Hornbach!
Orderly and spacious area for loading at the lumber yard. Wonderful selection of screws. Excellent plumbing assortment. Great prices and, as mentioned before, price guarantee. Good garden and plant department. Never been disappointed there. There's always staff to ask. The alternatives are k-rauta and bauhaus.
Went and bought an elko dimmer at hb. It cost 499kr. The same dimmer at bauhaus cost 899kr. That says a lot about that particular issue
Orderly and spacious area for loading at the lumber yard. Wonderful selection of screws. Excellent plumbing assortment. Great prices and, as mentioned before, price guarantee. Good garden and plant department. Never been disappointed there. There's always staff to ask. The alternatives are k-rauta and bauhaus.
Went and bought an elko dimmer at hb. It cost 499kr. The same dimmer at bauhaus cost 899kr. That says a lot about that particular issue
Beijer Byggmaterial all days of the week when it comes to what I need for the house, panel, moldings, etc. Byggmax is sufficient when building a simple trellis, simple fence, or similar. Then it is not much more expensive at Beijer than at Byggmax if you consider what you get for your money. You can often get a good discount at Beijer; I replaced a panel side of the house last summer as well as "glesen," and with the discount at Beijer, the construction was about 1200 SEK cheaper than if I had bought everything at Byggmax.
Housing and construction in Dalarna, the choice is clear: AB Karl Hedin. Knowledgeable and friendly staff, fast deliveries, and good discounts on larger constructions, materials of the highest class and quality. A plus is that the owner, who is unfortunately now in custody, keeps the area free from wolves, which for those in the know is not a negative.
I live near Gothenburg, so there's quite a bit to choose from.
I usually buy electrical supplies at Hornbach. Often the same prices as eldirekt, etc., on things like breakers.
I've noticed that Bauhaus is cheaper than Hornbach on some plumbing, but much more expensive on electrical supplies.
Sometimes Byggmax has better dimensions than Hornbach and Bauhaus, for example, for ground fabric when I wanted it 2m wide.
I usually check all three chains online and compare, but Hornbach is my favorite even though it's the farthest away.
I usually buy electrical supplies at Hornbach. Often the same prices as eldirekt, etc., on things like breakers.
I've noticed that Bauhaus is cheaper than Hornbach on some plumbing, but much more expensive on electrical supplies.
Sometimes Byggmax has better dimensions than Hornbach and Bauhaus, for example, for ground fabric when I wanted it 2m wide.
I usually check all three chains online and compare, but Hornbach is my favorite even though it's the farthest away.
The same happened to me. I was planning to build an entire house in loose timber and asked if I could open an account there, but it wasn't possible because I was a private individual. I planned to buy everything for the house there, which I thought was strange. So I'll have to go to another lumberyard. OTHERWISE, I think Optimera works perfectly.K knipo said:
It depends a bit, previously I did most of my shopping at Byggmax and Bauhaus, but for the past few years, it's more and more at the local Beijer. For spontaneous purchases, they are more expensive, but for larger transactions, they have the same price, if not lower, than what the others can offer. The same tendency applies to paint, grout, mortar, etc. Local actors with discount agreements become comparable in price.
I avoid Bauhaus and Byggmax lumberyards except on weekdays when regular people are working. Being there among everyone else, I've realized, is not good for my blood pressure...
I avoid Bauhaus and Byggmax lumberyards except on weekdays when regular people are working. Being there among everyone else, I've realized, is not good for my blood pressure...
Previously shopped at our local Woody. Got good prices there. Then they changed to Derome, and now they focus solely on construction companies, which is noticeable in both the selection and the price. So now it's Byggmax 30 minutes away from home.
Is it just me who experiences that it turns out differently every time because things are always out of stock (even when they're supposed to be according to the site)?
Otherwise:
- Woody: best help, good selection, a bit expensive
- Hornbach: great selection, good prices, my favorite
- Bauhaus: good prices on certain things, impossible to get help
- Byggmax: very good prices, but you have to watch out for quality on some things, always understaffed
Otherwise:
- Woody: best help, good selection, a bit expensive
- Hornbach: great selection, good prices, my favorite
- Bauhaus: good prices on certain things, impossible to get help
- Byggmax: very good prices, but you have to watch out for quality on some things, always understaffed
Hmm... depends on what the wood is to be used for.
Construction wood:
If precision isn't crucial, then the nearest building supply store (Karl Hedin) will do. If it's slightly more precise, then XL-Bygg is the choice. For the highest precision, the supplier is Lundquist and Lindroth. They have the wood quality graded right on the shelf edge, and everything I've bought from there has been top-notch. However, their attitude towards us home builders has varied over the years depending on whether the construction sector is booming or bust. During the last building crisis, banners on the fences welcomed home builders, but when the market turned, the banners came down, and now you need an account to shop. Apparently, those who are good can afford to be snooty. At least until the next construction crisis...
