Our cabinets (shenandoah) and flooring (bruce hardwood) along with numerous other things, like tile, drywall, electrical stuff, etc. are from Lowes. Counters are granite from a granite yard. Actually when I think about it, it would be easier to make a list of what isn't from Lowes.

edited to add: We DIY'd everything but install the granite.

This post was edited by debrak2008 on Mon, Feb 17, 14 at 19:14

Source it where you want, but make no mistake about the extra amount of WORK that you will need to do to keep things rolling correctly. It's all up to the quality of the local individual installers. YOU will be the GC and will need to ride herd on the subs. Box stores aren't gc's to keep everything on track and on time.

If you aren't close enough to be there at a moment's notice, then you really need someone who can be and who has the authority to deal with the subs and issues. That's more of a traditional GC relationship.

We bought cabinetry and countertops from lowes and were very pleased with the service. The crew was great, in fact.

I have a friend who used to run a kitchen and bath showroom. We used to work for the same store manufacturer. He installs cabinets for Lowe's and he's as good as anyone anywhere.

my parents used Lowes. my father got a contractor's discount somehow. they have solid plywood shaker cabinets with soft close, drawers in the plinths, bought all of their appliances - GE and LG fridge. they have two dishwashers, two ranges, two sinks, one french door fridge, nicely done granite, porcelain tile floor and backsplash. The entire thing including demo, electric, plumbing, cabinets, tops, all tile work and prep was 35K in a 12x24 kitchen using the existing footprint.

they were very happy with service. this is very much a local thing. Even a year out, Lowes came back no questions asked to deal with some small issues that they did not catch initially. the granite installer did a very nice job. they had something weird in the granite - like a small repair with a greenish tinge in it - they just Lowes know and the granite company was called back to fix it.

the service was superb. they are older people and this was a very low hassle renovation for them, my mother says she has never cooked in such a wonderful place.

You don't have to *be* a contractor to get their contractor discount. Just buy enough stuff - which isn't that much. You can't use it in conjunction with their military discount (for active/retired) though.