HISTORY OF TOPANGA LUMBER & HARDWARE CO., INC.

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Topanga Lumber & Hardware Co., was founded in 1945, by Merle Bouseman, who ran the Company in the small community of Topanga for several years. Merle sold the business to Dorthy Hogen who in the summer of 1966 sold the business to Denis Contis. For the next 4 years Denis, with only one full time employee Stan Groh, worked tirelessly to grow the Company.

In 1970 HE BOUGHT Dan Sabin, an old high school friend into the business as a partner. Together they continued to build until Danny’s untimely death in 1984.

In 1993, after suffering through a serious recession and at the urging of his daughter, Denis and Ernie Demontreux expanded the business by supplying the entertainment industry with all set-building materials. In 2008, Denis moved forward with full-time retirement, moving down south to enjoy his beach home.

The company has been and continues to be a family-owned and operated business. It is presently being operated by Denis’s middle daughter Nicholisa Contis. Nicholisa comes to us with years of extensive entertainment management experience. She has been able to change the face of the company and significantly increase sales in our general contractor’s division.

Today, Topanga Lumber and Hardware Co., Inc. is a major supplier to general contractors, homeowners, commercial contractors, and industrial builders. In addition, it is the number one prime supplier for the entire entertainment business.

Topanga Lumber serves the local community and the greater Los Angeles area in all areas of their building and hardware needs. We have been serving all buildings for over 48 years.

The Company has worked hard to develop good relationships with our vendors and customers in order to provide quality products at very competitive prices.

Additionally, Topanga Lumber offers

  • Competitive pricing for most orders is our objective so it give us a call today for a quote and or order by phone.
  • Ask us about our free delivery for new customers. We offer deliveries six days a week.
  • We are your one stop and shop serving all of Los Angeles and Southern California.
  • We accept Cash, Checks, and all major Credit Cards. In house accounts also available with approval.

We are proud to be a Do It Best  store and are delighted to offer a full array of lumber, hardware, doors, windows, skylights, Mangaris, IPE, Fiberon, Evergrain, Trex, Paramount molding, EL & El, lighting and electrical, plumbing, paints, custom color matching, coating and adhesives, power tools and hand tools, lawn and garden, septic tanks, stoves and stove pipe, set-supplies and general building materials from the major manufactures to our

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Topanga Lumber & Hardware Co. Inc., is a building materials/hardware supplier providing custom home builders, professional remodelers, commercial contractors, and discerning homeowners.  Our history reflects a long-term commitment to quality and customer service.

Topanga Lumber & Hardware Co. Inc., offers a wide variety of products from plywood, laminated veneer lumber, engineered wood products, traditional wood products, railroad ties, landscape timbers, doors and windows, I-joists, plumbing , electrical, treated lumber, drainage pipe, septic tanks, shingles, felt, gutter supplies, cement, cement block, mortar, sand, gravel, Simpson hangers, insulation, deck paints and stains, custom color match paint, paint, moulding, power tools, hand tools, woodworking tools, lawn and garden tools and supplies, nuts and bolts, fasteners, decorative knobs, cabinet hardware, kitchen sinks, stoves, stove pipe, special order island barbecue and specialty items in-stock and items easily special ordered at both our locations at competitive pricing. Visit our web-site of valued name brand suppliers.

Competitive pricing for most orders is our objective so give us a call today for a quote and or order by phone.
Ask us about our free delivery for new customers.  We offer deliveries six days a week.
We are your one stop shop serving all of Los Angeles and Southern California.
We accept Cash, Checks, and all major Credit Cards. In-house accounts also available with approval.

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