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Garden Buildings Direct Reviews

1.1 Rating 392 Reviews
3 %
of reviewers recommend Garden Buildings Direct
1.1
Based on 392 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
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Garden Buildings Direct 1 star review on 22nd November 2024
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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
BEWARE OF THIS DREADFUL COMPANY. READ ALL THE GOOGLE REVIEWS FIRST!! I ordered a BillyOh Kent Garden office. The sales team informed me that 2 people could build this in a weekend (this is a lie – see below). A team of 3 of us spent 3x 10hour days (total 90 person hours) paining the individual parts of the building with wood protection (before the building was assembled). During this process we discovered many of the parts were severely warped and twisted or cracked. The quality of the wood is very poor (rough-cut pallet wood is used for the window and door frames). After several emails to GardenBuildingsDirect, they agreed to send replacement parts. These replacement parts arrived, but several of these parts were also severely warped. We spend the whole of the next weekend counting the parts and found that more parts are missing. GardenBuildingsDirect are not willing to accept their poor quality control and send the replacement parts - They are insisting that photos must be provided. We have wasted 2 weeks now in lost time waiting for replacement parts to be provided and met with resistance from GardenBuildingsDirect. The building comes with over 2,500 screws and nails!! - I’m expecting it will take at least 7 more days with 2 people to assemble this building (on top of the 90 hours for the first coat of wood protection) and feel that I have been lied to by GBD when told that this can be done in 1 weekend. Beware of the lies about assembly time and the very poor quality of wood and parts!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Driver couldn't speak English and just kept saying parts missing. Shed parts just looked like a bonfire. Complained straightaway to be told check the parts but there isn't actually a full parts list for the whole shed Spent most of the day figuring it out. Parts missing. This is the worst shed I have ever had to put together and I have put many together in my lifetime. Don't waste your money. There is a video online to follow and all the parts are different so doesn't make sense.
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Posted 6 years ago
Before you buy something from them Please read this If you want spend your money in this shop think twice its waste money very poor product took them only 8 weeks to send me parcels About 5 phones , 25 emails and open case in Paypal I got everything well almost everything Im paid for shed 270 £ but, because them mistake I spend another 60 £ in BQ for missing parts . After 8 weeks surprise , someone threw missing part in to my garden Conclusion: 2 months time to delivery all parts Extremely overpaid ! Very bad quality Waste time And now after one year look how its nice wet inside : https://ibb.co/gcbuNS https://ibb.co/nq8xbn https://ibb.co/eu38hS https://ibb.co/gs6ThS
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Posted 6 years ago
The worst company to deal with, brought a summer house for my 6 year olds birthday, plan was to have it built and ready for his party so all of his friends could play in it. It arrived on time, however lots of missing parts and when phoned they just said not their problem. It ruined my sons birthday as it was unsafe to play in due to the missing parts. I then have emailed them twice, but they have not had the decency to email me back. I normally ignore bad reviews as people embellish, but I would really not want to see anyone else have the same issues we have had. Good luck
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Posted 6 years ago
This is the worst company I know After my 18year old son saved a £1000 and spent £923 on what looked like a decent shed It turns up weeks late and wrong parrs, sent it back turns up again only this time none of the pieces fit correctly Please save your money and DO NOT TRUST
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Posted 6 years ago
Great service great sheds
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Posted 6 years ago
Recently, we placed an order for a summerhouse, exactly 1 month before Christmas. We received it the week before Christmas and were able to get it built just in time for Christmas itself. My family enjoyed spending time in our newly built summerhouse. It was probably the highlight of our Christmas. Thank you for delivering it on time and in good condition. I recommend Garden Buildings Direct for your housing and gardening product needs. They will get the job done undoubtedly.
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Posted 6 years ago
Compared to other vendors I looked into, Garden Builders had the most balanced reputation out of everyone. They also had a ton of feedback from customers, giving me a good understanding of what to expect. The Garden Shed I ordered was for 2 major purposes. For recreational and organizational purposes. I must say that it has been serving that purpose well! It was delivered to my home in about 20 days after my order was placed. Not a bad delivery speed. It is good quality for what I paid and still holding up a few months later. It definitely has the appeal I was going for. Very satisfied with my new Garden Shed. Thank you so much for providing a quality product!
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Posted 6 years ago
My husband and I decided on ordering a log cabin because we had an interest in adding our garden products to it. It ended up arriving 3-4 weeks after we placed our order. It arrived in good condition, properly and professionally packaged. Before long, my husband had his brother and other mates help him construct the cabin. They finished putting it together in a few days. They did have some problems with some parts of the build, but they did figure it out eventually once they understood the log cabin more. Overall, we are satisfied with our purchase and plan on doing future purchases with Garden Buildings Direct.
