In 1925, an Italian immigrant, Antonio Valente, established a sawmill in the mountains of Taborton, New York. For $600, he bought a used tractor, sawmill, carriage and motor. With a 5 year-old son, Louis, in tow, he and two other men began to eke out a living. Using horses, axes and crosscut saws, they worked in the winter to cut down the logs and in the summer they turned those logs into lumber.
Antonio delivered his lumber to foundries in Albany. In 1941, the sawmill burned to the ground. At this time, Antonio decided to build his new mill closer to the location of a woodlot that he owned in east Poestenkill. A piece of property, near the Averill Park and Poestenkill town line, became the site of L.J. Valente, Inc.
Antonio delivered his lumber to foundries in Albany. In 1941, the sawmill burned to the ground. At this time, Antonio decided to build his new mill closer to the location of a woodlot that he owned in east Poestenkill. A piece of property, near the Averill Park and Poestenkill town line, became the site of L.J. Valente, Inc.
Services
Lumberyard is well stocked for 1 & 2 inch dimensional lumber for construction and other uses. Rough cut wood is a building standard. If your building houses, sheds, stairs or pouring concrete we have you covered. Our wood is nice and straight and full size unlike the big box stores. Common lengths are 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet.
Our Mill work shop handcrafts some of the finest Pergolas and Arbors in the area. All of our timbers are selected from the best hemlock logs, and then planed down to give a much finer look. Unlike most pergolas, instead of using the cheapest material available, we use a larger base material to give our product a more regal appearance.
We have a wide variety of both Interior panels and Exterior sidings on hand. At Valente Lumber we offer both rough or smooth sawn also air or kiln dried sidings. This gives us the capability of being able to match or reproduce your siding whether old or new. Channel Lap/Gap - Basically is Ship lap with an intentional wide gap typically 1 3/8 inch.
Reviews (13)
Ted Morhous
Oct 19, 2021
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Jh
Mar 16, 2021
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Steve Tiley
Feb 04, 2021
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Best lumber mill and store ive ever done business with. The knowledgeable staff and and customer service is like none other. The quality of the materials are top notch and the custom cuts are right on. Our family even purchases our firewood and landscape mulch every season. Its all wonderful. Can't say enough good things about this family owned and operated business.. a+++
Andy Rumpelt
Jan 02, 2021
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Anna K.
Oct 13, 2020
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I needed a new local mulch delivery place, because the last business we had:
- delivered days late, after repeatedly postponing, with no gracious quick apology
- dumped in a different place than asked
- then when I noted it, the delivery guy barked, "why didn't you tell me!" then told me I'd have it placed in a few hours anyway. (and other rude pieces.
HOWEVER:
VALENTE'S!
- was easy to get ahold of on the phone
- created a time for contact to set up delivery next day
- The man who delivered, Andy, *clarified* the space for placement of the pile; asked about the trees
- delivered days late, after repeatedly postponing, with no gracious quick apology
- dumped in a different place than asked
- then when I noted it, the delivery guy barked, "why didn't you tell me!" then told me I'd have it placed in a few hours anyway. (and other rude pieces.
HOWEVER:
VALENTE'S!
- was easy to get ahold of on the phone
- created a time for contact to set up delivery next day
- The man who delivered, Andy, *clarified* the space for placement of the pile; asked about the trees
Dominic Sallee
Oct 10, 2020
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Chuck Scott
Jun 12, 2020
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Seth Saudade
Mar 06, 2020
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I get mixed up in some interesting builds, and the folks at Valente are always willing to help. They offer high quality lumber at a fair price, which is enough to solidify my returned business. More… importantly, everyone on the grounds, in the office, mill, or yard are always willing to chat it up and help me out.
Fantastic product. Accurate work. Fair pricing. Friendly customer service. These folks are aces. I even buy my seasoned wood from them.
Fantastic product. Accurate work. Fair pricing. Friendly customer service. These folks are aces. I even buy my seasoned wood from them.
Dean Plowman
Oct 24, 2019
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R. James
Sep 23, 2019
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Purchased seasoned wood from them and it was definitely not seasoned but charged seasoned prices. I’d say that’s dishonest. When I called they claimed it has been “seasoning from 6 months to a year” but also said they just split it before delivery (you’re supposed to cut, split, stack so it seasons). I even tested it with my moisture meter and most the pieces were over 20% (shouldn’t burn anything more than 20%). Will not return.
Shannon McMeel
Sep 18, 2019
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Beth Mosall
Aug 06, 2018
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Angeredmailman
Jul 28, 2018
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After contacting multiple lumber yards to find the edge/back molding for my home i was unable to find any businesses. After conceding that i would have to make it myself i search for mills near by and found Valente. i showed the molding to the man at the desk and he walked me to a building and got me the exact match and the quantity i needed. Will definitely use again...
