Dale Hardware

Hubby and I live this place! Go-​to hardware store for a few reasons:
1. Big Green Egg authorized dealer
2. Genuinely helpful, friendly staff
3. Amazing garden section
If you are anywhere close, avoid the other commercial home improvement/​hardware stores and hit up Dale’s. Ace IS the place!

The key center is absolutely terrible. They have rules on charging you that do not make any sense.

I like to do a lot of DIY projects, so I recommend this store to other DIY-​ers out there. I can’t believe I never knew about this store, until my dad took me here, a few days ago. The first thing that caught my eye was the garden section. I love flowers and plants, and I am currently going through a terrarium obsession phase, so I checked the succulents and cacti out. They were pretty pricey compared to OSH/​Home Depot/​Lowes’ succulent/​cacti prices, but not bad at all. I ended up getting a few of them, and am happy with my beautiful plants. Overall this is a nice, clean, and organized store with friendly staff!

I have been here a couple time to get some supply. Yes this place is a little more expensive than some other home improvement store but their service is really top notch. The employee are more than willing to help and always happy if you ever have a question. Overall, this is a awesome place to shop and find help if you needed.
Also. They also many thing that you can not find in other big box store

Have been there many times. Their price is slightly higher than Home Depot but their advice is very valuable! So I don’t mind paying more, because in the end I save lot more.

UPDATE 5÷13÷16: Dale saves the day once again! One of the pipes in our kitchen faucet had burst, causing quite a bit of water leakage in our kitchen. We couldn’t use our kitchen sink or wash dishes for a good couple of days (It was a struggle). Luckily enough I was still under warranty for the previous kitchen faucet I had purchased and ended up only having to pay the difference for a new one (which was about less than $ 20). Major thanks to Becky, Chuck and Roy for helping me out through that whole nightmare, by not only helping me find the best option for a new kitchen faucet but in helping me save money. Because of you guys, I also learned how to uninstall and install a new kitchen faucet all on my own :)

I’ve been to pretty much all the big name hardware stores in Fremont but this one is the best. It is the cleanest, most well organized and has the widest selection of everything. The staff are helpful too. I haven’t scrutinized the prices too much but I got a rotary power tool there for a very fair price, and even if prices are a bit higher on average, it’s probably worth it for the hassle-​free experience of shopping there anyway.

There is the nicest Asian guy that works here, he said he remembered me because I had cool hair. Two thumbs up.

Why go to Dale if another store is 15 – 20 minutes closer? Because, if I stop at Home Depot which is on the way to Dale, I will spend more time looking for a product than it takes to drive past it to Dale. At Dale, there’s an info area when you walk in where they can either tell you which section or aisle, or call over a people that work in the section to help you find something if you are not sure what you need.
This level of support can make my 30 minutes of wandering the aisles of a hardware store like Home Depot where I leave without finding anything into a 10 minute trip from entry to exit with the thing (s) I came for.
I don’t use it as often anymore, but I do often get good advice from the people working in the section if I ask when I’m making something without prefabricated parts.
I stopped going to other HW stores in the area because my experience is that unless I look like a big sale contractor, no one offers to help, even if they see me and they aren’t doing anything more than chatting with a co-​worker about «some chick that got a boyfriend.» (Actually overheard while shopping at another HW store.) Meanwhile, the staff at Dale understands that they are working in public view and actually — you know — work while at work.

I come to Dale Hardware for all of my home improvement needs. The cashier Michael has often helped me, he is very efficient and friendly. I will be back!

Dreamy! I have escaped the nightmare of cookie cutter hardware stores and found this gem!!!
HUGE plant nursery, and love they even have teeny tiny house plants that I can use for my terrariums.
Either I seem to go at off peak hours, or it’s not very busy — so staff has always been helpful and very accommodating.
Drills, grills, DIY stuff, I don’t ever feel like I have enough time to buy everything I need. So far I’ve been here a couple of times, but worth the drive to go see unique items you usually don’t find in hardware stores. Each time I wander through the entire store as if I’m lost.
I’m completely sold on this place!

