HardlinesStrategies_Fall_2024

HEART OF HARDWARE

Teague Lumber Co. has expanded from a small building products supplier to a full-service lumberyard and hardware store.

Strength in Family S ince the beginning of Teague Lumber in 1944, it was R.J. Teague’s goal to always sell quality products How a Fourth-Generation Lumberyard Kept It in The Family Despite the fact that he stopped his education halfway through second grade, R.J. had the acumen and drive to create a successful business, says Paul Teague, current co-owner and R.J.’s grandson.

“The beginning of his life was tough, but he was able to grow from that and ended up working his whole life,” Paul says. “His philosophy was to always try to find something you can sell.” When Paul was young, he recalls visiting the store’s original location, which was down the street from its current location. Paul wasn’t involved in the family business until around 20 years ago, when he joined after ending his career as a contractor. “I came into the business because many of the family members who worked here were getting older

“He would buy second-hand building materials from local construction sites,” Paul says. “He was able to get to the sites through his second job, which was doing home demolition for a local home builder.” Paul says his grandfather strongly believed it was worth saving valuable materials that could still be used in other ways.

at a fair price. What began as a door and window resale business has blossomed into a multigenerational lumberyard that’s served Fort Worth and the surrounding communities for 80 years.

18 Fall 2024 • Hardlines Strategies