Leachman Lumber

What Leachman Lumber does

Leachman Lumber is a fourth-generation, family-owned building-materials supplier founded in 1921 and headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The company operates from a single physical location and serves a mix of professional contractors and individual homeowner/DIY customers across Central Iowa. Its core product set spans dimensional lumber, roof and floor trusses, roofing, siding, windows, doors, fasteners, and complementary building components, supported by in-house design and project-estimating services.

The business model is sales-led and transaction-based: revenue is generated through counter sales, contractor account quoting, and project-based material packages, with a partnership through Do It Best extending the effective catalog to 500,000+ SKUs beyond what is stocked on-site. Pricing is per-project and per-unit; there is no subscription or programmatic revenue layer described, and no disclosed e-commerce channel of note. Go-to-market is regional and relationship-driven, with no evidence of digital acquisition infrastructure or outside-Central-Iowa geographic footprint.

Operationally, the company has executed several long-cadence physical expansions on its Des Moines site, most notably a 1967 land purchase from Hubbell Realty and a 2005 operational expansion. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range. Management is multi-generational, with the third generation (Jennifer Leachman as CFO) being joined by a fourth-generation operator (Austin Leachman) in 2025. No AI/ML capabilities, public funding events, acquisition activity, or new-market expansion are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Leachman Lumber

Legal name

Leachman Lumber Company

Website

https://leachmanlumber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leachman Lumber is a fourth-generation, family-owned building-materials supplier founded in 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa, serving Central Iowa contractors and homeowners with lumber, trusses, roofing, siding, windows, doors, and project estimating services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling construction materials including trusses, roofing materials, siding, fasteners, windows, and doors to contractors and builders.
2. Design Services: Design planning services provided to contractors and homeowners for single-family homes, kitchens, bathrooms, and multi-room additions.
3. Do It Best Products: Special order services for over 500,000 Do It Best products including hand tools to construction materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leachman Lumber is a full-service lumberyard in Des Moines, Iowa that sells construction materials including trusses, roofing materials, siding, fasteners, energy-efficient windows and doors, and provides in-house design planning services for residential and light commercial projects. The company also offers free estimates, special ordering from a 500,000+ SKU Do It Best catalog, and prompt delivery to contractors and homeowners across Central Iowa.

Product overview

Leachman Lumber is a fourth-generation family-owned building materials supplier operating as a single-location lumberyard in Des Moines, Iowa. The company offers a unified portfolio of construction supplies organized into four core product categories: Building Materials (trusses, roofing, siding), Windows and Doors (from Andersen, Quaker, and Kolbe), Fasteners (staples, screws, nails, bolts, and specialty fasteners), and Design Services (architectural planning for homes and renovations). Products are complemented by special-order access to over 500,000 Do It Best items. The company positions itself as a full-service lumberyard serving contractors of all sizes with competitive pricing, accurate deliveries, and free estimates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Materials
• Windows
• Doors
• Fasteners
• Design Services
• Special Order Products

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Do It BestcoreOthersLeachman Lumber has access to over 500,000 products through the Do It Best cooperative, enabling them to special order a wide variety of construction supplies from hand tools to building materials for their customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Menards: Headquartered in Wisconsin and a major Midwest box-store competitor serving DIYers and contractors with lumber, building materials, and design services. Especially relevant given its proximity and overlap with Leachman's Central Iowa market.
• ABC Supply Co. The largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, windows, and exterior building products in North America, focused on professional contractors. Comparable to Leachman in roofing and siding product categories where Leachman sells its own version of the same items.
• Builders FirstSource: The largest U.S. supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and value-added services to professional builders. Overlaps with Leachman in lumber, trusses, millwork, and doors, but operates at vastly greater national scale through integrated manufacturing and distribution.
• Home Depot Pro: The dominant U.S. home improvement retailer, with a dedicated Pro segment serving contractors buying lumber, fasteners, windows, and doors in volume. Direct substitute and the primary competitive headwind facing independent lumberyards like Leachman.
• Stock Building Supply (now part of SRS Distribution): A leading residential building products distributor (now under SRS Distribution) selling lumber, trusses, millwork, and specialty products to pro builders in regional markets. Comparable to Leachman in product mix but operates as a much larger multi-state platform.

Regional players

• Lansing Building Products: A specialty distributor of exterior building products—windows, doors, siding, and roofing—serving contractors across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable on product mix (windows, doors, siding) rather than full-yard lumber, with regional overlap.

Others

• Do It Best Corp. The largest U.S. hardware and lumber buying cooperative of which Leachman is a member, providing the 500,000+ SKU catalog that underpins Leachman's special-order business. Important ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Spahn & Rose Lumber: A family-owned Midwestern lumberyard and building materials retailer serving contractors and homeowners across Iowa, Illinois, and neighboring states. Highly comparable to Leachman given similar single-state footprint, contractor-focused model, and legacy operations.
• 84 Lumber: One of the largest privately held lumber and building material suppliers in the U.S., operating company-owned stores serving professional builders and contractors. Comparable to Leachman on its professional-contractor go-to-market and full lumberyard offerings.
• McCoy's Building Supply: Family-owned building materials retailer serving contractors and DIY customers across the South-Central U.S. with stores combining lumberyards, design services, and contractor delivery—comparable operating model to Leachman with similar customer segmentation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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