Have been down in Gdynia scouting a bit before the big purchases later this fall. Was pleasantly surprised that paint and wallpaper were so cheap.. Bought high-quality wallpaper of the more expensive kinds and paid about 80 SEK per roll, the cheapest ones were about 20 SEK. 10 liters of ceiling paint for 75 SEK. Haven't tried it yet but it was worth the gamble for that price. However, I was surprised at how expensive concrete was. 25 kg of cement cost about 45 SEK, almost the same as back home. I bought a finer type of tile, which was on sale and from a catalog. It cost about 85 SEK per sqm and is frost-proof. On top of that comes fix and grout for about 35 SEK per sqm. I didn't like the look of plastic windows, so it will probably be Swedish. The interior doors have a hinge that reminds me of old-fashioned kitchen cupboard hinges. Didn't look very robust so I'm a bit skeptical. Couldn't find any roof tiles so I'll have to keep looking.
However, I'm intrigued but I'll probably bring a Polish friend next time. There were few who spoke English.
However, I'm intrigued but I'll probably bring a Polish friend next time. There were few who spoke English.
I have also been to Gdansk and, after reading about how cheap it is, I was surprised to find that, for example, wooden floors were not generally cheaper there than at home! However, many things were cheap, and I bought a cast iron stove for less than half the price. I looked for ventilation, among other things, but they seem to have square vents instead of, like us, round ones.
Has anyone possibly seen where sheet metal for standing seam metal roofs (slätplåt plx) can be purchased? I thought most metal products seemed cheap, so sheet metal should be as well?
Has anyone possibly seen where sheet metal for standing seam metal roofs (slätplåt plx) can be purchased? I thought most metal products seemed cheap, so sheet metal should be as well?
Po(l)len season has evidently started.maskus said:
Maskus, contact distributors of Plannja or Lindab. They primarily sell "tegelpanneplåt" (LPAL and LPAH) which seems to be very popular in Poland. Therefore, standing seam sheet metal should also be available there. I'm considering going over myself to buy standing seam sheet metal, but first, I must ensure it's actually worthwhile.
Thought I'd update you a bit on prices and products in Poland. We are going down with a truck on 23/7 and flew down with Ryan Air a week ago to see if it really pays off.
It turns out it does indeed. The exact same goods like Becker paint, Electrolux appliances, Hörmann garage doors, tiles & klinker, spiral staircases are at least 20% cheaper down there.
We ourselves are planning to buy products for about 130,000 and estimate that we'll save about 40,000.
Feel free to check the following link, where you'll find a lot of photos of different items (the prices are in Polish zloty and you need to multiply them by about 2.4 to convert to Swedish kronor). Some photos might seem strange, but they are for our own records:
http://www.mypix.se/ShowFriend.asp?AID=JOOPQNDNNOI
The things we've photographed are:
Bathroom furniture + sinks, etc.
Klinker
Tiles
Interior doors + accessories
Exterior doors
Spotlights in ceiling
Fireplaces
Trailers
Sinks
Paint and wallpapers
Electrical sockets
etc.
We also found out that it is possible to get an additional 5-10% discount on the already low prices if you purchase for larger sums = 10,000 Euro.
We also received names and email/fax contacts for people at Mediamarkt and OBI to get a quote for the items we plan to buy.
As for shipping, I haven't checked too much, but we ourselves will be going down with our own truck that can hold about 18 pallets.
It costs us about 11,000 round trips to Gdansk including the ferry trip from Karlskrona. (We'll start with the truck from Linköping)
I can also mention that it is very difficult to find someone who speaks English in the larger stores like OBI, Leroy Merlin, Praktikern, Castorama.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Ps. We still have some spots left in the truck if anyone is interested in buying a spot. We can drop off items along the route from Karlskrona up to Linköping on 25/7 for 750:- per pallet.
It turns out it does indeed. The exact same goods like Becker paint, Electrolux appliances, Hörmann garage doors, tiles & klinker, spiral staircases are at least 20% cheaper down there.
We ourselves are planning to buy products for about 130,000 and estimate that we'll save about 40,000.
Feel free to check the following link, where you'll find a lot of photos of different items (the prices are in Polish zloty and you need to multiply them by about 2.4 to convert to Swedish kronor). Some photos might seem strange, but they are for our own records:
http://www.mypix.se/ShowFriend.asp?AID=JOOPQNDNNOI
The things we've photographed are:
Bathroom furniture + sinks, etc.
Klinker
Tiles
Interior doors + accessories
Exterior doors
Spotlights in ceiling
Fireplaces
Trailers
Sinks
Paint and wallpapers
Electrical sockets
etc.
We also found out that it is possible to get an additional 5-10% discount on the already low prices if you purchase for larger sums = 10,000 Euro.
We also received names and email/fax contacts for people at Mediamarkt and OBI to get a quote for the items we plan to buy.
As for shipping, I haven't checked too much, but we ourselves will be going down with our own truck that can hold about 18 pallets.
It costs us about 11,000 round trips to Gdansk including the ferry trip from Karlskrona. (We'll start with the truck from Linköping)
I can also mention that it is very difficult to find someone who speaks English in the larger stores like OBI, Leroy Merlin, Praktikern, Castorama.
Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Ps. We still have some spots left in the truck if anyone is interested in buying a spot. We can drop off items along the route from Karlskrona up to Linköping on 25/7 for 750:- per pallet.
We just returned home from Poland where we shopped at Castorama in Osowa Gdansk.
Flew down with RyanAir from Skavsta for 222 SEK/person round trip, stayed at a hotel for 1250 SEK for 2 nights in a double room, and took taxis to and from the hardware stores.
