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Old 01-10-2009, 10:34 PM   #1
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Mid America / Builders Edge

Has anyone else noticed that Mid America, and Home Depots brand "builders edge" are the exact same stuff???? Has anyone Checked the prices?

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Old 01-10-2009, 11:43 PM   #2
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Ithink its been like that for sometime Patrick.Shutters are mid america im sure.
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Old 01-10-2009, 11:46 PM   #3
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interesting. gotta check that out. i'll tell you this,i know of a great dental moulding(solid pvc) thats manufactured by a canadian company and they get a pretty hefty penny for it,. go to find out that lowes can get it and its almost half the price. who knew!
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so we pay extra for midamerica just so we can get screws with our shutters
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basically. that said,i doubt home depot has most of their products in stock and there ai'nt no way i place a special order with home depot regardless of how cheap they are.
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you get screws? just get plugs around here
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Old 01-11-2009, 12:08 AM   #7
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the gable vents,mountmasters are all the same midamerica
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when we get mid america from a siding supplier we get screws and plugs, we throw the plugs away

we started using mid america dentile moulding, if i can get it cheaper at HD I would consider it cause we buy it in bulk
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the gable vents,mountmasters are all the same midamerica
its insulting how the catalog is exactly the same just different logo
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maybe what were getting here are midamericas builders edge line cause there aint no screws the even reduced the amount of plugs from 12 to 8 per pair until you get over a certain size not sure how big,i hate those plugs too
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not a big fan of their door surrounds or window mantels
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yeah and they even color match the screws for you If you put in the right code... You do have to put that you want screws... Its in the back of the book

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I'm missing the point here... So what if Mid america rebrands there stuff. Most of these company's do.

I've never got screws in my vinyl shutters before... I've always used plugs with no problems.

I'll grab a j-block or something from HD when I'm in a rush but my supplier is way cheaper on everything across the board. I guess that's why i'm missing the point here.
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It is the same stuff. In fact, I just picked up a bunch of white gable vents that were clearanced at a local HD for $4 a piece!....The thing they (HD) are lacking is color selection.
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I'm missing the point here... So what if Mid america rebrands there stuff. Most of these company's do.

I've never got screws in my vinyl shutters before... I've always used plugs with no problems.

I'll grab a j-block or something from HD when I'm in a rush but my supplier is way cheaper on everything across the board. I guess that's why i'm missing the point here.

You couldnt pay me enough to install shutters with those f'n plugs. they either dont go in all the way, or too much, or they get bent and have to be drilled out, ill zip in screws all day long.
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I hear you on those plugs.... NEVER
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Has anyone else noticed that Mid America, and Home Depots brand "builders edge" are the exact same stuff???? Has anyone Checked the prices?
My supplier Norandex was cheaper than HD
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