ABOUT

Hello! I’m John Schütz, owner of Schütz Fine Lumber. I have been in the lumber and building materials industry for over 35 years. I began my career working as a carpenter in Madison, Wisconsin, where I was born and raised. After moving to Santa Barbara with my wife and daughter in 1986, I was hired at Santa Barbara Mill and Lumber where I was eventually promoted to Manager. My time at SBML afforded me an outstanding opportunity to learn the business and become familiar with numerous species of wood and the production process required to run patterns. 


Upon the closure of SBML in 1995, I was recruited by Terry Lumber as an Outside Sales Representative for the Santa Barbara area. I continued in this position for the next 27 years, even as the company changed ownership numerous times, becoming Stock Building Supply, BMC, and finally, Builder’s First Source. I also served on the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara Contractor’s Association.

 

My time and experience in this industry has given me a great deal of  construction knowledge, materials expertise, and a broad network of vendors from which to source products. My low overhead means that I can provide materials for a very competitive rate. Contact me to find out how I can be of service and save you money on your next building project.

What My Customers Have To Say:

When John called me up to thank me for numerous sales leads I’ve given him, I replied, “I have to be honest with you John. I didn’t give you those leads to help you. I sent those people to you because I knew you’d take good care of them.”

Harry Whale

Century Development Corp.
Woodland Hills, CA

 John Schutz has supplied me with lumber for over 30 years.  Throughout this time he has been reliable and he has gone to great lengths to get me what I needed when I needed it.  If there was ever a problem, he was on the phone doing what it took to make it right…John is well-connected with mills, large and small, and is willing to search out the stock that is required.  And John has been a pleasure to work with throughout our long relationship.

Jeremy Carroll

Corbu Construction Ltd.
Santa Barbara, CA

I always depended on John to provide me the best information as well as fair pricing on all my various material needs…and he ALWAYS answers his phone calls.

Jim Fenske

JG Fenske Construction
Santa Barbara, CA