Thefoundryman
thefoundryman.com
The Foundryman is an online retailer of handcrafted brass hardware components. The store offers over 150 product lines including kitchen handles, drawer pulls, hooks, locks, bolts, and latches, all designed in-house and manufactured from solid brass for home improvement and furniture projects.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 44/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
105
Collections
29
Pages
8
Blog Posts
5
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
63/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 12 points below Home Improvement category average (56)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#13289 / 16375
Faster than 19% of stores
Home Improvement Ranking
#262 / 334
Top 78% in category
Category Avg Performance
56
-12 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.8s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
2.9s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
130ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.5s
First Contentful Paint
667ms
Time to First Byte
18.9s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 503 Home Improvement stores
#228 in Home Improvement
Above average (top 45%)
93% below average
105 products vs 1,558 avg
Slower than 78% of Home Improvement stores
PageSpeed score: 44/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 503 stores in Home Improvement
93% below average
avg
65% below average
avg
65% below average
avg
91% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
TrustPilot
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Above average catalog size
Top 45% by catalog size
low
Basic content (8 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Thefoundryman
Thefoundryman is a home improvement ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in GB. The store currently offers 105 products organized across 29 collections, making it comparable in size for the home improvement category.
Theme and Design
Thefoundryman uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Thefoundryman achieves a performance score of 44/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 83/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Thefoundryman uses TrustPilot for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Laybuy for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Home Improvement category, Thefoundryman ranks #228 out of 503 stores we track. This places them in the top 45% of home improvement stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 20, 2026
