The Mid-Cape Blog
Welcome to the Mid-Cape Home Centers blog where we talk about latest updates on the building products we supply, events, community involvement and more.
This is an exciting time for our industry, a time of reflection, evolution and growth. We are happy to be a part of this historic time in the building materials industry. The industry is being flooded by new brilliant game-changing technologies, existing products are consistently being improved, and some products remain tried and true with quality that stands the test of time. All of this means there’s a revolving door of product knowledge and information out there that we want you to have access to.
Mid-Cape’s 2nd Annual First Responder Appreciation Day
The Cause Following the tragic passing of Sean M. Gannon in April of 2018, members of the local Cape Cod community came together in support of his family and the Yarmouth Police Department in the unexpected loss of their loved one. The Sean M. Gannon Memorial Fund of...
Mid-Cape & CIVOC in Charter Cup Fishing Tournament
For the past several months, Mid-Cape has been raising money for Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center. Mid-Cape team members voted for Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center as the non-profit that they wanted to support in the Charter Cup Fishing...
Mid-Cape’s Latest Truck-for-a-Cause: The Falmouth Fund
Falmouth Matters. This Year. Every Year.Those local to the Falmouth area have seen the effects of the work that is done through The Falmouth Fund. It could be considered the backbone of the Falmouth community in many ways. The Falmouth Fund was established at The Cape...
Supplied by Mid-Cape: Bristol-Plymouth Tech Students Build Garage for Middleboro Police
For many months now, Carpentry and Electrical Technology students from Plymouth-Bristol Regional Technical High School have been building a garage behind the Middleborough Police Station for the station's use, alongside AP Whitaker Commercial Construction. Not only...
Joyful Noise: Mid-Cape Makes Vision of Learning Center a Reality
For over thirty years, Joyful Noise Preschool, a part of the First Church UCC in Sandwich, has been enriching the lives of so many pre-Kindergarten children on the Cape. Earlier in the school year, Program Director Terri Lippman, presented her vision for the coming...
Giving Back and Building Communities
Compassionate Care ALS, also known as CCALS, is a non-profit organization founded with the purpose of supporting those who are coping with ALS, a chronic nervous system disease that causes muscle weakness. Founder Gordon T. Heald recognized the intense amount of care...
A Reason to Celebrate!
Mid-Cape is so excited to have added a beautiful, brand new Kitchen & Millwork Showroom to our Middleboro location! The transformation has been absolutely incredible. On the evening of April 24th, we joined together, Mid-Cape team members and customers alike, to...
Two Century-Old Lumber Landmarks Join Forces
Mid-Cape is expanding its presence to new Cape Cod shores! We are so excited to announce that we have purchased Wood Lumber Co. in Falmouth from Dana and Eileen Miskell. With full-service lumber yards, countless building materials, and hardware stores, both Mid-Cape...
Mid-Cape’s Second Truck-for-a-Cause Is Here!
In keeping with the dedication we have for supporting members of our local community, Mid-Cape has begun focusing specifically on raising awareness for issues with which many struggle here on the Cape & Islands and Southeastern Massachusetts. Although these...
February is for Flooring
New Year, New Floors Strip out that carpet and add beautiful wooden flooring to the living space. If not carpet, maybe it's decades-old, rotting wood that's been decaying for quite some time. Maybe it's damaged beyond repair from poor maintenance, or the style may...
Cape Cod Village Groundbreaking Ceremony at Mid-Cape
The humble, historical town of Orleans has been awaiting the beginnings of this incredibly significant project for many years. This project is known as Cape Cod Village, a large complex of living facilities for autistic adults on Cape Cod. Its inception developed from...
Cape Cod Community College Launches Construction Trade Program
We are excited to hear the news that Cape Cod Community College received a Special Grant for a Preparation Training Program MACWIC! As a result of receiving this grant, our local community college has been able to prepare and hold their Construction Trade Training...
Mid-Cape’s First Truck-for-a-Cause
The ‘Experience that Builds’ is one that nurtures and supports the members of our local community. This includes those we believe to be underrepresented and misunderstood by many. Mid-Cape is dedicated to social responsibility and community development. In our support...
Mid-Cape Home Centers Helping Young People Find Careers on Cape Cod
In the near future, there will be a shortage of skilled workers in the USA. Labor Department data show that demand for masonry workers is expected to grow 15% from 2014 to 2024. The trend continues for other skilled positions. For instance, demand for electricians is...
Building & Enhancing the Experience of our Mid-Cape Team
Mid-Cape Home Centers is passionate about their team members and seeing them grow to success. Mid-Cape’s investment in the quality of training and skill development of team members has many aspects. The company is dedicated to developing talent through succession...
Mid-Cape at the Annual Residential Construction Career Day
On October 18th, Mid-Cape Home Centers participated in the fourth Annual Residential Construction Career Day, begun by the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod, which took place at Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth. The purpose of this event was to...
A Successful Grand Re-Opening Celebration of the Renovated Orleans Showroom
Mid-Cape Home Centers celebrated the incredible transformation of its Orleans Kitchen & Bath Showroom with a Grand Re-Opening Event and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Orleans was the town where Mid-Cape, originally Nickerson Lumber Co., opened its very first retail...
Where to Start: Kitchen & Bathroom Countertops
If countertops have irreversible damage, irremovable stains, chipped edges, or make the kitchen or bathroom appear obsolete, it may be the perfect time to consider options for replacement. Out with the old and in with the new countertops is a fairly inexpensive way to...
Spotlight on Norman McCutcheon: Award-Winning Kitchen & Bath Designer
The Mid-Cape Home Centers team is always striving to create an "Experience that Builds." We aim for quality service and exceptional customer satisfaction. Hard working and talented individuals are the backbone of Mid-Cape Home Centers' success. People like Contractor...
Think Outside the Box When It Comes To Trim
Trim is not just a frame for windows and doors any longer. Interior designers, remodelers, and homeowners are taking moulding and trim to the next level. When it comes to designing each room in your home, do not be afraid to step out and go beyond what is expected....
You’ve Heard of Shiplap, but What Is It?
Here at Mid-Cape Home Centers, our design and millwork teams have recently been receiving many requests for this rising interior design trend: shiplap. Shiplap's aesthetic and feel seem to go hand-in-hand with what many homeowners on Cape Cod intend for the layout of...

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465 Route 134
South Dennis, MA 02660
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Orleans, MA 02653
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Wellfleet, MA 02667
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