HOME DEPOT

Home Depot is aptly named. You could build a home from the tools and materials you'll find inside one of these warehouse-size supercenters.

They've got concrete and wire mesh for the foundation; lumber, blocks and plywood to frame it and put up the walls; tarpaper and asphalt shingles for the roof; fuse boxes, wiring and fixtures for the electrical; pipes, sinks, tubs and toilets for the plumbing; drywall and paint for the interior walls … and then there are the tools to do the jobs, books and classes to tell you how to do them, home furnishings to decorate when you're done, and the materials to create and maintain a lawn around the joint.

Runners-up: Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse