Pease Doors Opens in Mariemont’s Industrial Complex

By Marcy Lewis

The Village of Mariemont is pleased to welcome Pease Doors into the Mariemont industrial complex. The Pease family has a history in the building products industry spanning over three generations. Brothers David and Fletcher Pease are the latest generation to renew the family legacy with a fresh take on the door business.

In the mid-1900s, the Pease Company offered one of the first mail-order catalogs for building products where consumers and contractors alike could purchase building materials or even an entire “home in a box.” David and Fletcher’s grandfather worked in that company before spinning out his own door manufacturing business, Pease

Industries. Their grandfather invented and patented the insulated steel door, which was manufactured in Fairfield and sold all over the United States. In 2000, Pease Industries was sold to Pella.

Brothers David and Fletcher Pease had often discussed going into business together. They were particularly interested in the directto-consumer nature of the Pease Company, combined with the door expertise and relationships their grandfather solidified with his door manufacturing business. David and Fletcher’s parents had long operated a small retail website servicing the doors made by their grandfather. When the brothers returned home to Cincinnati during the pandemic in 2020, they saw an opportunity to expand this business into a company offering parts for all door brands and entire replacement door systems, shipped to homeowners by FedEx.

It was “now or never” the brothers decided. David recalls, “we thought, hey, no one has really built a direct-to-consumer door business with quality products, experts available by call or text, supported by modern logistics and technology – why not us?”

At first, Pease Doors operated out of David and Fletcher’s parents’ home. David packed the orders with his father in the garage and Fletcher answered phone calls from his bedroom. Many customers remembered purchasing parts and receiving advice from Lisa Pease, David and Fletcher’s mother, who passed away during the pandemic.

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As Pease Doors expanded its product offering and advertising, they hired employees and added fulfillment space. By 2021, they were operating primarily out of a warehouse in Fairfax and coworking space in downtown Cincinnati for their customer service team.

The continued rapid growth of Pease Doors exposed the need for a large hybrid warehouse, office, and showroom space to consolidate operations and allow for further expansion. In 2023, the Pease brothers approached Village officials with the desire to lease roughly fifty thousand square feet of space in the vacant warehouse at 5801 Mariemont Avenue. The Village explored how it could facilitate the process.

Mariemont Mayor Bill Brown and Economic Development Committee chair Marcy Lewis worked with the consulting group Envision Group LLC to secure a $100,000 CEDAP grant to be used for adding a customer showroom and manufacturing facilities. “Upon first meeting David and

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Fletcher, I was taken with their enthusiasm and youthful energy,” said Mayor Brown. “I knew Pease Doors would be a great fit for Mariemont’s industrial park. It’s been a real pleasure to work with them and we wholeheartedly welcome Pease Doors to our business community.”

“We are very grateful for the Village support through the entire process, and the grant will help propel our business to the next level,” Fletcher remarked. The renovations are expected to take place in 2025.

Pease Doors now employs nearly twenty full- and part-time associates. They anticipate 2024 sales of nearly $10M, an increase of more than 50% over the previous year. David commented, “Our parents got married down the street at Mariemont Chapel – we feel Mariemont is the perfect home for us to grow our family business and one day hand the legacy down to the next generation.”

Visit www.peasedoors.com to find out more about their offerings. You can also email them at info@peasedoors.com or text or call 513-871-8907.