Dean Home Center Inc — Local services in Elkton

Very poor stock, did not even know what a pressure canner was or the weights to go on them, Elkton is situated in the middle of farm country where people have gardens and farms and do home canning all the time, even Wal-Mart knows what a pressure canner is. These people were clueless when I asked for a Mirro Pressure canner weight and gasket. I have been to city ACE Hardware stores and gotten them where people generally do no canning and they had them in stock. If you really need something save yourself a lot of time and headache go to Harrisonburg, Rocking R/Ace Hardware, this time I hate to admit it even Lowes and Home Depot have canning supplies. As a general rule they will tell you we can order anything you want, well in that amount of time I can drive to Harrisonburg and pick it up that day. Very Sad excuse for an...

The employees at this store are SUPER helpful! I have been to this store about a dozen times and as soon as you walk in the door, you are greeted and asked if you need help. If you're looking for something specific, rather than telling you where it is, they walk you over to the exact location of the item you're looking for and they find it for you. During one trip, I needed a new water shut off valve in a weird size (for iron pipe) and the employee took his time helping me figure out exactly what I needed. Apparently 1/2" copper and 1/2" iron are not...

It's nice having a small hardware store close by to home. They offer a lot of different items, but unfortunately, they usually don't have many extras of a single item that you may be looking for.

For example, faucets. They have many options for faucets, but maybe just one box, for any particular item, on the shelf.

Another positive is their prices, which are competitive with Lowe's or Home Depot, so you don't feel like you have to use your gas to drive into Harrisonburg to get something you can get here at Dean...