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1.1 Rating 391 Reviews
3 %
of reviewers recommend Garden Buildings Direct
1.1
Based on 391 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Own Driver, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 35%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 28%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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About Garden Buildings Direct:

Garden Buildings Direct manufacture garden sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, playhouses and other garden related products. We import a large number of products from Eastern Europe and Asia on top of the 120 SKU’s we manufacture in house.
Garden Buildings Direct also operates a home delivery service throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

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Phone:

0800 169 6016

Email:

Sales@Kybotech.co.uk

Location:

Parry Business Park, Sutton-On-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom
Nottinghamshire
NG23 6QX

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Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 6th December 2024
Laura Barker
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 6th December 2024
Laura Barker
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd November 2024
Allison
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd November 2024
Allison
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd September 2024
Stuart Cavey
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd September 2024
Stuart Cavey
Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd September 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Do Not Buy! Paid a professional builder to build the billy oh billy summer house, he did say the felt is poor quality and cheap but as no alternative used it. We then had rain and it has just come straight through, I can’t believe I’ve had to buy better quality felt and get this rectified myself. Garden Building Direct might be cheaper but the material is flimsy and cheap, worth spending more, I totally regret buying this it will not last at all.
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Posted 1 week ago
This company could not be any worse if it tried. 3 month on still no shed, several delivery dates have been given then changed then cancelled, supposedly they were going to deliver today but the van delivering broke down, however no attempts were made to contact us, once the delivery window had been and gone and after a phone call by us to Garden Building Direct we were then given the excuse about a broken down van. We have changed schedules several times so so none would be at home for the delivery dates all have been wasted and a couple days vacation time has been lost as holiday time was booked off, please avoid this company for your own sanity.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Beyond unacceptable levels of lateness. Inability of customer service to call back, or contact a manager. Wouldn’t trust any form of resolution if there was an issue with their product, so I’ve cancelled.
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Posted 4 weeks ago
My son and myself ordered a shed in October and deposit has been paid, shed should have been delivered late December It is now mid January despite being promised that Garden Buildings Direct would be in contact each and every promise has been broken, the only thing this company supply is disappointment
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Posted 4 weeks ago
I’m telling you now this company is a shower of SH#T Purchased a 1400 pound shed Not delivered on time Missing parts Replacement parts not delivered Very poor quality Customer service embarrassing
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Posted 4 weeks ago
AVOID this company. I bought a log cabin in August, took 5 weeks to receive it. Parts missing. Tried for 6 weeks to get them delivered with no luck. They just lie to you in the hope you will give up. Eventually we agreed that I would get the parts made in a nearby sawmill, which I did. However when it came to paying me back THEY REFUSED! They’re despicable. Shame on you. They never call you. I must’ve spent 30 hours on the phone and sent 50 emails. If you have the misfortune of having bought something, the Customer Support Manager is Carlo Datu (public information). He won’t speak to you but will hide behind his poor support team. Don’t waste your life. Can’t wait to see the counter comment from them.
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Posted 1 month ago
View all Garden Buildings Direct 3.7 (2.9K) Garden building supplier in Worksop, EnglandClosed OVERVIEW PRODUCTS SERVICES REVIEWS PHOTOS BY OWNER ABOUT Google review summary Reviews aren't verified 5 4 3 2 1 3.7 (2,863) Reviews All playhouse139 panels105 order85 delivery driver59 +6 Sort by Most relevant Newest Highest Lowest Laura Barker 3 reviews·4 photos My experience with this company has Bean awful First a shed arrived That did not fit together as the parts were not cut to the …More 1 Kevin Green 4 reviews·8 photos a month ago We placed an order with this company in February 2024 for a BillyOh Switch Tongue and Groove Pent Shed Size: 10x8 Windowed, with accessories nearly £1000 and they didn’t complete our delivery until August 2024. So many things were wrong …More +2 5 Garden Buildings Direct (owner) a month ago Hi Kevin, We sincerely apologise for the issues you experienced with your shed order. Your feedback is invaluable and will help us improve both our product quality and customer service. We regret the inconvenience caused by the delays, delivery issues, and the subpar workmanship. Please reach out to us through your online account or via email so we can arrange a call to address your concerns further. