About Us | Somerville Lumber


	Daughters Didi and Stacie joined the company, adding their experience in business and advertising and helped the business to grow to a full-scale operation employing over 65 people. Jack Schumer passed away in 2001 and the company continues to flourish under the direction of his wife Susan and General Manager, Bob Buterbaugh. Today, Somerville Lumber continues to grow and serve the community. Our values remain the same since the beginning: • Provide the best quality product at a great price. • Place customer satisfaction at the top of our priorities. • Stay involved in community service. • Build personnal relationships with our customers. • Look for new products and services to offer our clients. Come by for a visit– we'd love to meet you!

Somerville Lumber – Then and Now

Somerville Lumber opened for business in nearby Somerville, NJ in 1935. Founded by Abe Schumer, the business originally sold building materials reclaimed from demolished buildings. As business began to grow, Somerville Lumber moved to it's current location in Bridgewater.

Abe's son, Jack took over the business and was instrumental in modernizing and expanding the company. Based on a culture of Customer Service, Somerville Lumber was hugely successful as a provider of quality building materials to both the contractor and to homeowners. Jack's wife, Susan, joined the company as business began to grow and helped to enhance the product lines from her understanding of the customer's perspective.

Bob Buterbaugh, the current Vice President and General Manager, joined the company in 1979. Somerville Lumber began to change it's appearance with a renovation of the facade and a new larger showroom. At one time, this showroom was called "Hometown, USA" and boasted miniature streets and full scale displays causing SLC to be voted Home Center of the Year in 1988. Now called CornerstoneHome, the showroom is one of the largest and up-to-date displays of home remodeling in the area.