re: Best place to find custom bathroom remodels?

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Lowe's or HD carry a cheaper version of top products.

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This is 100% not true and is a myth created by the showrooms as a sales tactic. Yes, LCR and Coburn's has access to very high quality products that the box stores can't get, ie Brizo, but a Delta model# 123 is the same anywhere you buy it. Now if it's a model# 123a, then there'd be a difference. But model #'s being exact are just that, exact same products. Nobody at a showroom making commission will admit to that though. Some common differences with different model number variances would be a plastic pop up drain vs metal for a lav faucet, or a metal ball joint vs plastic on a shower head (where it swivels). But if you see something on the manufacturers website and price the same model at both places, then go with the cheapest. Now, like I said before, if you want a knowledgeable person to sit down with you and spend 2 hours going through catalogs, go to a showroom. You'll never get that service out of a box store.