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we will use this feedback to ensure this does not happen again. Kind regards, Garden Buildings Direct Allison Doidge 1 review·2 photos a week ago New I wanted to express my sheer disappointment of my experience with your company. Product quality shocking and your customer service, as you know is even worse. Never answer phones or reply to emails and am still owed thousands! Garden Buildings Direct (owner) a week ago Hi Allison, We deeply apologise for the distress and inconvenience you have experienced. Your concerns regarding product quality and customer service are taken very seriously. It's unacceptable that you’ve faced difficulties getting responses and resolving your issue. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly through your online account or via email so we can address your concerns further. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Sincerely, Garden Buildings Direct Heather Kerr 1 review·5 photos 4 months ago Would give zero stars if I could. Order arrived broken, dumped in carpark when I requested it was delivered to my back court, quality horrendous and had to contact Trading Standards because no one would reply to my emails. Promised an …More +2 7 Garden Buildings Direct (owner) 4 months ago Hi Heather, Thank you for your review; we appreciate your feedback. We’re very sorry to hear you didn’t have a great experience with us. We’ve taken your feedback on board and will strive to improve. Please contact us through your online account or email us, and we can arrange a call. Sincerely, Garden Buildings Direct Laura Barker 3 reviews·4 photos 19 hours ago New My experience with this company has Bean awful First a shed arrived That did not fit together as the parts were not cut to the right sizes And some parts were just broken I Also received parts of somebody else's shed That was much bigger On too occasioned too members of staff assured me that the problem Would be Corrected first I waited For a replacement they never contacted me so I contacted them again I then spoke to a second member of staff I requested a refund which I was promised but they would need to pick up their shed before they could issue a refund Which again they failed to do They also promised to collect the large piece of somebody else.'s shed that was delivered with mine They have. Now gone back this Which is illegal for them to do. They have no right to withhold my refund.Once it has been promised to me, I provided all evidence at the time.Nothing has changed. Luckily I keep all my calls to companies recorded As they do and they were also able to confirm, I was misled. Twice to believing the issue , was dealt with But blamed their Colleagues For misleading me as one was new and one Did not work there anymore I have tried Numerous times to contact them And they have not got back to me I also provided them of where they can get legal information on consumer rights as a simple , google search will provide you with much information And A company has no right to withhold your money once They have Promise to refund And in my situation they have promised Not once , but twice that the issue was dealt with First replacement and then a full refund It also confirms that it is illegal For a company to mislead consumer Which I was unaware of When When they first told me , I had been misled As it altered my decision And claiming my money back through other means (Paypal bank etc) As it was faulty I Am now having to go through the correct authorities to claim my money back As they Will not respond to my emails or phone calls.
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Posted 2 months ago
I wanted to express my complete disappointment of my experience with your company.product was shockingly poor quality and the customer service is diabolical. Still waiting for monies to be returned but all emails are ignored
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Posted 2 months ago
I wanted to express my sheer disappointment of my experience with your company. Firstly, I had to email and call on a number of occasions to get an update on a delivery date, we had already been waiting 6 weeks. We were told delivery would be between 1-6 weeks, we had no communication or updates after paying in full for the summerhouse. I was eventually told the delivery would take place on the 8th November. I booked time off work to accept the delivery, only to be emailed on the night of the 6th, around 9:30pm, to say it was being delivered the 7th. This caused a great deal of stress as I needed to rush home from work to be in for the delivery. Secondly, upon erecting and fixing the summerhouse into place, we notice a lot of shoddy piece of wood. Quite a few have holes in and a number had been cut too short/ at the wrong angles. The screws supplied were also just all mixed together and there wasn’t enough of a certain type, which meant we had to purchase more. The wood was also all labelled up wrong, this caused a significant amount of time to be added to the building process. I am extremely upset and disappointed with the whole process. We are having to purchase more materials to ensure that the summerhouse is water tight and is fit for purpose. I feel that because I have contacted regarding delivery etc, you have just rushed the order through with no regard to the quality of the products you are sending. How some of the pieces of wood passed quality control I will never understand. I can categorically say I will not be advising anyone that asks, to use your company. I am bitterly disappointed by all aspects.
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Posted 3 months ago