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Posted 6 years ago
Right from the delivery I should have realised there was going to be problems. The frame work fixing were either bent or missing the joints completely, the pack lists were completely soaked and damaged making it very difficult to read what was in each pack the construction detail sheet was also soaked and had to be dried before I could risk using them. When it came to the floor the instructions state to use the 100mm timbers to join the floor sections but there was only two in the initial pack so I had to cut some from my own timber stock. I eventually found them all as I opened other packs, the last two were in the pack with the finishing timbers. The floor and balcony were supposed to be a different thickness so the front frame would lip over to form a seal but as mine were the same thickness I had to make good the fault. When it came to the walls the T/G timbers were poorly cut, they were in places wider than the frame work and the gaps between the T/G were so bad that I was forced to seal all the joints with mastic. The roofing felt was also short by 3meters which again I put right with felt I had used on other jobs. When I contacted sales (several times) The stock answer was ''tell us what is missing and we will replace it in 2 or 3 days'' if I had done this it would have taken weeks to complete. I repeatedly said that I had completed the build but I still got the same stock answer I sent some pictures but they kept asking for more, when I pointed out the floor problems they said they would forward the complaint to that department, that was the last I heard of that. The floor was so flimsy that I have had to lay sheets of ply down, the roof panels are so thin that even though the felt nails were short they have all broken through the roof panels making it very unsightly. I was going to allow a full weekend to complete the build but it took well over a week with some help from a friend.
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Posted 6 years ago
Terrible customer service. Soent over £200 on a bbq which came with the wrong parts and no instructions. I have to wait over two weeks to receive these now so the party I’m meant to be having over the weekend won’t be a bbq one now. When I asked what I’m supposed to do about it I was told to work it out myself. Never again
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Posted 6 years ago
PLEASE CONTACT BBC WATCHDOG ABOUT THIS COMPANY Wish I had seen these reviews. Everything and worse has been my experience. After £2500 I received the most shocking summerhouse and shed not fit for purpose. Didn't fit together, cheap wood and after a few days of being constructed by a professional company ( who couldn't believe the poor quality) it's soaked inside as the rain is pouring in through the wall. I have contacted BBC Watchdog. Please if anyone else reads this that has had problems please contact them too. This company shouldn't be allowed to rip people off, then fob you off to a rude customer service in the Philippines. The only time you get anyone from the UK is when they take your money! Steer clear!
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Posted 6 years ago
Avoid the nightmare of dealing with these clowns. Competitive prices, but terrible customer service. Delivery arrived on planned date, but parts missing. Struggling to get missing parts sent out 2 weeks later, wish i read these reviews before making my order. Never again!
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Posted 6 years ago
Appalling company to deal with. They use external delivery companies who can't even deliver on time...On the first occasion we were told it would be 7pm, then 9pm! We are an office and close at 5pm.... they rescheduled the delivery and assured me 12pm-5pm delivery...waiting at 6pm and called them to find out where it is and they couldn't even tell me. The delivery driver was un-contactable.....Can't have faith it will even be delivered this time so have cancelled the order. Terrible service..pay a little more and get reliable delivery drivers not some random lady and her van treking across the UK, telling me she's been up since 4am and I'm to feel sorry for her...Just deliver my item on time!
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Posted 6 years ago
My new shed, which cost over £600, was delivered as planned and on time. However, it was of very shoddy quality and made of poor, flimsy boxwood-type timber. Once erected it warped and gaps appeared everywhere. A new replacement front was supplied but this was as bad as the first one. The quality was appalling and I wish I had never ever bought this disaster. I have now had to spend another £250 to strengthen the structure and have replacement doors built. I would advise other potential customers to spend more, and not necessarily much more, to get a good quality shed elsewhere. A total waste of money, added to which very poor unreliable customer service
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Posted 6 years ago
Worst experience of my life! Delivery was on the 20th of September...14 pieces missing of which was all door and window frames (pretty much the stand out pieces in flat pack). This is when my month of torment started, around 40 phone calls, threatening with return of product and 4 deliveries (incorrect parts, broken or missing) later I had everything I needed on the 17th of October. Trouble putting together as some pieces were warped, but managed to pull it off. Paid extra for a floor that was a complete rip off (worst construction ever), would need to put extra floor over the current one to make it look good. My advice in short, stay clear at a distance from this company to save yourself a lot of pain and money. I would give them negative 10 if the site would allow me!!!!!
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Posted 6 years ago
do not buy from this company wish i had seen all the other bad reviews which are what i have received total rubbish summerhouse a bunch of crooks this company
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Posted 6 years ago
ordered a log cabin as advertised on their web site, it was just what I had been looking for and waited delivery with great expectations. What a shock though when it arrived in the form of a flat pack and not in the form of panels which is normal in the trade. There was no way I could possibly put it together due to my age and infirmity so I decided to return as per their advertised policy in the hope of having my money immediately refunded, but now I am informed that they will be charging me £140 for delivery. The fact that this was not in panel form should have been made clear in the sales description, but wasn't otherwise I would not have ordered, They now hold back in excess of a thousand pounds of my money which as a pensioner of limited means I just cannot afford to be without. They advertise themselves with a philosophy of ' placing customer interest first and foremost and deliver a positive customer experience'. I suppose the only remedy now is to ask trading standards to help, but should I put up with this unnecessary worry and inconvenience
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Posted 6 years ago
Cant give negative stars but absolutely would. Paid £400 on top of my order to have it delivered to Scotland. Turns up a month later, not all the main parts are there. A month later of brain damage from their "helpline" and I still don't have everything I need to build it. Its been sitting a month half built. Utter joke of a company. Avoid like the plague. Can't believe I have given these jokers £1500 of my hard earned to be treated like this. I have demanded refund and "computer says no" from the foreign call centre. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Customer Services are appalling - both on-line chat and telephone are laborious and ineffective. A lot of time was wasted trying to get answers. I had no confidence in the company and so decided to look at these reviews - I'm so glad I did and will not be ordering.
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Posted 6 years ago
Garden Buildings Direct is rated 1.1 based on 392 reviews