Best of Roanoke 2012 - Home, Sweet Home

The Best of Roanoke 2012

From doggie daycare to retirement homes, from biggest brain to biggest clown, from worst moment of 2011 to best new idea for 2012, our readers have picked the best – and a few not-so-bests – of the valley. Our thanks to those readers for more than 30,000 individual votes cast in 153 categories, resulting in the following 465 Platinum, Gold and Silver awards.

Home, Sweet Home

Best Real Estate Agency    

  • PLATINUM: RE/MAX
  • GOLD: MKB Realtors
  • SILVER: Long & Foster

Best Real Estate Agent    

  • PLATINUM: Callie Dalton, Long & Foster
  • GOLD: Jeannine Hanson, Long & Foster
  • SILVER (tie): Daniel Brown, RE/MAX; Michelle Richer RE/MAX

Greenest Garden Shop

  • PLATINUM: Townside Gardens
  • GOLD: Greenbrier Nurseries
  • SILVER: Country Corner

Hardware Store That Has All the Answers

  • PLATINUM: Northwest TrueValue Hardware
  • GOLD: Lowe’s
  • SILVER: The Home Depot

Best Home Theater Store

  • PLATINUM: Audiotronics
  • GOLD: Lee Hartman & Sons
  • SILVER: Sound Decision
  • Chain Winner: Best Buy

Best Remodeling Contractor

  • PLATINUM: Chris Sneddon Handy Man Service
  • GOLD: ZIA Construction
  • SILVER (tie): Carl Cronk - Valley Contractors; Stone River

Most Reliable Electrician

  • PLATINUM: Shively Electric
  • GOLD: Ostrom Electrical
  • SILVER (tie): Emmert’s Electrical; Wilson-Lynch Electrical Company, Inc.

Plumber That Gets it Fixed Fast

  • PLATINUM: McGuire Plumbing & Heating
  • GOLD: Turdbusters
  • SILVER: Richard R. Brogan Plumbing

Best Roofing Company

  • PLATINUM: Miller Roofing
  • GOLD: JT Morgan
  • SILVER: Vinton Roofing

Best Appliance Repair

  • PLATINUM: Appliance Medic
  • GOLD (tie): Austin’s Appliance; Tarpley’s; Vinton Appliance Center

Best Apartment Complex

  • PLATINUM: Pebble Creek
  • GOLD: Sunscape
  • SILVER: Glade Creek

Friendliest Neighborhood

  • PLATINUM: Raleigh Court/ Grandin area
  • GOLD: South Roanoke
  • SILVER: Old Southwest

Best Flooring

  • PLATINUM: Fashion Floors
  • GOLD: Steve W. Durrance Floors

Best Flooring (Chain)

  • PLATINUM: Lowe’s
  • GOLD: Lumber Liquidators
  • SILVER: The Home Depot

Best Furniture Store

  • PLATINUM: Grand Home Furnishings
  • GOLD: Virginia Furniture Market
  • SILVER: Reid’s Fine Furnishings

Best Kitchen and Bath Shop

  • PLATINUM (tie): Ladles and Linens; Provisions Gourmet and RSVP Shop
  • SILVER: Cabinetry With TLC

Best Kitchen and Bath Shop (Chain)

  • PLATINUM: Bed Bath & Beyond
  • GOLD (tie): Lowe’s, Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery

Best Lawn Care and Landscaping

  • PLATINUM: Alluring Landscapes
  • GOLD: Varsity Landscaping & Grounds
  • SILVER: Prestige Acres Landscaping