There are several other manufacturers as well ... if you drop by your local electrical wholesaler/supplier (the guy your electrician orders through) you should be able to find what you need.

Handyman magazine is handy for the beginner and pro, other home improvement publications and sites are full of techniques, but actual skills take practice to master.You can get an idea of material costs at the supplier, their ads usually have common materials.

Is there a supplier I have not come across yet, or is there an easy fix.  

Make sure to check out some of the areas meetups if you get a chance and let me know if I can put you in touch with any material suppliers. 

As markets tighten up those with the cash will be able to tell contractors and suppliers alike " This is what I am willing to Pay Take it or leave it . " When times are tough both are more than willing to keep your business just to keep their doors open Unlike a few years ago when even your PET GOAT if he could at least make a Mark on a Mort App could buy a property .  

What I also recommend is with a list of what paint,carpet,tile,windows etc. when compiling the list you need to be very detailed including part/spec #.Then try to negotiate those items with your local suppliers.

If you are not a contractor , and you dont do a lot of business with a supplier , you are going to pay retail . 

A Hybrid contract of sale... a way to close more transactions by joint venture A commercial contract of sale, 3 pages with special buyer requirements related to environmental conditions, existing suppliers, surveys, buried oil tanks and other conditions that must be known to make a profitable and safe transaction An option agreementAn informational pocket pack with 52 options to financing and control a building without conventional financingBlank checks, pens, carbon paper, A list of referencesDisclosures for lead paint and other state or federal requirementsCell phone with camera to take pictures of the nice things and negative aspects of the property and to take a picture of the contract to email confirmation to seller and to your title company or lenderA gift, something for the seller to remember you by, I give Indian Head Nickels away, pens, note pads.Blank addendum forms - these are used to attach to your purchase agreements (you don't want a lot of chicken scratching on your contracts; use them to write some of the following; 1.

I don't really know the code because my supplier reviews egress requirements for me.

You get that eviction on their credit record, and introduce them to the joys of living in a trailer.Does McDonald's sue a bad supplier to make sure Burger King doesn't get screwed by the same supplier ?