Cox Hardware, Inc.

Cox Hardware, Inc., which trades as Cox Hardware and Lumber, is a hardware, lumber and building materials store at 1923 Wayside Dr in Houston's East End. The company says it has served customers since 1946 and stocks over 30,000 unique hardware, lumber and building material items, available in store and online.

Departments include lawn and garden, auto and truck supplies, home and builders hardware, contractor and heavy hardware, paint, plumbing and electrical supplies, hand and power tools, lumber and building materials, fasteners, and safety products.

The store has a drive-through lumberyard where staff load lumber, cuts materials such as pipe, glass, rope, chain, hose and keys, and offers commercial charge accounts to qualified businesses. In 2014 the trade publication Hardware + Building Supply Dealer named it Texas's store on its 50 Hardware Store All-Stars list, according to the company.

“Quality, Service & Value Since 1946”
Company website

At a glance

• Founded: 1946
• Store hours: Physical store open 6 days a week
• Payment and credit terms: Commercial charge accounts for qualified businesses; Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express accepted in store
• Recognition: Named to the 2014 Hardware + Building Supply Dealer 50 Hardware Store All-Stars list as the Texas store (company says)
• Mailing address: PO Box 9466, Houston, TX 77261-9466
• Employees, Houston site: 33 (annual average reported to OSHA for 2025); earlier: 2024: 36, 2023: 37
• Texas sales tax permit: Active for 1923 Wayside Dr

Products and services

• Hardware, tools and fasteners. Home and builders hardware, contractor and heavy hardware, hand and power tools, and fasteners, nuts and bolts.
• Lumber and building materials. Lumber and building materials, with a drive-through lumberyard where staff load customer vehicles.
• Plumbing and electrical supplies
• Paint and supplies. Includes free computerized color matching of paint samples.
• Lawn and garden, auto and housewares. Lawn and garden, auto and truck supplies, housewares and cleaning products.
• Safety and personal protection
• Cut-to-size materials and key cutting. Cuts pipe, window glass, sheet plastic, rope, chain, rebar, wire rope and industrial hose, and cuts house and car keys.
• Special orders. Sourcing of items not carried in stock.

Locations

• Houston, East End: 1923 Wayside Dr, Houston, TX 77011, (713) 923-9458

Sources

• Company website (coxhardware.com)
• Company website (coxhardware.com/t-services.aspx)
• Company website (coxhardware.com/t-about.aspx)
• U.S. OSHA, Form 300A establishment data
• Texas Comptroller, franchise tax account status
• Texas Comptroller, franchise tax account status

Compiled by GURU from public sources in October 2026. Details can change, so please confirm with the company. Work here? Claim this profile to keep it current.