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Langmeier Lumber has been in business for more than 20 years! It all started when Tom Langmeier took a job as the truck driver for North Andover Building Supply, owned by Romaine Dittmeier. He worked there throughout his high school years by delivering and stacking lumber until 1983 when he became Romaine’s partner. At this time he took on several more roles, which included being the yard manager and estimator for the company. He bought the company from Romaine and renamed it Langmeier Lumber in 1988.
While Tom was now the sole owner of the business, his brothers, Pete and Paul, were running a construction crew of their own. In October of 1984, Paul received a call from Tom, asking for some help on a job because one of his crewmembers had been in a farming accident. Paul agreed to help his brother, so for the next eight months he worked closely with the crew leader learning the trade. Soon Paul started his own crew, becoming the leader and having a few people under him. Two years later in 1986, Pete was asked to join. For the past 22 years, the two brothers have been working together as crew leaders with several carpenters! The brothers are able to build any type of project from commercial to residential to agricultural!
In 2000 the Langmeier brothers merged to form a partnership and a year later they came together to build one of their biggest projects. It consisted of a new 18,000 sq. ft. drive-through lumberyard and a 6,000 sq. ft. Do It Best Hardware store in Bloomington, WI. This soon became the new home for Langmeier Lumber.
Since the open house of Langmeier Lumber, there have been two huge additions. The “Country Corner” was opened in the fall of 2005. This corner consists of an 840 sq. ft. gift store with everything from furniture to knick-knacks. It has great ideas and gifts for everyone. Our newest addition is an outdoor garden center, which opened in the spring of 2006. The nursery includes several trees, perennials, fountains, shrubs, annuals, and much more.
As you have read about our history, you may have noticed that we are constantly trying to keep up with our ever-changing environment. We strive to be very knowledgeable on the newest items – whether it’s lumber and building supplies or the finishing touches of flooring or decorations!
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