This industry comprises establishments (except home centers, paint and wallpaper retailers, and hardware retailers) primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of new building materials, such as lumber, fencing, glass, doors, plumbing fixtures and supplies, electrical supplies, prefabricated buildings and kits, and kitchen and bath cabinets and countertops to be installed. Illustrative Examples: Electrical supply retailers Kitchen cabinet (except custom) retailers Fencing dealers Lumber yards, retail Floor covering retailers, hardwood or ceramic tile only Plumbing supply retailers Garage door dealers Prefabricated building (except manufactured home) dealers Glass (except automotive) retailers
Retailing used building materials--are classified in Industry 459510, Used Merchandise Retailers; Providing carpentry/installation services for products--are classified in Industry 238350, Finish Carpentry Contractors; Installing plumbing fixtures and supplies--are classified in Industry 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors; Installing electrical supplies, such as lighting fixtures and ceiling fans--are classified in Industry 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors; Making custom furniture (e.g., kitchen cabinets)--are classified in Subsector 337, Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Retailing a general line of new hardware items--are classified in Industry 444140, Hardware Retailers; Retailing paint and wallpaper--are classified in Industry 444120, Paint and Wallpaper Retailers; Retailing floor coverings (except hardwood or ceramic tile only)--are classified in U.S. Industry 449121, Floor Covering Retailers; and Retailing a general line of home repair and improvement materials and supplies, generally known as home centers--are classified in Industry 444110, Home Centers.