Vendors & Affiliates

Our Preferred Vendor List vs. Big Box Store (BBS)

Why the big box stores (BBS’s) i.e. Home Depot, Lowes, Sears, etc. are not on our Preferred Vendor List

We have observed over the past several years that the products offered by the BBS’s are not necessarily the same quality that is offered by distributor stores.

Major manufacturers may build a lesser quality product at the request of the BBS’s in order to sell the item at a reduced price. The item may even have the same product name. Sometimes manufacturers use a licensed third party manufacturer to produce product under their trade name. In these cases the product is only available through the licensee’s distribution network. This has occurred with plumbing fixtures, vinyl flooring and carpet. There is evidence that it is happening in other products as well.

The BBS’s often give the name brand item an exclusive item number. It then becomes impossible to shop the price in the distributor market. When we have managed to find the item through the distributors it may be at a lower price than the BBS’s.

Still another method of managing the market is to offer name brand selections at multiple locations with each location having a different item number for the same selection. A recent example of this is the Martha Stewart line of paint colors. Martha Stewart colors are available at Sherwin Williams, Lowes, Home Depot, K-Mart and Sears. Each location has an exclusive color number for the same shade of paint. The primary problem with this is selecting a shade of paint at one location that is not available everywhere else. The paint company will try to color match but doesn’t guarantee the same shade as the original shade color code.

Clearly these distribution methods add additional product procurement costs and endless searches for your selections. As a result it has become necessary that you only make your selections with the vendors on our Preferred Vendor List. We have been working with these vendors for many years and have established an excellent relationship with them. They will treat our clients respectfully and have a wealth of product knowledge.

Ceramic Tile & Stone

Best Tile Distributors
2017 Raleigh Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27609
832-1235
Website
Large selection of tile and stone for all uses
Hours Mon. - Wed. & Fri. 9 - 4:30, Thurs. 9 - 8, Fri 9 - 4:30 Sat. 10 - 4
Appointments recommended

Byrd Tile Distributors
3400 Tarheel Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
876-5997
Website
Hours M-F 9-5, Thurs. until 8
Appointments recommended

ProSource Wholesale Floor Coverings
2409 Alwin Court, Raleigh, NC 27604
834-2525
Website
Some ceramic tile and huge selection of floor coverings
Hours M-F 8-5, Sat. 9-12
Appointments strongly recommended

Nationwide Floor and Window Coverings
Rodney Delves,
773-3788
Website
They have a mobile showroom that comes to you with many selections available for ceramic tile, hardwood, vinyl, laminate, and carpet also interior blinds and shutters.

Majestic Marble and Glass Co.
Showroom: Kim Speight
8411 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27612
(inside showroom of Kitchen & Bath Galleries)
782-7710
Website
Large selection of stone countertops and stone tiles style and color
Hours Mon., Wed., Fri. 9-7, Tues., Thus. 9-6, Sat. 9-5
Appointments strongly recommended

Cultured Marble

Solid Surface Tops

Plumbing Fixtures

Raleigh Decorative Hardware & Plumbing
2740 Noblin Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
829-5755
Website
Plumbing Fixtures & Bath Accessories
Hours Monday - Friday 7 - 5
Appointments required

Wilkinson Supply Company
3300 Bush St., Raleigh, NC 27609
899-3889
Website
Plumbing Fixtures & Bath Accessories
Hours Monday - Thursday 8 - 6 Friday 8 - 5
Appointments recommended

Preferred
The Fuller House & Murray Supply
Cyndi Fuller
1610 E. Williams St., Apex, NC 27502
362-8498
Website
Plumbing fixtures and bath accessories
Call for hours
Appointments recommended

Bath Accessories

Cabinetry

Builder Products
Glen Cousins
4001 Atlantic Ave., Raleigh, NC 27604
989-7744
Website
All price ranges, laminate, solid surface and granite
Appointments strongly recommended

Preferred
Kitchen & Bath Galleries
Shauna McDonald
8411 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27612
961-0718
Website
Call for locations in Cary and Durham
Medium to high-end cabinet ranges, laminate, solid surface & granite tops
Hours M-F 9-6, Sat. 10-5
Appointments required

Flooring

ProSource Wholesale Floor Coverings
2409 Alwin Court, Raleigh, NC 27604
834-2525
Website
Huge selection of all floor coverings
Hours M-F 8-5, Sat. 9-12
Appointments required

Nationwide Floor and Window Coverings
Rodney Delves
773-3788
Website
They have a mobile showroom that comes to you with many selections available, i.e.: ceramic tile, hardwood, vinyl, laminate, and carpet, also interior blinds and shutters

Appliances

Kitchen & Bath Galleries
Lee Rothstein
108 E. Chatham St., Cary, NC 27511
657-0473
Website
Call for locations in Raleigh and Durham
Medium to high-end cabinet ranges, laminate, solid surface and granite tops
Hours M-F 9-6, Sat. 10-5
Appointments strongly recommended

Paint Colors

Duron Paint Company and Sherwin Williams
Sherwin Williams
Duron
Multiple locations

Roofing

ABC Supply
2412 Yonkers Road, Raleigh, NC 27604
836-9950
Website
Large selection of roofing materials
Call for hours

Best Distributors
1306 Kirkland Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
832-2003
Large selection of roofing materials
Call for hours

Windows & Doors

D&H Designs, Inc.
Ken Clifton
1910 W. Garner Road, Garner, NC 27529
772-7413
Large selection of windows and doors
Call for hours and appointment

Lighting

Lights Unlimited, Inc.
Beverly Fader
1129 Merchant Drive, Apex, NC 27502
363-5002
Website
Good lighting selection
Call for hours and appointment

Lighting Inc.
Laura Johnston
500 W. Peace St., Raleigh, NC 27603
828-0351
Good lighting selection
Call for hours and appointment