Cole Hardware

Specialties

Our Mission Street store specializes in great customer service. Our staff is totally dedicated to providing you with the most helpful and best advice possible on just about anything that you need. In addition to service, our store has a great selection of hardware, housewares, garden supplies including a beautiful selection of plants, and a fabulous paint department featuring Benjamin Moore Paints, including Aura and Natura, both which are environmentally friendly and low to no VOC.

Seasonally the store has a great selection of Weber barbecues, heaters, fans and air conditioners, holiday décor, including live and cut Christmas trees.

We also offer our Home Repair Referral Service which connects you with talented tradespeople of all types: locksmiths, plumbers, contractors, painters and more.

As a Green Certified business, we are dedicated to helping you live a more sustainable lifestyle, offering many environmentally friendly products, and guidance too.

We’re here to help you.

History

Established in 1920.

Cole Hardware began in 1920 and purchased by our founder, Dave Karp in 1961. Since then we have grown to 4 stores in the City. We specialize in offering great customer service and meeting the needs of our community. Dave’s motto: «There are no strangers here, just friends we haven’t met!» greets everyone as they walk into our stores.

In 1989 we started our Home Repair Referral Service, which connects our customers with excellent tradespeople of all types. It has been a valued service and can be reached at 415−753−2653 #3. Plumbers, 24 hour locksmith, electricians, contractors, painters and more.

Our downtown store, Cole Fox Hardware on 4^th St. directly across from the Mariott Hotel, joined the Cole Hardware family in 1995. This unique store serves those working downtown, commercial customers and tourists too.

Our 29^th & Mission location opened in 1984 and our location at Polk & Green opened in 2003.

In 2007 we became the first Green Certified hardware stores in America.

Meet the Manager

Vic F.

Manager

After many years of running our Mission Street warehouse, Vic stepped up to run the store when there was an opening. We are so proud that Vic is the Store Manager of our Mission Street store. Vic is creative, nurturing to the staff and caring for all of the customers of the Mission Street Cole Hardware. A native Spanish speaker and fluent in English too, Vic sets the diverse multi-​cultural atmosphere of the store. Vic is respected by his staff and his leadership has created a cohesive group of folks all dedicated to making Cole Hardware on Mission Street the best hardware store on the planet.