Why do our customers work with us? www.absupply.net / Architectural Builders Supply Inc. provides solutions for customers.  The owner, Rich Howard, has more than 20 years experience in the field of doors, frames, hardware, but most importantly, customer service.  Our inside and outside sales staff have combined experience of more than 100 years, a the benefit we bring to each and every sale.

Additionally, our lead time sets us apart.  “Chicago was not built on an eight-week lead time” stated Dick Haskins of Brookwood Builders, a Forest Park, Illinois, based carpentry contractor. “He is exactly right,” says Rich Howard, owner of www.absupply.net / Architectural Builders Supply Inc.  Howard states, “The bottom line is this: Customers call us up and ask for a rabbit to be pulled out of a hat. This is our business model. We deliver for the customer when the time schedule for the job is tight. If we had 8 weeks to deliver the doors and frames, our jobs would be easy, perhaps even boring. But that’s not reality.”

We offer a full host of pre- and post-sale support.  We can help you determine the correct material for your project and will be there to provide technical support at the time of installation.

Fair and consistent prices day in and day out.  We understand most of our clients are not the end users of the products we sell and need to depend on our pricing staying predictable.  Our clients come to depend on us as a profitable source of materials for their client base.  Servicing the customer with fair pricing and rock solid customer support makes www.absupply.net / Architectural Builders Supply Inc. a good choice for your door, frame and hardware needs.
In addition to our experience, quick turnaround time on material delivery, technical support capabilities and fair pricing, we also provide comprehensive services to our customers. More specifically, we offer the following breakdown of services:

Metal Shop :
a. Customization of door and frame sizes
b. Relocation of hinge and lock locations in house
c. Deadbolt lock preparation
d. Panic device preparation
e. Prehanging
f. Finish painting of door & frame per customer color selection
g. Fire rated doors and frames
h. Dutch doors and frames
i. Double egress doors and frames
j. Installing hardware onto doors for clients

Wood Shop :
a. Wood door machining for hardware in house
b. Lite and louver preparations
c. Lead lined wood doors
d. Fire rated wood doors
e. Custom wood prehungs per specification
f. Birch, Oak, Cherry, Walnut, Maple in stock
g. Prefinishing in house
h. Stile and rail doors
i. Residential flush and panel doors
j. Custom millwork

Hardware :
a. Full stock of hinges
b. Standard and heavy duty commercial locksets
c. Continuous gear hinges
d. In housing locksmithing services
e. Signage
f. Push & pull hardware
g. Kick plates
h. Door stops
i. Electrified hardware
j. Expert technical support

Field Services :
a. Door installation
b. Field site surveys
c. Infield locksmithing services
d. Delivery and job stocking
e. 100% guarantee on installation
f. Expert advice
g. Welding on site
h. Door machining on site
i. Infield door finishing and painting
j. Frame repair on site

Furthermore we are Verisign verified, hold a Hacker Safe Certification, and a verified Authorize.net merchant.

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