Like everyone else on here I have been extremely disappointed, frustrated and now angry with this company. First with the customer service and once the summer house arrived ( well most of it) with the quality of the product. I waited 12 weeks for it to be delivered after paying up front when the time given was four to six weeks. The website is set up in such a way it is impossible to get through to anyone. They only ever respond with a generic email stating they have received yours. After eventually finding a way to actually speak to someone on the phone I waited well over 30 minutes (twice) only to speak to someone who knew nothing about the product and could only pass my complaint on. -The floor is so weak I have had to buy additional material to make it steadfast. -The “glazing - when it arrived after an additional three weeks is flimsy Perspex, not fit for purpose; especially on full length doors. -They sent the wrong size screws, -two odd door handles; one black one silver and both different sizes. - There were no long handles/ levers to open the windows. - screws in the door frames which need to be loosened in order to fit around the wooden planks are completely rusty. Some of the wood was extremely warped. -The instructions are extremely poor. So much so that hours have been wasted just trying to understand what to do. This has cost me money as I am employing a builder to do construct this. -When the delivery arrived the technical instructions were missing along with the list of items that should have been delivered so it was impossible to identify what should have been there. I eventually spoke to a lady who emailed me the list. -When the glazing was eventually delivered they still missed off the delivery all the other missing parts. I am still waiting for them! The cost of the extra support for the floor, the glass which is needed as the Perspex is so poor and the screws and other missing parts has cost me another £400. The cost of employing a builder to rectify all the issues along the way runs into several hundreds of £s. If you did buy from them add at least another £1000 to the price in order to get it up successfully. I would not recommend this company to anyone. They are shocking.
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Posted 3 months ago
They are shocking, ordered a shed in August 2024, cancelled it twice due to long wait. Emailed twice, still no refund. I have MS and undergoing chemo. This morning I was shouted at. I asked him to stop and he put the phone down on me. I will never trade with them again. Take my advice and stay away.
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Posted 3 months ago
Ordered a shed wich didn't arrived within promised period of 11 weeks. Cancelled and asked for refund wich didn't arrived within promised period of 2 weeks. Order GBD2139779. Please give me refund emediatly.
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Posted 3 months ago
Ordered a shed, wich didn't arrive. Now 15 weeks later I have cancelled and asked for refund. I need a refund emedeatly. Order GBD2139779
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Posted 3 months ago
I have been told lies and given false information about when a product would be ready despite taking full payment. They have continually told us that the product is either going into or is in pressure treatment, with the truth I think that it has not been started.
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Posted 4 months ago
Terrible company ordered at the end of July and never received our shed . Asked for a refund and never got anything still waiting . I believe this is a fraudulent company
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Posted 4 months ago
Stay away from this company I would recommend people to stay well away from this company. One of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. What you get when you purchase from Garden Buildings Direct: - 10-week lead time when the website said 3-4 weeks. - Order dispatch email with a delivery date, but no delivery actually arriving. I had to take four days off work unpaid in total waiting for deliveries that never arrived. - My shed eventually showed up more than 3 weeks after receiving an order dispatched email and 11 weeks from order confirmation. - Radio silence from customer services for weeks and generic copy and paste responses that never actually answer your question when you do eventually get a response. - Unable to contact via telephone. Voice message says log in to your online account for all the answers. Guess what. There are no answers there. - You will have to contact the third-party courier yourself as they cannot be bothered. - Bowed wooden parts as the shed is stored upright rather than flat.
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Posted 4 months ago
Avoid this company like the plague. Having seen the justified negativity reviews here and elsewhere, am sure Tony Soprano runs GBD for money laundering purposes. They are a waste of space and shouldn't be allowed to trade. 14 week wait and once unpacked, parts missing including windows. Sounds familiar eh? I suggest filing a complaint with Nottinghamshire CC Trading Standards and writing to BBC watchdog. We'll be doing that if they don't refund or speedily replace the missing parts. Oh and emailing their founder CEO is a waste of time, as he never replied, surprise, surprise!!
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Posted 4 months ago
Very very poor service and poor quality, do not buy from these people .
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Posted 4 months ago
Absolute bunch of clowns. We ordered in May for a summer project. Arrived last week of August. You need to be a carpenter to correct the poor workmanship. The glazing for our greenhouse doors was the wrong size, after weeks of trying to contact them they finally sent replacements, (now mid September), and still the wrong size. I've now payed a carpenter to trim the doors to make the glazing fit. They still haven't responded to our messages. Con men or incompenent?
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Posted 4 months ago
Garden Buildings Direct is rated 1.1 based on 391 reviews