McMinnville Lumber:
Thanks for your interest in
McMinnville Lumber’s Quality Pole Building Kits. Typically, you are seriously
considering building your new pole building yourself. We can help! It is our
philosophy that if we do our job correctly you can build your kit, be proud of
it, show it to your friends, and have a great time doing it. Our job starts
now!
The first thing you will notice about us is that we ask a lot of questions just
to give you a quote! The reason is simple: we want to sell you the building you
want, not just the one that is convenient for us to sell (we do not have such a
kit). Now, if you want one of our basic, as-advertised kits, that is fine- we
do want you to know what is and isn’t included, so you are not surprised or
disappointed at delivery time.
One of the tools we use to deliver quality to our customers is the software
programs we developed. These programs enable us to quote you a custom kit,
hence all those questions. The software also analyzes the structure for code
compliance, prints out metal cutting & trim lists, pick lists for lumber,
hardware, etc. These are invaluable as every kit is different, and without the
computer small and not-so-small parts tend to be left out.
Now is a good time to bring up the competition. You are getting other brochures
and quotes, of course. But they do not have the same computer tools as we do;
it is that simple. No other pole building kit supplier prints a custom set
of construction instructions and a custom set of full size blueprints. We
invite you to come visit us, we have sample sets of instruction booklets at the
yard (sorry, we do not mail out these sample booklets). Compare our instructions
and blueprints, with anyone’s (yes, 24 x 36 blueprints, not the generic
8-1/2x11, 3 pages for everyone).
We triple check every kit that we ship. Quality is striving to get it right the
first time. Our goal is to supply you with every nut, bolt, shim, and widget
that you will need to build your kit. We obviously do not supply gravel or
concrete (our amazing instructions do compute how much you need for your post
holes and footings). This is one of the big reasons to purchase a kit: you
don't have to go running around looking for more stuff rather than spending
your time building the kit.
Quality to us means getting our customer the kit he wants, on time, complete,
with custom detailed instructions and blueprints. We devote quite a lot of time
to each quote, even with the computer, so it takes us a couple of days, on
average, to get back to you with your custom quote. We keep you on the phone
for ten minutes asking all these questions about your building, while our
competition really only wants to know the building size and when you intend to
buy (was this guy selling used cars yesterday?). We do not have salesman on
commission, just knowledgeable people; if they don’t know the answer, they will
find someone who does. Never any sales pressure from us, we don’t make blind
sales calls, or even follow up leads, such as your inquiry to us. If you are
interested, we know you will use our toll free line to contact us! Our fax line
is available if you call us to have it turned on (it is NOT a 24 hour fax line),
just fax us your specifications and or sketch, and we will get back to you if
we have any questions. Speaking of fax, we can fax your quote to you, if you
prefer.