Poor choice of words on my part, "fulköra" might be a better word.N NoOne2k said:
Any incorrect loading causing a serious single accident on my forest road home is of course not in question.
Various hares, moose, deer, and other "fellow road users" can feel completely safe.
have you noticed that byggmax prices differ by about 30% between different locations.. that's quite a lot
Byggmax buys lower quality, like several other cheap chains. Much more knots, cracks, twisted wood. It stands to reason that with the price, the quality also decreases. I buy 95% at Optimera due to proximity, knowledge, and quality. Now Optimera also has bad quality sometimes, but it's easier to get it fixed with them. Mouldings and panels etc. in that category are bought from a local planing mill. Prices are always negotiable if you're going to buy a lot of material, find a salesperson and start describing what you are going to do, and soon the list price has changed.
Bought moldings for the bathroom at Byggmax. Later needed more molding when I was at Beijers buying other things. Discovered that their molding was completely knot-free, while the Byggmax moldings were full of knots. You can still see it today, as the knots show through the paint.
Otherwise, I buy most of the wood at the local sawmill. Same price as at Byggmax, but much better service and quality. He helps pick out what I need in the quality I need. If I want knot-free wood for joinery, that is available too.
At Byggmax, I mostly buy insulation and sheet materials.
Otherwise, I buy most of the wood at the local sawmill. Same price as at Byggmax, but much better service and quality. He helps pick out what I need in the quality I need. If I want knot-free wood for joinery, that is available too.
At Byggmax, I mostly buy insulation and sheet materials.
Interesting that no one above has mentioned they shop at Bauhaus. Personally, I shop at Bauhaus even though ByggMax is a bit closer. It's solely because it's easier to find items and the selection is larger than at the small ByggMax in my municipality. But you really have to check every single board you buy at Bauhaus. When I built a shed last summer, I bought all the timber from Bauhaus, and I really had to search for good wood because almost every other beam and panel, as well as raw planks, were crooked or had the wrong dimensions compared to what it was supposed to have. Which probably is due to previous customers having put back the wrong ones, but still, I think it's bad.
Byggmax. However, it requires inspecting some things before purchasing, but we have facade, terrace, entrance steps, installed plasterboard walls, etc. at home mostly from Byggmax. What annoys me the most is their stock status. 53 meters of planed timber turned out to be 0 meters. And that can irritate me. Also, the staff really knows nothing, but I can live with that.
I have also shopped a bit at a local bolist when Byggmax was out of stock. A bit more expensive than Byggmax, win and loss since there's no stock status at all online and the lumber isn't much better and significantly harder to find. The worst was k-rauta. We took a look at the lumber and turned around. Byggmax was much better. It probably varies from place to place.
I have also shopped a bit at a local bolist when Byggmax was out of stock. A bit more expensive than Byggmax, win and loss since there's no stock status at all online and the lumber isn't much better and significantly harder to find. The worst was k-rauta. We took a look at the lumber and turned around. Byggmax was much better. It probably varies from place to place.
Wow! Thanks for the info. I'll check that out. Regards, budget builder who inspects every board..C camaro1969 said:
Depends a bit on what you're going to do, but if you need some quality lumber, then Byggmax and Bauhaus are out of the question where I live. Most often I shop at Fredells or Hornbach. Hornbach has a price guarantee like Bauhaus but doesn't run its own junk brand, instead it has a good selection.
I mainly buy the timber directly from the sawmill in packages, especially 2"6 stud and facade panel. If I need a few pieces of something, e.g., 21×145, I mostly buy it at Byggmax, where they have straight planks and boards. XL-bygg keeps its timber indoors, which means a lot of it is like corkscrews. However, I buy screws, sheet metal, etc., from XL since they have a better selection.
There's quite a difference between Gävle and Sandviken, they're about 2 miles apart. It's also easier to get to the one in Sandviken. However, the entrance is a megabump, so low car+trailer is risky sometimes.C camaro1969 said:
I buy almost everything at Hornback. No one beats their prices and quality in combination. Additionally, they have a price guarantee, which I have taken advantage of several times, mostly for tools though. But sure, 90% of those who work there know nothing about construction. But it's a bit like NetOnnett, warehouse sales with good prices.
I seem to notice a difference between Byggmax's different stores, I'll check on the price difference. It's about 20 kilometers further to one of them, but it's usually better organized and has better lumber (a bigger store, with faster turnover?). I shop at both, depending on other errands in each town. I buy most things there since XL-bygg Derome, among others, are difficult to deal with for "small customers." It was better before, before the big players bought them all up for their chains. "Jämtfisk" (Jem&Fix), is as it sounds, only sometimes bites since it's often picked over or out of stock.