, I returned. In 2000, my wife – Jen and I bought our first home here.
While I was brought up DIYing, it wasn’t until after buying that house that I learned of Baltimore’s quiet loudness, its infamous workmanly way. At its core, it’s a city of artistic grit, a resourcefulness that spills through in its DIY. (I wrote some about that topic in an article for Arne Salvesen’s Useful Spaces – Pink Flamingos, Blue Crabs and the OverSpilling Kitsch of Baltimore.)
A couple stints in the construction field, four moves, two rental properties and a couple of flips since have given me a pretty good sense of what is around for the DIYer. I tried to limit my list here to the ya-just-gotta-know, local suppliers. Sure, some worthy names I probably left off (sorry) and of course, I might even have skipped some key categories altogether (Oh Well).
Anyways, did my best, here we go, and remember to tell them that JB of Building Moxie sent ya!
Paint/Wallpaper
Budekes: 418 South Broadway, 21231 || 410-732-4354
Hardware Stores
Lombard Paint and Hardware: 1747 E. Lombard Street, 21231 || 410-276-1294
Ayd Hardware: (Towson) 6801 York Road, 21212 || 410-377-0220
Hardware Cabinet, Door, Etc.
Roberts Company: (Loch Raven) 1040 Cromwell Bridge Road, 21286 || 800-966-0014
Clement Hardware: (Severna Park) 500 Ritchie Highway, 21146 || 800-622-9996
Lumber
National Lumber: 4901 Pulaski Highway, 21224 || 410-675-4740
Reisterstown Lumber: (Reisterstown) 13040 Old Hanover Rd., 21136 || 410-833-1300
Walbrook Mill & Lumber: (Cockeysville) 109 W. Cockeysville Rd., 21030 || 410-771-1515
Hardwoods/ Custom Millwork
Crown Lumber & Supply: 1226-28 North Central Avenue, 21202 || 800-456-4308
Chesapeake WoodWorking: 125 North Kresson Street, 21224 || (410) 276-1060
R. Thomas Frock: 2730 Loch Raven Rd., 21218 || (410) 243-9322
Kitchens
Kenwood Kitchens: (Lutherville) 1500 Riderwood Lutherville Drive || (410) 828-9560
Baths
Metropolitan Bath & Tile: (Towson) 1031 Cromwell Bridge Road, 21286 || 410.828.5100
Thomas Somerville: (Owings Mills) 25 Gwynns Mill Court, 21117 || 410-363-1322
Appliances
Bray & Scarff: (Timonium) 10015 York Road || 410-560-2499
Landscaping/Nursery
Valley View Farms: (Cockeysville) 11035 York Rd, 21030 || (410) 527-0700
Green Fields: 5424 Falls Road Ter, 21210 || (410) 323-3444
Hardscape
Wirtz & Daughters: (Joppa) 12140 Pulaski Hwy, 21087 || 410-679-6700:
Stone Store: (Harmans) 7535 Railroad Avenue, 21077 || 1-888-766-4242
Belair Road Supply: 7750 Pulaski Highway, 21237 || 410-687-4200
Decks
Creative Deck Designs: (White Marsh) 11101 Pulaski Highway, 21162 || 410-335-4095
Fencing
Long Fence: (Odenton) 1910 Betson Court, 21113 || (410) 793-0600
Gutters
Seamless Gutter Supply: (Fredrick) 4600-B Wedgewood Blvd., 21703 || 301-620-0101
Morris Ginsberg: 222 S Eden Street, 21231 || 800-875-7826
Roofing
The Roof Center: 8999 Yellow Brick Road, 21237|| (410) 238-0100
TW Perry: (Fullerton) 4321 Fitch Avenue, 21236 || (410) 350-0750
Brick
Potomac Valley Brick: 9009 Yellow Brick Road, 21237 || 410-682-6700
Windows
Baltimore Window Factory: 8871 Citation Road, 21221 || (410) 574-4750
Wood Flooring
Wood Floors Plus: (Glen Burnie) 50 Orchard Road, 21060
Carpeting
Carpet and Wood Floor Liquidators: (Linthicum) 5199 Raynor Ave, 21090 || 410-789-1155
Tile
Chesapeake Tile: (Owings Mills) 45 Gwynns Mill Court, 21117 || 410.363.7363
KG Tile: (Timonium) 8 W Aylesbury Rd, 21093 ||(410) 252-0112
Lighting
Dorman’s Lighting & Design (Lutherville) 1524 York Road, 21093 || 410.252.6100
Wilson Lighting: (Towson) 208 York Road, 21204 || 410-823-0423
Fireplaces/Outdoor Furniture
Watson Fireplace and Patio: (Lutherville) 1616 York Road, 21093 || 410-321-5855
Courtland Hearth & Hardware (White Marsh) 11433 Pulaski Hwy., 21162 || 410.335.1988
Electrical
Shepherd Electric Supply: 7401 PULASKI HIGHWAY, 21237-2529 || 410-866-6000
Capital TriState: 600 W. Hamburg Street, 21230 || (410) 752-4080
Plumbing
Schumacher & Seiler: (Timonium) 10 West Aylesbury Road, 21093 || 410-561-2461
Northeastern Plumbing Supply: 8323 Pulaski Highway, 21237 || 410-574-0010
Heating and Cooling
R.E. Michel: 6 H & I Nashua Court, 21221 || 410-574-1777
Electronics
Baynesville Electronics: (Loch Raven) 1631 E Joppa Rd 21286 || (410) 823-0082
Salvage Shops
Second Chance: 1700 Ridgely St, 21230 || (410) 385-1101
Loading Dock: 2 N Kresson St, 21224 || (410) 558-3625
Surplus
Winks & Steins Building Supply: (Rosedale) 7930 Pulaski Hwy, 21237 || (410) 485-4499
Auctions
Blue Star: (Glen Arm) 5200 Glen Arm Rd, 21057 || 410.510.6435
Southern Sales Services: 2015 Washington Blvd || (410) 528-1770
Paint Removal
Baltimore Finishing Works: 2509 Huntingdon Avenue, 21211 || (410) 235-7326
Rentals
Sunbelt: 7605 Pulaski Hwy, Rosedale || (410) 866-9302
DIY Workshops
Beth’s DIY Workshop: 4315 Harford Road || 410-400-0565
DIY Assistance
Building Moxie || 410.236.2886
Resources
Did we miss your favorite hardware store or DIY center? Let us know in the comments below.
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