On Mar 17, 1:23*pm, Swingman wrote:
On 3/17/2010 12:14 PM, GROVER wrote:

I believe Detering should have as good a knowledge of the economics of
the lumber industry as anyone. I bought a lot of materials from them
when I lived in Houston. They buy enough *wood to maintain their own
RR siding. *As an aside I remember the wonderful smell of baking bread
from the commercial bakery next to their property.

Detering has supplied me with trim for houses for a number of years, and
except for the fact that you can't pick and choose (or even look for
that matter), some of the nicest hardwood stock of all species, widths
and thicknesses you'll ever see.

Also, during the recent building frenzy they had regular bbq's for their
clients, with booths for the various window and cabinet hardwear
vendors, which included a tour of their shops ... they have some great
old woodworking machinery, including a couple of aircraft carrier sized
joiners.

Most of the buildings, IIRC, have been there since the mid 1920's.

Yes, the smell of that bakery makes it a worthwhile trip to their
loading docks.

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KarlC@ (the obvious)

If there is a negative about Detering, it is that they have been at
that location for so long that they can't have a mortgage anymore.
That security sometimes shows up as lack of speed when picking your
order. It might also be attributable to summer humidity in the Bayou
City.
Joe G