We bought, among other things, wall-hung toilets with Geberit fixtures for about 1700 SEK each, 60 sqm of 20mm solid oak parquet for about 200 SEK/sqm, 65 sqm of 8mm mosaic oak parquet for about 35 SEK/sqm. Various tiles and ceramics for prices between 35 and 150 SEK/sqm. 2 pallets of gypsum board 1200x2600 for about 35 SEK/sheet (120 sheets). 1 pallet of 12mm OSB 1200x2600 for about 32 SEK/sqm.
We purchased goods for about 45,000 SEK and estimate that the goods would have cost at least double in Sweden; the transport cost was about 9500 SEK.
Castorama arranged transport to Dalarna by truck for 1006 Euros.
At Castorama, it was no problem to communicate in English.
We started by contacting information which explained how to proceed when shopping.
We then walked around, noted product numbers and quantities of the items we wanted, and they provided a quote for the building materials and informed us of the transport cost. We paid for the goods on-site with a Visa card, but the transportation will be invoiced.
The delivery takes about 2 weeks and will arrive by truck at the construction site, where we must have a loader to unload the truck.
We also took the opportunity to visit IKEA, where we picked up a kitchen catalog with a price list and can conclude that it is about 35-40% cheaper in Poland when comparing IKEA's standard kitchen setups with different doors.
However, the next trip will be with our own truck to be able to buy goods from several different stores.
Keep in mind that if you purchase gypsum board and OSB, you cannot get help from craftsmen for installation; professionals are only allowed to handle 900mm wide boards, as 1200mm wide ones are too heavy.
We refrained from buying floor chipboard in Poland since the Polish have a shorter tongue, where we believe there is a too-small contact surface for the glue, which may cause floor creaking more easily.
/ Patrik
Flew down with RyanAir from Skavsta for 222 SEK/person round trip, stayed at a hotel for 1250 SEK for 2 nights in a double room, and took taxis to and from the hardware stores.
We bought, among other things, wall-hung toilets with Geberit fixtures for about 1700 SEK each, 60 sqm of 20mm solid oak parquet for about 200 SEK/sqm, 65 sqm of 8mm mosaic oak parquet for about 35 SEK/sqm. Various tiles and ceramics for prices between 35 and 150 SEK/sqm. 2 pallets of gypsum board 1200x2600 for about 35 SEK/sheet (120 sheets). 1 pallet of 12mm OSB 1200x2600 for about 32 SEK/sqm.
We purchased goods for about 45,000 SEK and estimate that the goods would have cost at least double in Sweden; the transport cost was about 9500 SEK.
Castorama arranged transport to Dalarna by truck for 1006 Euros.
At Castorama, it was no problem to communicate in English.
We started by contacting information which explained how to proceed when shopping.
We then walked around, noted product numbers and quantities of the items we wanted, and they provided a quote for the building materials and informed us of the transport cost. We paid for the goods on-site with a Visa card, but the transportation will be invoiced.
The delivery takes about 2 weeks and will arrive by truck at the construction site, where we must have a loader to unload the truck.
We also took the opportunity to visit IKEA, where we picked up a kitchen catalog with a price list and can conclude that it is about 35-40% cheaper in Poland when comparing IKEA's standard kitchen setups with different doors.
However, the next trip will be with our own truck to be able to buy goods from several different stores.
Keep in mind that if you purchase gypsum board and OSB, you cannot get help from craftsmen for installation; professionals are only allowed to handle 900mm wide boards, as 1200mm wide ones are too heavy.
We refrained from buying floor chipboard in Poland since the Polish have a shorter tongue, where we believe there is a too-small contact surface for the glue, which may cause floor creaking more easily.
/ Patrik
Hello!
Does anyone know where in Poland you can find good and stylish exterior double doors in old style? Hard to come by maybe, but perhaps someone knows of a carpentry? I myself recently looked at a door that was made by a carpentry in Poland for around 10,000 SEK. It looked very nice from a distance but upon closer inspection, the detail work was disappointing.
All tips are welcome!
Does anyone know where in Poland you can find good and stylish exterior double doors in old style? Hard to come by maybe, but perhaps someone knows of a carpentry? I myself recently looked at a door that was made by a carpentry in Poland for around 10,000 SEK. It looked very nice from a distance but upon closer inspection, the detail work was disappointing.
All tips are welcome!
Hello
It is also possible to download the kitchenplanner in Polish and compare the configuration you make in the Swedish program to get exact price differences between Poland and Sweden (for the kitchen you want). We saved about 5000 by ordering our abstract kitchen in Poland (we ordered everything except the countertops there).
It is also possible to download the kitchenplanner in Polish and compare the configuration you make in the Swedish program to get exact price differences between Poland and Sweden (for the kitchen you want). We saved about 5000 by ordering our abstract kitchen in Poland (we ordered everything except the countertops there).
I have previously shopped from BAT and from Castorama, but since Castorama does not use Reversed VAT Charging, and since BAT replaced the previously very skilled salesperson with an incompetent one, I am in search of a building supplies store in Gdansk/Gdynia/Sopot that sells standard building materials, speaks reasonable English, and handles reversed VAT charging. I prefer good service over the lowest price. Anyone have good tips? I was hoping to avoid traveling down to Gdansk this summer.
Regards,
David
Regards,
David
I have been following this thread with interest. My partner and I decided yesterday to go to Poland for a little mini-vacation today.
I surfed around a bit and found the following link which contains various places... surely nothing new for many, but I think it's a good collection.
http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/gdansk/en/category?cid=3608&chid=320
I surfed around a bit and found the following link which contains various places... surely nothing new for many, but I think it's a good collection.
http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/gdansk/en/category?cid=3608&chid=320