Best of 2003: Best Place To Buy Used Building Materials

Habitat for Humanity ReStore
3653 Costa Bella Street, Lemon Grove
www.habitatsdiego.org
619-463-0464

In this "thrift-store" warehouse, items sell at 50 to 75 percent off retail. Windows are $7 a square foot, carpet is 33 cents a square foot, and paint sells for $4 a gallon. Smaller items, like drawer pulls, switch plates, plumbing elbows, and electrical wire are available. Not everything here is used: new miniblinds, still in the box, are priced at $5 to $9. The store is open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Closed Sunday.