I’ve lived in Fremont my entire life and I refuse to go to any other hardware store. I’ve been going to dale since the 90’s when my grandfather worked in the electrical section there. Now I’ve got another family Member working the the tools section there. But all in all the customer service is second to none, I will be honest the prices are a tad bit higher than others but like I said earlier the customer service brings me back here every single time. Furthermore I’ve never been here and left empty handed they always have what I need in Stock that alone to me makes it all worthit. Finally if your a fan of Milwaukee, makita, Dewalt, or craftsman, you can find all those power tools and accessories in one convenient spot be sure to ask for Nicholas he is a wizard of all things tool related!

Bob Smith in Plumbing department is extremely knowledgeable and very resourceful in helping me put together a solution to my rather unique kitchen plumbing problem.
I’ve always encountered very friendly and helpful sales associates here. But on this most recent trip, Bob Smith went above and beyond my expectations ！The service I get here is a couple of notches above Home Depot & Lowes, consistently! Unfortunately, this is also the furthest from my house.

The best hardware store in Fremont! Every time I walk in they have everything I need. I also love it that they have a customer service desk at the entrance with someone ready to help. A few days ago I was changing the rollers on a glass sliding door. I walked in; the customer service desk told me where I needed to go, and someone was there waiting for me. I was out within minutes. Thanks Dale Hardware!

A big shout out to Larry in the key center. I had my car key with messed up screws. Went to some other hardware stores like orchard, home depot etc. No luck. They were asking me to go to car dealer to get a new key which is ~$ 250. Larry worked on my key for about 20 mins, tried different tools very carefully and somehow was able to unscrew my key. He got me new battery, new screws and I am on my way with a working key. All of these was for $ 6. I was so happy that i also bought a duplicate key (was long overdue). The another girl at key center was also great.
Awesome customer service.

I’ve been doing some building for the first time in my life, and I’ve found myself going between Home Depot, Lowes, and Dale quite a bit. Of the three, Dale has been the most helpful. I’ve gotten the friendliest advice, the cheapest paint, and the best woodcutting service.
Home Depot and Lowes have a lumber section but there isn’t necessarily a person on hand to explain anything or cut anything for you. Dale has a dedicated warehouse for lumber where you always find helpful staff on hand. After they cut it for you, you can actually drive your car into the warehouse to pick up the lumber. Super convenient and very helpful! For my project, I needed 2 4×8 sheets of ¾ inch plywood. As a quick note to any aspiring DIYers– no store sells true ¾ inch plywood. They sell 18 mm plywood which measures out to be a little over .70 inches. It’s very close, but if you need exact measurements then you’ll have to take that into account. Anyways, the staff walked me through their various plywoods and took my cutting requirements. They charged $ 1 per cut and did an excellent job. One of my architect friends noted afterwards that the cut was very exact and professional. Staff at Home Depot have made special note that they will not cut your lumber to exact specs, so it’s nice to find a store that will.
Dale Hardware is well stocked and full of knowledgable staff. Love this place!

Super friendly, knowledgable, and helpful people, and there is so much stuff here! It’s really awesome. We came here to find some screws that fell off my GPS mount, and after trying many other hardware stores, we finally find this one that worked! Very happy; the guy helping us took his time to figure out and make sure we got what we wanted, and it was great.
Nice space too — nothing’s cramped, everything’s clean, lights are bright. Everything’s organized and the aisles are clearly labeled. If you need anything hardware related, I definitely recommend this place! They also have gardening stuff.

After deciding to go to the local hardware store I was expecting a small, «ACE Hardware» type of a place. When I pulled in and saw the size I was expecting the Ol’ Home Depot treatment.
This place is dope! And I will go here for everything! How they have more than Home Depot is beyond me!

This review is specifically for Mike. He was super helpful today. We had an incident where the shower faucet came loose and water started gushing out. closed the main water valve and we got a quote from a plumber for 1500 dollars. Mike was super nice and recommended what to buy and also gave some advice as to which plumbers to contact. Ultimately, thanks to Mike we ended up spending 150 dollars instead of 1500 bucks.
Great service Mike:) We are definitely coming to you for our hardware needs

15% off all crap you can fit into a shopping cart.
You can fit a number of plants in a cart…