Buying construction materials abroad

rickard_89 · 24 Oct 2016 at 7:43 AM

Yes, it's the equivalent of pricejakt, use google translate

ScottStevens · 14 Dec 2016 at 4:14 PM

Is there anyone who knows a good transport company that operates between Poland-Sweden (Stockholm)? It involves transporting a kitchen, appliances, and flooring.

Angie99 · 18 Dec 2016 at 2:47 PM

I have skimmed through the thread to find info on where to best buy laminate flooring in Gdynia. Has anyone been there recently and can recommend one or a few stores? I only have the day, so I don't have time to drive around. Looking for one-strip click-flooring in light gray or oak. Prices?

rickard_89 · 24 Dec 2016 at 6:01 PM

Hello!

What quantities and brand?

I've checked out some floors and can definitely say that the quality varies, as well as the price.

Angie99 said:
I've skimmed through the thread to find info on where to best buy laminate flooring in Gdynia. Anyone been there recently and can recommend one or a few stores? I only have one day, so I don't have time to drive around. Looking for single-plank click flooring in light gray or oak. Prices?

Mattias_Jo1 · 2 May 2017 at 10:42 PM

ScottStevens said:
Is there anyone who knows a good transport company that transports between Poland-Sweden (Stockholm)? It's kitchen, appliances, and flooring that need to be transported.

Check with Eurosender. I'm about to buy radiators in Poland myself. They charge about 199Eur per EU pallet

LKC10 · 7 Apr 2018 at 3:08 PM

I have planned to make a trip to Poland May 4-6.
I will drive Uppsala > Karlskrona > Gdynia/Gdansk > Karlskrona > Uppsala.

There is cargo space left in the truck for anyone who wishes to join.

Contact me via PM for more info.

norfre · 18 Jul 2018 at 5:24 AM

Has anyone bought a trailer in Poland? If so, how did you manage the export registration on site?

Per_Eriksson · 18 Jul 2018 at 10:05 AM

The company you are buying from should be able to point out where the nearest registration office is, then you need to go there with the receipt and papers for the trailer to purchase an export plate. At home, you need to send in papers to the transportstyrelsen and then weighing + registration costs about 2000kr.

norfre · 18 Jul 2018 at 10:10 AM

P Per_Eriksson said:
The company you buy from should be able to point out where the nearest registration office is, then you go there with a receipt and papers for the trailer, and you buy an export plate.
At home, you have to send papers to the Transport Agency and then the weighing + registration costs about 2000 SEK.

I have previously picked up a car in Germany and everything went smoothly, but I have a feeling that it might be more complicated to arrange export plates on site in Poland. Is my concern exaggerated? Does anyone here have personal experience with this?

Per_Eriksson · 19 Jul 2018 at 10:22 PM

There have been times when I've bought a trailer where there was at least one person at the traffic office who could speak English, but be prepared to deal with some language barriers on the forms, and set aside 3-4 hours as there can be long queues and there is a queue for each step.

Then you have to "buy" the trailer and get a receipt, then go to the office and back to the seller once you've got the plate, as they are not allowed to let you leave without the plate mounted.

norfre · 20 Jul 2018 at 7:44 AM

P Per_Eriksson said:
There have been times when I bought a trailer there at least one person in the traffic office staff who could speak English, but be prepared to tussle a bit with language barriers on the forms and set aside 3-4 hours because there can be long lines and there is a queue for every step.

Then you have to "buy" the trailer and get a receipt, then go to the office and back to the seller once you've received the license plate because they cannot release it without the plate mounted.

You've done it several times then? Can you possibly recommend a dealer and/or trailer?

Per_Eriksson · 20 Jul 2018 at 10:00 PM

What type of trailer and where in Poland are you going?
The first time I bought the cheapest crap I could find near IKEA because I wanted to maximize the load capacity on the way back, the second time a more "Swedish" trailer, a flatbed trailer with a mesh set and tarp large enough to load building boards then from https://przyczepygd.pl/

norfre · 22 Jul 2018 at 11:08 AM

P Per_Eriksson said:
What type of trailer and where in Poland are you going?
The first time I bought the cheapest junk I could find near IKEA because I wanted to maximize the loading capacity on the way back, the second time a more "Swedish" trailer, flatbed trailer with mesh sides and tarpaulin, sized to load construction boards, then from [link]

That was exactly what I was looking for. They even have some information in Swedish. Thank you very much!

I'm planning to buy a larger contractor trailer and might as well do it in Gdansk when I'm going there to pick up materials.

Which trailer did you buy, and are you satisfied?

RoffeN · 2 Dec 2018 at 10:04 PM

We have purchased a lot of bulk material from Estonia at prices that are 40-80% lower than in Sweden. Transport to northern Mälardalen costs about 100 euro/pallet. If you buy more, the freight per pallet usually decreases. We have also bought some carpentry from Lithuania at good prices and with excellent quality.

Mattias_Jo1 · 2 Dec 2018 at 11:19 PM

R RoffeN said:
We have purchased a lot of bulk material from Estonia at prices that are 40-80% lower than in Sweden. Transport to northern Mälardalen costs about 100 euros/pallet. If you buy more, the shipping cost per pallet usually decreases. I have also bought some woodwork from Lithuania at good prices and with excellent quality.

Which shipping company? Thinking about buying radiators. But it seems like you have to arrange the shipping yourself as I've checked with the company selling them.