Eastside Lumber & Decking — Local services in Austin

Decided to try them after all the good reviews on Yelp. Very disappointing experience. Went to their location and paid for 27 pieces of 6 x10 x 5/4 cedar deck boards. Cost was ~$20/board. While this is over 30% higher than Lowes, I was assured they were much better quality than Lowes so I paid it willingly.

WRONG! 20 minutes later they brought the boards out to my truck and the first 4 that I unloaded were probably the worst examples of cedar deck boards I have seen. Warped, cracked, scuffed, etc. Went back to order deck and his response was something like "I don't know what I can do man. This is what we sell". Got a refund and went to Lowes where I bought much better boards for WAY less. Yes, it's a pain to sort through them in the store to find the best boards, but at least you get to pick the best boards AND you save big $$.

Not saying Eastside is bad, but for the average consumer looking for smaller quantities of cedar deck boards, I wouldn't waste my time. You pay much less and can get the same or better...

One of the drivers for this company refused to let me merge during rush hour traffic. My lane was ending. I had no choice. I had to get over. Idk what he was trying to prove. I inched my way in and he blasted his horn at me, and yell profanities out the window. My baby is in the car! I'm sure he thought I "cut him off" but my lane was ending. What was I supposed to do, drive in the shoulder? You're supposed to yield to merging lanes.

What I really don't understand is that it was rush hour morning traffic. Bumper to bumper, barely moving. We are all miserable here bro. No need to take it so seriously. I guess he just really felt in his soul that I should have been behind him instead of 5 inches in front of him? But when he started yelling out the window, I got over to the far lane as fast as I could bc I didn't want my baby...

My friend was repairing her grandmother's Eastside 1920s home which has been in the family for so long it's starting to desperately need lots of attention. I called for information and advice and was able to send a photo over for help with identifying lumber we needed. We went to visit the next day and was helped by SO many folks! They were professional, friendly, patient, supportive and educational to us! Inventory was available and competitively prices! We even asked them for insight on who could advise us onsite, and they were able to recommend multiple folks for us too. Eastside lumber was God-sent for me and my friend during the repair. Big thanks to Jonathan, Bob, Deric, and Robert. Love you're on the Eastside..it was so...