I buy most of my materials at Menards and Home Depot, and flooring sometimes from Lumber Liquidators, but recently discovered Floor & Decor, so I may check them out.
Windows generally Jeld Wen, reasonable quality, decent price, Great Customer service, and made here in WI
Mastercraft doors, Ideal/Clopy garage doors
Conco Paint, (its Sherwin Williams Packaged for Menards, and cheaper than the Sherwin store can sell you the same paint for) Same colors for every unit, makes touch up easy, never need to find a code.
Castlebrook Shingles
Abtco vinyl siding, in-stock colors with white trim and corners (can always just pick up a piece if one gets cracked.)
Kwikset Locks
Flooring I use LVP, generally a click type
I replace all brick mold on ext doors with Vinyl, I use solid vinyl for exterior window sils, and trims when rotten. we replace ceiling fans with just lights (less to fail, and less to get hurt on)
we use combo Smoke and CO detectors, so there is only one device for each location they are installed instead of 2
kitchen cabinets, whoever has the best sale, and if you want soft close, add it on, dont buy them already on the cabinets, WAY CHEAPER.
we generally swap water heaters to electric with stainless flex hook up lines for easy and cheap replacement down the road.
also we often replace furnace and A/C or add A/C (im licensed so for me its pretty cheap) if the systems are older
