Buying construction materials abroad

[ByggaNytt]

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[bjoli]

Is there anyone who could consider taking an order or possibly an extra passenger? I need granite ceramics but it's not economical for me to go down myself... Moreover, I find it so hard to get away...

I'm in the same situation. I have a bathtub front that needs to be picked up, and I have to buy a new toilet seat since I accidentally broke it.

Is there anyone who could bring this home for me for a fee? Or is there someone who wants to go or send an order and share the cost if I go there?

I live in Malmö, but if someone can bring the items home to me, it also works to leave them in Nyköping or Stockholm.

 

[ltz]

Have tried to understand the whole thread, several have larger orders with, for example, concrete elements and similar heavy parts with delivery to Sweden. Someone had ordered 44 pallets of lightweight concrete, for instance.

Does the home delivery work well, on time, and everything is fine? The delivery that someone mentioned that Castorama might handle, does it work well?

Thinking if one should dare to order a standard product like Porotherm blocks for a house construction. A product like that which you couldn't directly tow home with a trailer behind the station wagon..

 

[imported_mana]

I have been planning my house construction for a veeeery long time now, finally it's time to move from theory to practice = )
I am considering importing building blocks from Poland, still haven't decided if it should be aerated concrete or leca blocks... Anyone else considering this? Have you found prices and suggestions for suppliers?

 

[saidlasf]

I have been planning my house build for a loooooong time now, finally it's time to go from theory to practice = )
I'm considering importing building blocks from Poland, still haven't decided whether it should be aerated concrete or leca blocks... Anyone else considering this? Have you found prices and suggestions for suppliers?

Hello

I myself (or through an interpreter) have bought 3 truckloads of aerated concrete and it has worked perfectly. See my previous posts.
Planning to buy as much of the "interior" as possible in Poland this summer/fall.


Said

 

[basil]

Can anyone answer whether it is still profitable to go to Poland and buy appliances and tiles? I've understood that it was profitable about 2-3 years ago, but prices have gone up recently.

Since most posts are from '04/'05, it's hard to get a clear picture.

I'm planning to go down in early May '07 but can't find a good website to check prices. Most are only in Polish without an English version. Anyone have any good tips?

All help and info is gratefully received

 

[Lekkamraten]

Some search pages that work at least for white goods and various other kitchen equipment.

Yes, white goods are significantly cheaper.

Porównaj sklep i ceny: nagrywarki, lodówki, telewizory, monitory, kamery, aparaty cyfrowe, notebooki
Kuchnie Gazowe i elektryczne - porównanie cen w 500 sklepach
Ceneo - porównanie cen, sklepy internetowe, perfumy, agd, rtv, komputery

Store prices are, just like in Sweden, slightly more expensive than pure online sellers, but it doesn't eat up the profitability. At the same time, not everything is cheaper, so it's essential to know and be able to compare.

I'm going down again in a week.

 

[isolde]

I am considering importing building blocks from Poland, still haven’t decided whether it should be aerated concrete or leca blocks... Anyone else thinking about this? Have you found prices and suggestions for suppliers?

Buying Ytong in Poland for spring/summer 2007 will be extremely difficult. There is an extreme construction boom, and Xella's factories are not even accepting orders from resellers. If you order today, you will have to patiently wait for delivery sometime in mid-September.
In just a few years, Ytong blocks have increased by 300%. Other types of blocks like Leca and Porotherm are also very hard to come by unless you can wait until the fall.

 

[basil]

Going to Poland soon to buy tiles, ceramics, and appliances. Can anyone recommend a good place to buy nice tiles? Where is ImexTop32, which is apparently better than the others?

Appliances seem to be best bought at Castorama or Praktiker.

This is really difficult.

 

[basil]

One more question...
Where can you rent a truck that is allowed to travel to Poland?
I have contacted Statoil, Q8, and OK and all of them say a flat no to trips to Poland due to the risk of theft.

As it stands now, my entire trip is falling apart because no one wants to rent out a truck. Tragic.

 

[Jesca_j]

You can ask the stores to pack your goods on a pallet and deliver them to the ferry and send it as cargo. The stores charged 100:- for that service when I was there. The ferry staff will unload the pallets onto the boat and you pick up the pallets at home in Sweden. I don't know what the pallet freight costs, but it's not very expensive.

 

[Lekkamraten]

A question...
Where can you rent a truck that is allowed to travel to Poland?
I have contacted Statoil, Q8, and OK, and all say flat out no to trips to Poland due to the risk of theft.

As it stands now, my entire trip is at risk because no one wants to rent out a truck. Tragic.

I had the same problem. OK/Q8 allows you to go over to Poland, but on the other hand, they want 50% higher rental prices citing increased risks, which is completely insane. For example, Avis allows vehicles to be driven from Germany to Poland but not from Sweden to Poland, which is a clear sign of how the rental market discriminates against them.

The vehicle is locked on a ferry for about 20 hours round trip. Depending on how long you stay, you either sit in the vehicle yourself or park it in a usually guarded parking lot (the area where IKEA is located is guarded by security across the entire parking lot), which I perceive as significantly safer than in Sweden. Other hardware stores have guards at all entrances and exits, and Mediamarkt has guards that even check the staff to ensure the correct product is given to the customer.

If you can manage with a trailer or moving box, Tule rental allows the trailer to be driven to Poland; they require a 10,000 SEK deposit. You can pick it up at Preem Karlskrona and drop it off near where you need to take your things. Preem Karlskrona has its own trailers and takes a 5,000 SEK deposit.

I personally found an OK/Q8 location that had significantly lower prices than official rates and had no objections to taking the trailer over to Poland, no deposit.

Someone should contact European Consumer Centre and inform them.

 

[Swetrot]

Are there other countries besides Poland that make sense to visit for cheaper shopping? Living in Stockholm, and planning to move 25 miles north, Poland doesn't seem like a sensible option. However, there are ferries to Estonia from here. How are the prices there? Has anyone scored any deals?

Is Finland cheaper than Sweden?

By the way, I remember the early 1990s when I lived in Oxelösund. There was a ferry line to Poland a few days a week, and we often shook our heads at their small Fiats that carried 4 used fridge/freezer units on the roof. They were upright, and it definitely wasn't in accordance with Swedish traffic regulations.

Now the tide has turned, we travel to Poland and load our cars as full as possible. As fast as it can go...

 

[basil]

Does anyone have experience with buying appliances in Poland and having them shipped home with Polferries to Nynäshamn?

Since no one rents out trucks to Poland anymore, it seems to be the only way.

Feels a bit "iffy" to go there, buy items for 50,000, and hope that home transport works out. No one speaks English either.

 

[Jesca_j]

Of course, they speak English! Not all, but quite a few speak English, so it's possible to communicate with them.