L&L Hardwoods

What L&L Hardwoods does

L&L Hardwoods, Inc is a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of unfinished hardwood flooring, stair components, moldings, and wall paneling headquartered at 6247 W 74th St, Suite B in Bedford Park, Illinois. Founded in 1988 as Lanham Hardwood Flooring and rebranded to its current name, the company operates from a single modern computerized lumber processing plant and serves the general construction and renovation market across the Midwest region, with a primary customer base of contractors, builders, and homeowners. All products are manufactured using lumber sourced exclusively from USA-based sawmills, marketed under a 'Made in America' positioning supported by NWFA membership.\n\nThe product portfolio covers approximately 14 active SKUs across stair treads (standard, with returns, retreads, starter step, and thick variants from 1.5" to 4"), risers (standard 3/4", 5/16", and starter step), three thickness grades of hardwood flooring (1/2", 3/8", 5/16" with widths up to 8"), moldings, and ship lap wall paneling. Custom dimensions are available across most product lines. The business runs on a direct sales model with no identified e-commerce platform or third-party distributor network; customers place orders by phone during weekday business hours (Monday–Friday 6:30 am – 3 pm) and receive delivery from the Bedford Park facility.\n\nThe company is privately held entirely within the founding family, with no disclosed outside investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, partnerships, patents, or trademarks. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Revenue figures, leadership team details, headcount precision, and customer counts are not disclosed in available source material, limiting external benchmarking.

Name

L&L Hardwoods

Legal name

L&L Hardwoods, Inc

Website

https://landlhardwoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

L&L Hardwoods is a fourth-generation, family-owned manufacturer of unfinished hardwood flooring, stair treads, risers, moldings, and wall paneling, based in Bedford Park, Illinois, serving contractors, builders, and homeowners across the Midwest with USA-sourced lumber.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hardwood Flooring Manufacturing

NAICS

Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Flooring (Solid, Engineered, Bamboo, Cork) (IMADAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hardwood Floor Refinishing & Restoration (HSAPAGAB), Hardwood Flooring Retail (CRAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Hardwood flooring manufacturing
• Unfinished hardwood floors
• Stair treads and risers
• Hardwood mouldings
• Wall paneling products

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardwood Product Sales: Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling hardwood flooring, moldings, treads, risers, and wall paneling products. Products are sold as one-time purchases with no recurring revenue model. The company operates as both manufacturer and distributor.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

L&L Hardwoods manufactures unfinished hardwood flooring in three thicknesses (1/2", 3/8", and 5/16"), stair treads and risers in multiple configurations, hardwood moldings, and ship lap wall paneling. All products are produced at the Bedford Park, IL facility using lumber exclusively from USA-based sawmills, with custom dimensions available. The company sells directly to contractors, builders, and homeowners across the Midwest.

Product overview

L&L Hardwoods is a fourth-generation family-owned hardwood flooring manufacturer and distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of stair components and hardwood flooring products. The product lineup includes multiple treads variants (standard, with returns, retreads, starter step, and thick treads), risers in various thicknesses (standard, 5/16", and starter step), hardwood flooring in three thickness options (1/2", 3/8", and 5/16"), moldings, and ship lap wall paneling. All products are manufactured in Chicagoland using lumber from USA-based sawmills, combining traditional craftsmanship with modern computerized processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hardwood Stair Treads Hardwood stair treads available in standard sizes (11-1/2" x 1-1/32") with lengths from 36" to 60", plus custom landing options. Manufactured for contractors, builders, and homeowners in the Chicagoland market.
• Hardwood Moldings Hardwood moldings for finishing and trim applications in hardwood flooring installations, manufactured at the Bedford Park facility.
• Hardwood Flooring Unfinished hardwood flooring available in three thicknesses — 1/2" (widths 1-1/2" to 5", not end matched), 3/8" (widths 1-1/2" to 4"), and 5/16" (widths 2" to 8", square or bevel edge profiles). Made from USA-sourced lumber.
• Hardwood Risers Hardwood risers for stair construction, available in standard (7-1/2" x 3/4"), 5/16" (7-1/2" x 5/16" with lengths 36"-60"), and custom starter step configurations including custom solid bent risers.
• Ship Lap Wall Paneling Ship lap style wall paneling in 3/4" x 4-3/4" dimensions for interior wall applications, manufactured from American-sourced hardwood.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Aacer Flooring: Aacer Flooring is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer specializing in unfinished solid hardwood flooring and related moldings and stair products. It directly competes with L&L Hardwoods in the unfinished hardwood segment for Midwest contractors and shares the regional Midwest manufacturing footprint.
• Hurst Hardwoods: Hurst Hardwoods is an online-direct retailer and wholesaler of unfinished and prefinished hardwood flooring, treads, and moldings. It is comparable to L&L as a competing supplier of unfinished hardwood products, but differentiates via an e-commerce-led go-to-market versus L&L's phone-and-quote model.
• Somerset Hardwood Flooring: Somerset Hardwood Flooring is a family-owned U.S. manufacturer of solid and engineered hardwood flooring with companion moldings and stair products. It is a direct peer to L&L Hardwoods given its parallel American-made positioning, unfinished flooring focus, and broad SKU coverage of moldings and stair accessories.
• Mullican Flooring: Mullican Flooring is a U.S.-based manufacturer of unfinished and prefinished solid and engineered hardwood flooring, moldings, and stair parts. It is directly comparable to L&L Hardwoods because both serve as domestic hardwood flooring manufacturers offering custom dimensional products and stair components to contractors and dealers.

Emerging players

• Wickham Hardwood Flooring: Wickham Hardwood Flooring is a North American manufacturer of solid and engineered hardwood flooring with a focus on custom-milled and prefinished products. It is an emerging peer to L&L Hardwoods given its similar custom manufacturing orientation and unfinished hardwood segment, though with broader North American distribution reach.

Broad incumbents

• Bruce Hardwood Flooring (Armstrong): Bruce is a long-established U.S. brand of solid and engineered hardwood flooring owned by AHF Products (formerly Armstrong). It is a broad incumbent peer to L&L Hardwoods given its solid hardwood roots and dealer-network distribution, competing for the same contractor specification slots albeit at national scale.
• LL Flooring (formerly Lumber Liquidators): LL Flooring is a national specialty retailer of hardwood, vinyl, and laminate flooring with both branded and proprietary product lines. It is a broad incumbent peer to L&L Hardwoods because it competes for the same end-contractor and homeowner demand at retail, though at much greater scale and with national distribution.
• Shaw Industries: Shaw Industries is one of the largest U.S. flooring manufacturers, offering hardwood, carpet, tile, and resilient products through extensive dealer networks. It is comparable to L&L Hardwoods as a major hardwood flooring producer, though at significantly greater scale and via broader distribution channels than L&L's regional direct-sales approach.
• Mohawk Industries: Mohawk Industries is a global flooring manufacturer with hardwood, laminate, and resilient product lines sold through national retail and dealer channels. It competes with L&L Hardwoods for share of hardwood flooring demand at the consumer and contractor level, though it operates at vastly larger scale and across multiple flooring categories.

Regional players

• Builder's Edge / Stair-Part Specialists (e.g., Craftsmen Industries): Stair-Part specialists such as Craftsmen Industries manufacture hardwood treads, risers, and starting steps for staircase construction, often serving regional contractor markets. They are comparable to L&L Hardwoods as competing stair-component manufacturers, overlapping on treads and risers but typically without L&L's full flooring line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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