Larry’s Building Materials, LLC

Really great customer service… Easy to work with all the way from planning my materials, delivery, making payment, and even when I had to change my delivery date. Both reps I talked to were equally helpful and nice

Larry’s was a Godsend to a «do it yourself» project I decided to pursue. My project, a paver patio. I worked with Mike from start to finish and it was genuinely excellent experience.
First off I want to be clear that the place may look like it only caters to contractors when you drive up, this is far from the truth, and the people there are very welcoming of non-​contractors and helping them with planning their projects. Mike was top notch, he helped me plan, schedule and cost effectively (didn’t try to sell me anything i didn’t need or want, very trust worthy) get the materials for my patio, due to recent rain and some electrical issues I had on my end I was forced to reschedule the delivery of the materials weekly for like 4 weeks straight, and not once was Mike expressing any signs of frustration, once again, top notch player at the facility.
I want to note, that my project in total amounted to between one and 2 thousand dollars, and he treated me like a regular big purchaser when in reality my business was a rounding error to the volume of what this place does. I can’t say enough great things about Larry’s Building materials and working with Mike, really was great to get away from the big Box stores and talk to some people who really know their trade. Prices were very competitive in my mind, delivery seemed cheap given the quantity of materials delivered, thank you for all your help.

These guys at Larry’s have been great throughout the years! Knowledgeable, professional and customer service seem to be their watchwords. I’m just a DIY guy but they’ve always taken great care of me. Sorry but it’s been my experience that Larry’s always cares about all of their customers so ignore the «1 star» rant of the dummy who complained they were early for a delivery… Seriously? LOL! As for their driver not helping to move stuff, that has always been their policy. Like every business owner out there everyone is afraid if getting sued in these litigious times. If you’re tired of the big warehouse stores then it’s time to give LBM a try! Be sure to ask for their potting soil that was written up in Sunset magazine as my neighbor and his award winning plumerias swears by it!

I love theses guys. So help full and very reasonable in price. I just redid my front yard in DG to help with the water shortage and it turned out beautiful. l Almost done and when it is complete I will post some pics! Thanks guys from a customer for life!

The people who take orders are great and very helpful. Their prices are average. The driver who delivered the materials on the other hand was not especially helpful and in a rush to leave. I had to clean my driveway off of the gravel that was left on my driveway.

I have been dealing with Larry’s off and on for the last 5 years and have love their service and the quality of their materials. Price may be a little high at times but I would rather pay it and get great service than be cussed out by the owners of companies like South Cost Supply in Los Alamitos or Huntington Beach. Go Larry’s.

If you are a contractor, they would probably be okay. If you are a female, or even just a homeowner for that matter, and don’t happen to have your own strong guys immediately on hand to help do the MOST MINOR THING, go elsewhere. They seemed fine up until the delivery. Thanks to Larry’s and their inflexibility to help out two women for a maximum of 10 minutes, even though it was represented they would put some boulders in the dirt for me when I was physically at their store and again on the phone, I threw out my back rolling boulders from a pallet.
PICTURE THIS: Man with forklift standing by while 2 women are trying to roll 5 boulders off of a pallet into the adjacent dirt, so the pallet will not stay in the driveway/​entry to a community all weekend long and cause an accident. For anyone driving by witnessing this, it is not good PR for Larry. The guy could have used his forklift to easily move the rocks from the pallet to the dirt, 2 FEET AWAY ON LEVEL GROUND, but no, his boss told him not to. Not only that, the delivery guy was early, arriving at 7:15, when the delivery time was between 7:30 and 8:00. They were supposed to call my cell when the driver had arrived, but failed there also. It was only by happenstance that I even found out he was there.
By the time I got there, the delivery man had already put a pallet in the wrong place and wasn’t happy about having to move it. Gee, if they had called like I told them to and like they said they would as my number was right on the invoice, he would not have had to move the pallet. Extremely disappointed with this pathetic customer service and really bummed that I now need to go ice my back again. … Thanks a lot LARRY!

Awesome customer service and a great inventory of rocks, DG, pebbles and building supplies! I love Larry’s in CM and use them all the time for my business. I don’t do construction, but work on small patios for clients on occasion. The guys at Larry’s always help me figure out exactly how much material I need for my jobs. I give them the square feet and they tell me how many scoops to buy! As a woman, they never make me feel intimidated or act like any question is stupid.
I highly recommend this place!

Awesome customer service. They are super friendly and their prices are great. Recommend them for any or all of your building materials. We came in for a landscaping decorative rocks and left with everything we needed for our backyard renovations, including tree rings to stepping stones.

All I needed was a bag of pebbles and they treated me like their best customer.

Mike, Nick, Chris, and Ray have always helped our customers select the correct product for their needs at Farthing Development Inc. We have been doing business for 33 years in Costa Mesa/​Newport and Larry’s has always had the best prices and product selection for our needs. The yard guys are always pleasant and load all your materials with a smile. Delivery trucks are always on time with the correct materials. And best of all they all put up with Us, the demanding clients… Keep Up the good work GUYS…

Friendy, helpful & they know there stuff… thanks Larry’s for having what I need, when I need it at a fair price.

I don’t buy a lot but I go there once a month to get ¾″ rock. They are very friendly and helpful and their prices are much better than Home Depot & Lowe’s (but I’ve only purchase ¾″ rocks).

When boss and I decided to build our own backyard patio, we were pretty clueless about the whole process. A number of contractor bids put us in a determined mode of self-​sufficiency. So we decided to check out Larry’s since it is so close to our place.
When we first arrived, with wide eyes mind you, we walked around their lot and looked at all of the different materials. It may not be as comprehensive as some other building supply shops, but they have a nice selection of clay and concrete brick and pavers. Lots of gravel, sand, composite materials. Pretty much anything you can think of, and if it isn’t there, they can get access to it on your behalf. This is NOT a lumber yard — so you might try Ganahl or Home Depot.
We arrived and were helped immensely by Chris, who happens to be one of the owners of the chain of stores (there is one in IE and one down in Mission Viejo I believe).
Chris was very patient with these new do-​it-​yourselfers. We found ourselves coming back and asking for him each time. I think it helps a great deal to work with someone who has a stake in the business.
We ended up ordering most of our supplies through Larry’s, which included 4+ pallets of brick, gravel sub-​base, and sand. They cut us a good deal on delivery, only charging us once, despite the several trips their crew made to deliver all of the goods.
They also accepted our product returns without question. This was a nice bonus to see a little bit of cash come back into your account.
The one sticky point we had were prices. I think you could find better prices on material at some other places in the area. A couple things we originally purchased here, I ended up finding at HD or Lowes for considerably cheaper. But there were no problems with the returns. Despite the higher prices, it’s beneficial to the community to support this locally-​owned business, so we didn’t feel as slighted otherwise.
Larry’s is a good place to go if you are trying to tackle a home improvement project and need some advice and some serious building materials.