Belletete's Hardware/Building Materials

thinkxingu · 05-09-2026, 12:45 PM

I can't recall seeing Belletete's mentioned here, but my goodness are they great. I'm so glad there's one near camp in Moultonborough and that I discovered the one in Nashua.

Their wood is excellent quality, prices are reasonable, and they're incredibly helpful.

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John Mercier · 05-09-2026, 02:14 PM

Should be one right there in Moultonborough.
I thought they purchased the old AB Lumber right next to Glidden Rd.

bobkatfly · 05-10-2026, 05:51 AM

That's the one he's talking about. I haven't shopped that one but always had good experience at the Nashua location when I lived down there.

BroadHopper · 05-10-2026, 09:28 AM

I had great luck with the Moultonborough and Concord location. I pretty much stop going to Lowe's and Home Depot. LaValley's is also a great company to work with.

John Mercier · 05-11-2026, 12:20 PM

The Moultonborough one will probably be a bit different than the Nashua one.

I am guessing Nashua to be more a "home center" like Lavalleys Meredith or the new construction at Gilford would be.

The smaller outlets tend to be more specific to the area and then special/custom order all items in.

Customers even mistake our home centers for the Big Boxes, but we tend to be more on the lumber side and less on the consumer goods. Though they continually work that out.

fatlazyless · 05-11-2026, 12:36 PM

LaValley Meredith has a yard sale, end cap with quarts of customer rejected $25-Pittsburgh Paint going for just $5.00/qt, mostly interior right now.

For that low price is easy to really like the paint but hate its color. This $25 qt of purple exterior satin Pittsburgh Paint for just five bucks is truly excellent paint, except for the color .......

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John Mercier · 05-11-2026, 02:26 PM

The industry calls it OOPS paint.

I learned it at HD and brought it to Lavalleys.
Any oil version is nice as a primer on many surfaces, while the latex can be used as a base coat if close to the final color that is applied as a second coat.

05-09-2026, 12:45 PM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,539 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,176 Times in 1,353 Posts	Belletete's Hardware/Building Materials I can't recall seeing Belletete's mentioned here, but my goodness are they great. I'm so glad there's one near camp in Moultonborough and that I discovered the one in Nashua. Their wood is excellent quality, prices are reasonable, and they're incredibly helpful. Sent from my SM-S931U using Tapatalk

05-10-2026, 05:51 AM	#3
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Center Tuftonboro Posts: 411 Thanks: 61 Thanked 60 Times in 52 Posts	That's the one he's talking about. I haven't shopped that one but always had good experience at the Nashua location when I lived down there. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

05-10-2026, 09:28 AM	#4
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,280 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	I had great luck with the Moultonborough and Concord location. I pretty much stop going to Lowe's and Home Depot. LaValley's is also a great company to work with. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

05-11-2026, 12:36 PM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,168 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	LaValley Meredith has a yard sale, end cap with quarts of customer rejected $25-Pittsburgh Paint going for just $5.00/qt, mostly interior right now. For that low price is easy to really like the paint but hate its color. This $25 qt of purple exterior satin Pittsburgh Paint for just five bucks is truly excellent paint, except for the color ....... ! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

05-09-2026, 02:14 PM	#2
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,975 Thanks: 3 Thanked 678 Times in 561 Posts	Should be one right there in Moultonborough. I thought they purchased the old AB Lumber right next to Glidden Rd.

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05-11-2026, 12:20 PM	#5
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,975 Thanks: 3 Thanked 678 Times in 561 Posts	The Moultonborough one will probably be a bit different than the Nashua one. I am guessing Nashua to be more a "home center" like Lavalleys Meredith or the new construction at Gilford would be. The smaller outlets tend to be more specific to the area and then special/custom order all items in. Customers even mistake our home centers for the Big Boxes, but we tend to be more on the lumber side and less on the consumer goods. Though they continually work that out.

05-11-2026, 02:26 PM	#7
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,975 Thanks: 3 Thanked 678 Times in 561 Posts	The industry calls it OOPS paint. I learned it at HD and brought it to Lavalleys. Any oil version is nice as a primer on many surfaces, while the latex can be used as a base coat if close to the final color that is applied as a second coat.