Common to all the building stores I've visited is that the only thing on the shelves is knotty, cracked, transport-damaged, and crooked spruce. If it's not crooked at purchase, you can count on it not having dried yet. In that case, you need to rush home with the junk quickly and nail it up before the corkscrew effect kicks in.
Pine wood is not stocked anywhere except as decking or possibly as untreated decking, and for decking, the worst wood is always used. Posts in dimensions 70 x 70 or 90 x 90 may possibly be in pine, but they are then considered some sort of planed (a complete joke) and therefore cost extra.
Joinery wood:
In my area, there was a crisis when Bröderna Holm ceased their Friday sales to "snickarbodsstollar" and thereafter only sold to businesses. Now I buy joinery wood from a local carpentry shop with a sympathetic attitude towards "just-some-stick buyers". There's also a lumberyard north of Stockholm called Testrum. Testrum dries their own wood and has their own control over the process. Siberian larch is their specialty. The wood is sold unedged, so you need to be able to handle both a saw and a planer to shop there. Testrum is happy to sell to anyone who, quite simply, wants to pay. Specialty wood can be obtained by those living in the Stockholm area from Pondus Snickeri on Kungsholmen (no requirements for volume purchases).
Construction wood:
If precision isn't crucial, then the nearest building supply store (Karl Hedin) will do. If it's slightly more precise, then XL-Bygg is the choice. For the highest precision, the supplier is Lundquist and Lindroth. They have the wood quality graded right on the shelf edge, and everything I've bought from there has been top-notch. However, their attitude towards us home builders has varied over the years depending on whether the construction sector is booming or bust. During the last building crisis, banners on the fences welcomed home builders, but when the market turned, the banners came down, and now you need an account to shop. Apparently, those who are good can afford to be snooty. At least until the next construction crisis...
Common to all the building stores I've visited is that the only thing on the shelves is knotty, cracked, transport-damaged, and crooked spruce. If it's not crooked at purchase, you can count on it not having dried yet. In that case, you need to rush home with the junk quickly and nail it up before the corkscrew effect kicks in.
Pine wood is not stocked anywhere except as decking or possibly as untreated decking, and for decking, the worst wood is always used. Posts in dimensions 70 x 70 or 90 x 90 may possibly be in pine, but they are then considered some sort of planed (a complete joke) and therefore cost extra.
Joinery wood:
In my area, there was a crisis when Bröderna Holm ceased their Friday sales to "snickarbodsstollar" and thereafter only sold to businesses. Now I buy joinery wood from a local carpentry shop with a sympathetic attitude towards "just-some-stick buyers". There's also a lumberyard north of Stockholm called Testrum. Testrum dries their own wood and has their own control over the process. Siberian larch is their specialty. The wood is sold unedged, so you need to be able to handle both a saw and a planer to shop there. Testrum is happy to sell to anyone who, quite simply, wants to pay. Specialty wood can be obtained by those living in the Stockholm area from Pondus Snickeri on Kungsholmen (no requirements for volume purchases).
L laxen86 said:
I suspect a reason for Byggmax's bad reputation here!Mia Orange said:
You skilled, knowledgeable DIYers pick out the best pieces when you're at Byggmax.
So what's left for regular amateur home tinkerers is the crooked, warped, knotty pieces that you've rejected.
Maybe that's how Byggmax gets its bad reputation.
This past summer when I shopped at bm, I managed to avoid crooked timber, but instead, they had a rapid turnover of the packages. More often, I find good timber at bm than at xl overall. Usually, some newbie has gotten ahead of me and made a mess in the stacks with propellers as a result, but after sorting out a crooked stack, the rest of the timber has been just fine.KnockOnWood said:
Those who believe they can buy the cheapest without making an effort will be disappointed, yes. The rule is that the bottom shelf contains things others have rejected, sometimes the bottom two. But Byggmax often holds crazy prices. For example, they had quality cement below Optimera's purchase price.
Beijer tried to break into our market. It went on its backside with their prices. I told the owner that he was selling cement 30% more expensive per sack, and with 20% less quantity. He shrugged, so did I.A andhak1 said:
Haha! But.. doesn't everyone check what they buy?
I have a friend who has been a carpenter for 20 years, and he says the same thing about Byggmax. That is, often lower quality timber.
And sure, you select your timber. But also differently, depending on what you need it for at the moment. Sometimes you just want it to be straight and ignore the rest, sometimes you want it dense/strong, sometimes "beautiful" because it's visible.
I talked to someone at Hornbach about this last summer, about the 10% that's left when everyone has picked out what's usable. They often return large amounts of timber! It goes to scrapping and gets burned.
Who the heck builds with crooked, cracked, or banana-shaped joists and boards?
And sure, you select your timber. But also differently, depending on what you need it for at the moment. Sometimes you just want it to be straight and ignore the rest, sometimes you want it dense/strong, sometimes "beautiful" because it's visible.
I talked to someone at Hornbach about this last summer, about the 10% that's left when everyone has picked out what's usable. They often return large amounts of timber! It goes to scrapping and gets burned.
Who the heck builds with crooked, cracked, or banana-shaped joists and boards?