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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
WOW! I have had nothing but bad luck dealing with big-box Lowes. I bought a shed and had them install it in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The roof collapsed within the warranty period. Lowes claims that the warranty is with the mfg. Mfg, claims it is with Lowes as it is the installer problem. The installer claims it is with Lowes as they installed it within the statement of work. Vicious cycle. The lawyer says it is not worth it. I ended up rebuilding it myself. Not only the workmanship is at fault, but the design work and materials were subpar. After that fiasco, I switched to Home Depot and had great luck. Lowes and Home Depot building materials are terrible, I switch to Gilford Home Center where all the pros purchased.
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I had quite the surprise this past summer. I needed over 100 2x4x8's for a framing project. I typically cherry pick small quantities from HD but had to order for this quantity and went with Hancock in Wolfeboro. When it was known as Winnipesaukee lumber I always got premium boards (premium price) with very little twist, bow, etc. This delivery looked like it came from the discarded pile at HD, still with the premium price). I ended up returning about 20% and cherry picked the replacements. Not sure if it was due to the Hancock name but very disappointing for a lumber yard.
Who ever I end up with for this garage, I'll have to pay attention to who they use for lumber.