We've bought a lot of building supplies and fixtures from Castle over the years, and appreciate…read moretheir excellent service. Lumber and other building supplies are good value. They have a wide range of high end kitchen and bathroom fixtures in a large showroom on one side of the building, and a room of flooring options on the other. A good place and they deliver!

It's so important, as a homeowner, to have a great hardware store in town. Lunenburg Hardware is a…read moregreat hardware store. While not as big and well-stocked as Gow's in Bridgewater (LH doesn't even try to stock the kind of seasonal and housewares items that Gow's has), LH has a good selection of all the hardware basics, plus a few very special extras. They've got a fine, if small, chandlery section, if you need to work on your boat. And they sell Benjamin Moore paints and are truly experts in this area. I don't go anywhere else for my paint. Most importantly, this store has the best staff ever! They are helpful and knowledgeable, especially the ones who have been there a decade or more. No matter what project you're working on, the established staff members like Sandy, Elaine, Ron and Ronnie can help you figure out what you need. They also (I just discovered) have a very nice website.

I learned something interesting recently: you're not going to find the best brand products in the…read morebig chain stores. The latter only sell what they can get a high margin on. Although great stores, Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Kent etc. only carry inferior Ryobi, "SunJoe", etc. electric chain saws. You will only find the best quality Stihl at an independent store like Griffin's.

From the owner: Griffin's Sales & Service 1989 Ltd in Kentville is an authorized service centre for small engine…read morerepair and warranty work with qualified technicians on staff. We are also a dealer for new and used equipment and parts.

Melinda in the bathroom, kitchen, blind department is our go-to! She is so nice to work with and…read moregoes the extra mile to make things right. A great experience all around.

We looked around for a refrigerator and dishwasher before Black Friday sales and decided on buying…read morefrom Gow's online because of previous good service and quality products. By January I hadn't heard from them so I dropped into the store to find out whats going on. I was rudely spoken to by a women at the desk saying I'd cancelled the order.....SAY WHAT?....I hadn't cancelled ,she then said I ordered through the web site & that that wasn't them....??? I showed them my printed confirmation saying Gow's Home Hardware.....after some arguing I had a manager assure me it would be cleared up and I'd get my order in February....I received the Dish washer in March, I'm supposed to receive the refrigerator today, 6 months after needing a new fridge....Would I buy from them again???? Would you?

We moved to Upper Tantallon in 2002 and I can't count the number of times John Glover has pulled my…read morebacon out of the fire. They maintain a wide inventory coupled with their superior knowledge of their staff. While we are blessed with a Rona and a Canadian Tire but I always make Remonds my first stop.

The best locally owned Hardware store, fortunately never failed me is great and friendly customer…read moreservice and quality of products, very clean and organized. Priced reasonably and will go the extra mile to assist you 365 days a year. We've lived in the area for 17 years and still shop there.

The staff didn't seem to know the first thing about hardware…read more When, after much searching, I finally found what I came to purchase (their website indicated it was in stock) the product itself was very poorly made, and the parts did not fit with one another.

Out in my neck of the woods, we seem to have everything! Except a Walmart (which I am happy about)…read more But we do everything smaller and more tame! I like that. And this Piercy's / Rona is no exception, it has what i need when I need it! Lumber - for when i want to build some awesome stuff. Tools - for when i need something, or to replace something. So does Cdn Tire! Paint - for painting. supplies - for everything, electrical, plumbing, etc. etc. etc. Does it have everything? no, but it has the most common needs a home owner typically y has! Plus it is only 5 minutes from my house......HUGE bonus points. Yes the Rona/Kent/Home Depot in Bayer's Lake are bigger/better/ more ominous, but they are further away when you need say a junction box and generic ceiling light to add in my basement! ( last nights project!)