Builders Store Inc

These guys are the best. Often with small, local hardware stores you are paying extra for knowledge and experience. But these guys offer the best of both worlds — they have a deeply knowledgable staff and very competitive prices. Some of their tools cost significantly less than at the big box stores. Of course, other things cost more. But none of the prices are outrageous and on average I think you save money by coming here. (I did recently buy a larger item from amazon, since it cost Builder Store more to special order it than it did for me to have it shipped directly. But this was a special case, since it had to be shipped.)
Selection is a little smaller than big box guys, but it’s carefully and thoughtfully curated.
In sum: the staff is friendly, highly helpful, highly knowledgable. I don’t go anywhere else unless I have to.

Friendly place where they will help you find exactly what you need, at the same prices as big box stores but with superior service, and you can support a local small business.
About 6 months back I was looking for a part to fix a dripping faucet, something I had never done before. After spending an hour each at Lowe’s and Home Depot with no results, it was suggested I try Builders Store. I was greeted as I came in the door and after a brief wait while they finished helping another customer, they helped me find the part I was looking for and figure out exactly which version I needed for my faucet. After talking for another minute to get some details about the problem I was having, they then told me that rather than buy the $ 15 stem kit I had asked for, I could just replace the seat washer on the stem for $ 3 and keep the stem. Worked perfectly and it’s become my go to hardware store from then on.

Fast and friendly service, small mom and pop store. I needed parts for my snowblower as the warranty had just ran out and snow is on the way. These guys were the closest to me so I called them, they are more of a hardware store but according to Google they serviced my brand of snowblowers. Wasn’t sure if I had the money for them to service it, and was pretty sure the repair was simple enough to do myself. So I asked if they had the parts I needed, they did, and if I could come pick them up right away, I could. I ran right over, grabbed my parts, and the owner even gave me a quick rundown on what I needed to do, and the right tools for the job. After buying the parts and the tools, it was still cheaper than the lowest price I found online. I will definitely be going back for all my Toro needs.