tapit
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like your style.
Wickes v b nq
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Just had a look, £10.50 to deliver some plaster beads mind...
megamix
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Wickes. Click and collect day before and get them to load it on a trolley. Only down side can’t use cash for that has to be done online .
hstoke
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I’d never buy beads in bulk I’d just f**k them up lol u can get them cheap enough from merchants some lads on ere get them good price elsewhere
jamesthefirst
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I really like selco decent parking, lots of choice, mostly trade and open late. Good trade account terms. Shame it’s half hour away from me.
ChrispyUK
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What branch mate? Use Cov now, but Stirchley was my local branch.
jamesthefirst
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Cov mate, never been to the stirchley one.
ChrispyUK
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Do you use walls and ceilings? Thought they’d be more local to you?
jamesthefirst
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Yes been using them since 91 their prices aren’t as good as they used to be, if Paul ever leaves the trade counter will struggle. Use magnet or Buildbase aswell, Pop into Redditch Wickes now and then.
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When I looked , selco was £4.75 inc vat for a thin coat stop bead , their a quid on line
FreeD
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I don't buy them from Selco...buy them 50 in a pack for just over £1.50 each...£5 is daylight robbery.
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tapit
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The holes in that stopbead are exact same configuration as on my tape, must have got engineering right.
Cockney
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f**k sake give it a rest!!
tapit
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wonder if they are infringing on my IP @BritishGypsum
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I use EH Smith for pretty much everything outside of the consumables/paint/sealant etc which I get from Screwfix. I just can't be hooped with running/ringing around to save a couple of quid, and I don't have the patience for dealing with the people mooching about in the DIY sheds like B&Q, Selco etc.
I ran the numbers year before last on material costs over a few jobs and there wasn't much in it. A bit like supermarkets you'd get timber cheap at one, but cement was dear there and cheap where the timber was dear.
The one thing I could see was the cost of delivery charges was quite high for some stuff, particularly single packs. So I bought a cheap Iveco tipper which makes a very modest saving on the year comparing running costs to a years delivery charges. However it makes a massive difference in knowing exactly when stuff arrives and where it's placed.
The long and short of it is that direct material cost is irrelevant as it's a direct charge to the customer. So for me it's more about making things easier than cheaper. Obviously the work I do and range of materials I buy will be quite different to working as a plasterer, but I reckon the principles are the same.
I ran the numbers year before last on material costs over a few jobs and there wasn't much in it. A bit like supermarkets you'd get timber cheap at one, but cement was dear there and cheap where the timber was dear.
The one thing I could see was the cost of delivery charges was quite high for some stuff, particularly single packs. So I bought a cheap Iveco tipper which makes a very modest saving on the year comparing running costs to a years delivery charges. However it makes a massive difference in knowing exactly when stuff arrives and where it's placed.
The long and short of it is that direct material cost is irrelevant as it's a direct charge to the customer. So for me it's more about making things easier than cheaper. Obviously the work I do and range of materials I buy will be quite different to working as a plasterer, but I reckon the principles are the same.
tapit
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Sorry, it's @catnic not @BritishGypsum!
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So you shop in selco because Wickes charge £5 for a stop bead but buy stop beads online because selco charge £4.75. okayyyyy
FreeD
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lol ye u kw it mk sense