One way for manufacturers and stores to raise the price without it being noticed is to reduce the content instead.
I became aware of this again when I was going to buy råspont.
I usually buy my lumber at ByggMax, as they often have more lengths available than others in the area and are almost always the cheapest, but not this time.
ByggMax charges 5.95 per meter for the thicker råspont that is 95mm wide. But it's only 20mm thick.
K-rauta charges 6.45 for their 22x95.
ByggMax is therefore cheaper per meter, which of course also makes them cheaper per square meter, but if we look at volume... Yes, K-rauta is cheaper.
They have 10% thicker råspont, but only 8.4% higher price.
You should not underestimate what the last two millimeters do for lifespan and stability.
Even more well-regarded stores like Beijers have reduced to 21mm. K-rauta was actually the only one I found that had 22.
I became aware of this again when I was going to buy råspont.
I usually buy my lumber at ByggMax, as they often have more lengths available than others in the area and are almost always the cheapest, but not this time.
ByggMax charges 5.95 per meter for the thicker råspont that is 95mm wide. But it's only 20mm thick.
K-rauta charges 6.45 for their 22x95.
ByggMax is therefore cheaper per meter, which of course also makes them cheaper per square meter, but if we look at volume... Yes, K-rauta is cheaper.
They have 10% thicker råspont, but only 8.4% higher price.
You should not underestimate what the last two millimeters do for lifespan and stability.
Even more well-regarded stores like Beijers have reduced to 21mm. K-rauta was actually the only one I found that had 22.
Even more frustrating is when you pay for 22mm but only get barely 21. This has happened a few times at my local store.
Impregnation? It was about regular facade timber. Edit: More specifically, the so-called split side.MathiasS said:
There is a difference in width between them! I bought 22mm tongue and groove boards for the walkway in the attic, initially from Beijer since they often have better sorting on their lumber despite the higher price. Byggmax always seems to have damaged lumber on top of their piles. However, it turned out that the boards I purchased were not enough, so I went to Cheapy in town and bought some more. The first 2-3 boards fit well with the others, but then the mismatch started to occur more and more. Over eight board widths, Cheapy's boards were over 1cm smaller than the equivalent from Beijer.
The milled grooves on the underside of the boards come from one of those machines that remove material, imagine how much sawdust that becomes for pellets, etc.
But it's the same with a lot of things, like 10L of paint; there's never actually 10 liters in the cans you buy at the paint store. It usually says something like 9L+color paste, which never amounts to 10L, maybe if you add half a liter of water...
The milled grooves on the underside of the boards come from one of those machines that remove material, imagine how much sawdust that becomes for pellets, etc.
But it's the same with a lot of things, like 10L of paint; there's never actually 10 liters in the cans you buy at the paint store. It usually says something like 9L+color paste, which never amounts to 10L, maybe if you add half a liter of water...
Many probably go to byggmax assuming they are cheaper without comparing. On my recent purchases, the lpm price for raw wood was the same at byggmax and k-rauta, but the latter is 2 mm thicker. Bought quite a lot of 45x145, and k-rauta was cheaper, even on some other items when you factor in waste and such.
I buy most at the local xl-bygg, cheaper and thicker lumber including cutting compared to byggmax, and then I pick it up myself.
No, they are not. But sometimes it seems like they are.Byggis1976 said:Imagine how strange it is that price and quality are linked....hehe
Price and demand are linked. Then there might be a higher demand for products with higher quality, which makes it possible to charge a higher price.
Many people take advantage of this.Byggis1976 said:Imagine how strange it is that price and quality go hand in hand....
You buy a cheap gadget in China, then put a high price on it and people think it's made in Sweden.
Take a lot of these LED spotlights; they barely cost anything in China, someone brings them home and sets 5-6 times higher price on them, and then people automatically think they are made in Sweden.
Similar to my town, crowded with people at Byggmax, and then you drive yourself to Woody where more lengths and better quality are offered at a cheaper price than Byggmax.
Funny how people believe Byggmax is the cheapest when in fact they are not.........
Funny how people believe Byggmax is the cheapest when in fact they are not.........
If you have them on the roof and it's gotten to the point where a 20mm has rotted away, I wouldn't be wondering why I didn't buy 22mm...Nimajneb said:
The biggest problem with Byggmax is all the customers sorting through boards, and when the last customer comes, it's just a mishmash of the worst. What does it matter if, for example, the tongue and groove has a small defect? It would become a slightly bigger problem if all the boards had defects. So if people stopped sorting the wood at Byggmax, it would be easier; buying an unopened bundle of wood at Byggmax isn't worse than anything else.tank77 said:
I buy most things at Byggmax, it's about 700 meters away from the store, which feels like the most important argument. Driving around and wasting time just to save 5kr on a plank at the other end of town is not something I can bother with. We only have Beijer, Cheapy, and Byggmax nearby. XL-bygg is a few miles from town; Cheapy is usually ruled out, it looks like the municipal recycling center there with junk. I go to Beijer when I need special things or if I need something pre-cut.