ls02 wrote:
In spring I am starting building big addition. I wonder how HD\Lowes
stand in building materials (lumber, house wrap, subfloor plywood, OSB
sheathing, roofing shingles, insulation, drywall and other) vs.
independent custom specialized builders suppliers. I mean in price,
availability of relatively large quantities needed to build big
addition. I guess both HD and Lowes deliver.

We have orange and blue and red big boxers here. The local red started as a
local hardware/lumber store, however, and this being PNW, carries high
quality lumber from local mills. Orange and blue both ship in crap from
down south and God only knows where.

Prices are pretty much a wash, some items are higher, some items are lower.

I shop a lot at orange cuz they're a lot closer, but if I've got any lumber
to buy, I go red.

I avoid blue like the plague.

Jon