Aloha from Jay Rutledge: Hawaii Native and Sales Associate Extraordinaire
If you’ve been inside our Crozet store, you may know Jay Rutledge. Over the past twelve years, Jay has worked his way from delivery driver to yard manager to his [...]
Deck Building Dos and Don’ts
Getting ready to build a deck by yourself? Learn some tips and tricks from our Cardinal sales team before you start! These will make your project go quicker and [...]
The Big Deck Refresh — Part 1
Composite decking: more styles, colors, and affordability than you think Colleen Lock, Cardinal Consumer My husband, Glenn, and I recently decided it was time for a deck upgrade. Our [...]
Using ARBORCOAT to Refresh Your Space
With the summer heating up, now is the time to look at refreshing your outdoor space with a fresh coat of stain. No matter the temperatures that mother nature in [...]
Barry Tucker: Yard Manager, Home Builder, and Kettle Corn Extraordinaire.
Meet Barry Tucker, yard manager at Cardinal Home Center in Madison for almost two years. Before Cardinal, Barry worked from home for ten years and was tired of the isolation. [...]
Using the Festool Dust Extraction System
Festool is one of the top brands in the industry, specializing in providing cutting-edge jigsaws, circular saws, miter saws, sanders, and routers for carpenters and professionals. This product is an [...]
Homeowner’s Guide to Engineered Lumber
When building a home, it is critical to make sure that you have the proper structural pieces together for your foundation. From headers in ceilings to load-bearing beams and more, [...]
Start Out Right, and Start Out Straight, with Weyerhaeuser Framer Series Lumber
Every good building project starts with quality lumber. Quality lumber eliminates wasted time on callbacks. It maintains stability, defined by the American Lumber Standards to be within the #1 grade [...]
Keep Your Eye On the Ball, Shawn Harris
Shawn Harris is the Assistant Manager at Cardinal Home Center Greenbrier Drive location and has worked for Cardinal for over ten years. When we asked Shawn what he learned [...]
The Gritty Guide to Sandpaper
Almost everybody knows what sandpaper is. That gritty piece of paper or block comes in all sizes. It is used to remove defects and create a smooth surface. But [...]