Behind the Build
The 101-Year-Old Company Behind Atlanta’s Finest Luxury Homes, Lummus Supply Co
July 28, 2026 Length: 16 min Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)
In this Behind the Build episode, Stefanie Couch visits Lummus Supply in Acworth, Georgia, with CEO Will Lummus and his team to see how a fifth-generation building materials and millwork business supplies some of Atlanta's finest luxury homes. The company just turned 101.
About This Episode.
Most businesses die in 5 years. Lummus Supply Co just turned 101.
In this episode of Behind The Build, I'm in Acworth, Georgia with CEO Will Lummus and his team to see how a fifth-generation building materials and millwork business supplies some of the finest luxury homes in Atlanta.
Behind The Build takes you inside the companies that supply, build, and deliver America's finest homes.
What's inside
- The 29,000 sq ft Georgia home and how Lummus specs its engineered wood with full 3D modeling, roof to foundation
- Why luxury homeowners want floor to ceiling windows, thinner sight lines, and more glass, and how Sierra Pacific Windows now builds operable casements up to 8 feet tall
- Multi-slide and pocketing door systems, including a 12-foot opening Lummus turned into an 18-foot disappearing wall with Western Window Systems
- The window lines they carry and how they match brands to budgets: Sierra Pacific Windows, Quaker Windows and Doors, Western Window Systems, Andersen Windows, Pella Windows, Lincoln Windows, and Windsor Windows
- Inside two custom homes in the Alpharetta and Milton area by Ecraft Homes and Crown Line Homes
- The showroom strategy that helps builders close: Trex and TimberTech decks, James Hardie siding, and tiny homes clients can walk through
- Will Lummus on culture: "Every driver is the CEO of their truck"
Key Takeaways.
- For a 29,000 square foot Georgia home, Lummus specs the engineered wood with full 3D modeling from roof to foundation.
- A SawTek cuts an entire house package and drills 1,200 holes in a two-day production run.
- Luxury homeowners want floor to ceiling windows, thinner sight lines and more glass; Sierra Pacific now builds operable casements up to 8 feet tall.
- With Western Window Systems, Lummus turned a 12-foot opening into an 18-foot disappearing wall.
- The showroom helps builders close with Trex and TimberTech decks, James Hardie siding and tiny homes clients can walk through.
Questions and Answers.
What is Lummus Supply?
Lummus Supply Co is a fifth-generation building materials and millwork business in Acworth, Georgia, led by CEO Will Lummus. The company just turned 101 and supplies some of the finest luxury homes in Atlanta.
What window brands does Lummus Supply carry?
Lummus carries Sierra Pacific Windows, Quaker Windows and Doors, Western Window Systems, Andersen Windows, Pella Windows, Lincoln Windows and Windsor Windows, and it matches brands to budgets.
What do luxury homeowners want in windows and doors?
Luxury homeowners want floor to ceiling windows, thinner sight lines and more glass. The episode also shows multi-slide and pocketing door systems, including an 18-foot disappearing wall.
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