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CENTRAL VIRGINIA’S HOME IMPROVEMENT AND BUILDING SUPPLY

Since 1989, Cardinal Home Center has built its strong reputation by offering premium home improvement brands, quality building supplies, and exceptional customer service to our local community of contractors, farmers, and homeowners. Over 35 years later, with locations in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley, we remain committed to earning your trust every day.

Your Neighborhood Home Center

Have a question? Need expertise? We are here to help. Whether it’s a weekend project, a larger remodel, a new build, or anything in between, please stop by one of our local store locations.

Convenient Locations

Cardinal Home Center Madison

Our Values

We provide comprehensive solutions to builders, contractors, and homeowners utilizing expertise, inspiration, and top-industry building supplies to ensure their project’s success. We are a local and family-owned business with over 30 years in the lumber and building supply industry.

Count on Cardinal Home Center to provide the best products in the industry and always enhance and support their community, employees, and business partners.

We are passionate about what we do:
Cardinal is dedicated to providing stellar customer service, whether online or in the store.  We’re committed to you and your project’s success.

We are friendly and ready to serve:
Our goal is to provide you with the best customer experience possible, and we’re here for you, whatever you need.

We provide affordable quality:
Cardinal offers high-quality products and top brands with competitive pricing in our stores for pick up or delivery.  We are proud to carry brands known for their value AND longevity – not just a low cost.

We are respectful:
Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and courtesy. The amount of their purchase or the size of their project shouldn’t play a part in the service we provide.

We are honest and dependable:
For Cardinal Home Center, honesty is the only policy.  We strive to run our business with the utmost integrity with our customers, contractors, and suppliers.  With over 30 years in Central Virginia, you can count on Cardinal!

We are customer-focused:
Tell us about your project needs or challenges because the Cardinal team has the resources and knowledge to guide you through.

We inspire:
You have a vision for your home, and we want to inspire you with possibilities, options, and our superior products and brands.

We are knowledgeable:
We offer solutions that contribute to your success as a contractor or a homeowner. Take advantage of our team’s knowledge and experience.  It will help you build value and sustainability into your projects.

We are accountable:
Our goal is to resolve your building project challenges. If we don’t have the answer to your issue, we’ll find it!

We are constantly improving: 
We’re committed to staying informed of the latest building trends and technology. We strive to consistently grow and learn so we can provide the very best service to our customers.

We are:
Passionate
Honest & Dependable
Customer Focused
Knowledgeable
Accountable
Friendly
Respectful
Constantly Improving
Supportive of the Community

In 1989, our Madison location opened, offering building materials, tools, and hardware to the Madison County community and beyond. Over the years, we would expand our product offering to include paint, fencing supplies, and more for farmers and builders alike. In 2019, MWP Supply combined with Blue Ridge Builders Supply, another strong local partner serving the Charlottesville and Crozet areas since 1987, allowing us to become an even stronger company offering more products, brands, and expertise to a much broader area. Two years later, we became Cardinal Home Center – a brand you can count on for quality building supplies and home improvement expertise.

PAINT

Add color to your world with quality
paints in every shade and finish.

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LUMBER

We’ve got some of the best lumber
in the business, treated and untreated.

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TOOLS

All of the tools you need for
your projects can be found right here.

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LATEST NEWS

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    Charlottesville, VA – Get ready for a spectacular showcase of craftsmanship and innovation as the 61st Annual Blue Ridge Home Builders Association (BRHBA) Parade of Homes returns to Charlottesville! Spanning two exciting weekends in October — [...]

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS THINK

“We have had a good relationship with this company for a while now. They have the best selection of materials and some of the best customer service out there! Every time I come into the shop, everyone is super friendly. We are truly grateful to do business with these guys!”

“Quality wood, great customer service. I live an hour and half away. Best place to go! Called the store placed my order and had a family member pick it up. Was so happy when I got it. When my husband came home and saw the wood he was surprised, can’t get this quality at Lowe’s. Cost was perfect, too. I want beautiful wood no matter what the project, I was not disappointed. So glad I found them.”

“If you want your paint to match I will say they will closely put themselves as perfect of matching the colors you need for your wall or ceiling for any renovation that you do for painting and their knowledge on stains or excellent”

“If you need help, just walk in the door. I was looking around while my husband was taking care of the reason we were there. I was asked three times if I needed help. How nice. This is not a big box hardware store. Nice quality, it’s where we go for straight wood. Try here first.”

“Dennis was amazing in helping my client with the right product for the fence. One coat, latex, solid stain, excellent coverage. Arborcoat from Benjamin Moore.”

“The company I work for (Ripley Beckman) always shops here for their materials and most of their tools. They have always taken care of us. Anita is our primary salesperson and she is awesome. Everyone is very helpful and always takes care of your needs.”

“Great place for contractors, but also serves the community. Great customer service. Kelly, in the Benjamin Moore department was so helpful. She is extremely knowledgeable!”

“Small Town atmosphere, with very friendly and knowledgeable staff. A little more expensive than Lowe’s, but it’s better. AND, you can buy guns and ammo at the Madison location, which is a great feature!!!”

FOR THE PROS

Cardinal Home Center has served as a valuable resource for thousands of quality building products to area contractors, painters, home builders, and property managers for over 30 years. We are and have always been committed to the core values that have made us so successful: superior service, quality products, and competitive prices backed by knowledgeable employees.

Paint Contractors

painting-contractors Virginia, VA, Crozet, Greenbrier, Charlottesville, Formerly MWP Blue Ridge Building Supply

A perfect match system, the highest quality paints, trained paint specialist at your service!

Builders

General-Contractor

We are your resource for quality supplies and are committed to your project’s success.

Architects

Architects

Give your clients a complete view of their vision with quality products and brands here.

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