Cheap tiles in Poland?

[Itaka]

Hi everyone!

Planning to go to Germany and Poland in the spring with our motorhome.

Building materials are said to be cheaper in Poland than in Sweden.

How about tiles and clinker?

Does anyone know?

Maybe also any tips on a place to shop in northwestern Poland.

(Yes, I have a motorhome that can carry 600 kg (!) of payload.)

 

[roland53]

600 kg !!!....then it won't be very much tile....

The problem is otherwise....
.....It's not that much cheaper in Poland if you compare the same quality
.....They have a slightly different taste regarding patterns and colors.
....then it's a little better in Germany but the prices are a bit higher than in Poland.
Even I, who live in Skåne, don't think it's worth the effort to go there and shop for the little profit it brings....

 

[Itaka]

Hello Roland!

I'm a former Scanian myself (Lund).

There are other things that are cheaper in Poland, such as goods from Apoteket Göken!

I was thinking of combining a vacation with various purchases of a refrigerator, a small amount of tiles, and the customs' quantity of drinkable items.

 

[roland53]

There are other things that are cheaper in Poland, e.g., goods from Apoteket Göken!

Planning to combine vacation with various purchases of a refrigerator, a smaller amount of tiles, and the customs' allowable quantity of drinkable items.

Now it's starting to take shape. .
The problem down here, when visiting Germany, is that customs crack down on overload.
It becomes a better investment if you use the 600 kg load capacity on quality products from Bordershop or Calles in Burg.

 

[nino]

I have bought quite a bit of tile in Poland and I think it has been cheap compared to Swedish prices.

For example, 10*10 tiles for about 90:-/sqm they were about 700:-/sqm here at home, but I haven't been to the big hardware stores but to tile stores with a wide range of Italian tiles.

I have never experienced appliances to be particularly cheaper, so I have never bought them with all the hassle in case of any errors.

 

[Johan-]

Purchased the majority of the building materials in Poland, saved 130,000 straight away on the first round. That was only equivalent to 50 pallets.

 

[roland53]

Bought the majority of the building materials in Poland, saved 130,000 straight off already on the first round. It was still only equivalent to 50 pallets.

Yes, ok but 50 pallets is far from 600 kg

 

[Johan-]

Yes, ok but 50 pallets are far from 600 kg

600kg kök meant a saving of just over 25,000. The savings are not in the stacking of the goods. Negotiation skills and knowing what meets the quality requirements. A few pallets can be easily brought home from Krakow to central Sweden for under 4000kr.

 

[roland53]

600kg kitchen meant a savings of just over 25,000. The savings are not in the packaging of the goods. Negotiation techniques and knowing what meets quality requirements. A few pallets can easily be brought home from Krakow to central Sweden for under 4000kr.

Don't lose focus on TS's question. It was about 600 kg of tiles and NOT a kitchen.
And precisely because tiles are heavy, it doesn't amount to many m2 and thus not a huge saving.

 

[Johan-]

Don't lose focus on the original poster's question. It was about 600 kg of tiles and NOT a kitchen. And just because tiles are heavy, it won’t be particularly many square meters, and therefore, not a very big savings.

You’re right, while I should have been overly clear The original poster can treat themselves to a cheap vacation in Poland (+Germany), leisurely choose the right tiles (cheaper in smaller towns, avoid big cities near ferry ports). Then send the tiles home with a local shipper, 600kg is, as mentioned, not much tiles. It's no great vacation to have the whole rig full of building materials that scrape and dirty and cause unnecessary wear on an expensive vehicle. Polish shippers put 1000kg on a pallet, and in the end, it’s not worth buying exclusive tiles in Sweden if you need more than just for a bathroom.