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84 Lumber Company
Type	Private
Founded	1956
Headquarters	Eighty Four, Pennsylvania
Key people	Joseph A Hardy III, founder and CEO; Maggie Hardy Magerko, president and owner
Industry	Building materials and retail
Products	Building materials and supplies
Revenue	$3.46 billion (2004)
Employees	9,500
Website	www.84Lumber.com

84 Lumber is an American building materials chain. 84 Lumber Company is the largest privately held building materials supplier to professional contractors in the country. Headquartered in the Pittsburgh Metro Area town of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, it was founded in 1956 by Joe Hardy. 84 has over 500 store locations in 35 states.

84 Lumber is the third largest home improvement store in the nation, trailing Lowe's and Home Depot. While the company saw its performance slip in the beginning of the 21st century, the opening of many new stores in Southern states, in anticipation of a post-Katrina building boom, has reinvigorated the corporation. 84 Lumber also follows a different business model than its chief competitors, operating more like a large version of a hardware store than a big-box home improvement center. The company emphasizes creating no-frills stores and selling low-cost materials, especially of their trademark lumber and wood products. In a typical 84 Lumber store, one is more likely to find a greater assortment of building equipment than in a standard Lowe's or Home Depot. However, 84 Lumber carries a much smaller assortment of high-tech and high-end home and garden products. In addition to the retail stores, the corporation operates 20 plants which manufacturing building and roofing materials.

The company was title sponsor of the PGA Tour event 84 Lumber Classic at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. However, management decided to terminate their contract with the PGA, in hopes of investing in establishing a casino at Nemacolin in the near future.^{[citation needed]}

• 84 Lumber official website