simontaylor484 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Apparently in my part of God's country there is a shortage of plaster (the gypsum sort) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo54 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just bought 2 Dapol 14XX today. You never know !!! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Kendo54 said: Just bought 2 Dapol 14XX today. You never know !!! My sympathies go to you. 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 32 minutes ago, melmerby said: My sympathies go to you. To be fair, at least they're not from DJM! 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 20:15, simontaylor484 said: Apparently in my part of God's country there is a shortage of plaster (the gypsum sort) Oh I've got 20Kg I wonder whats it worth now.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Harris Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 24 minutes ago, TheQ said: Oh I've got 20Kg I wonder whats it worth now.. My neighbour is a plasterer, he was paying three times the 'pre Covid-19' price for sacks of plaster. He usually works for local builders renovating empty houses, so happily works alone in the property. On one job, he was loading an unused sack of plaster into his van and another van stopped and the driver offered him £10 over what he paid for the sack. jch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Harris Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 20:15, simontaylor484 said: Apparently in my part of God's country there is a shortage of plaster (the gypsum sort) Apparently there is a shortage for small orders as the big building companies have bought up stocks in bulk, according to my neighbour who is a self-employed plasterer. jch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 I was told weeks ago by a small builder that the main plasterboard factory had shut down for lockdown. I had noticed that the Southampton - Mountfield Sidings Gypsum trains weren't running, but they're back now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 20:15, simontaylor484 said: Apparently in my part of God's country there is a shortage of plaster (the gypsum sort) The guy opposite has been renovating/re-modelling his house during lockdown with help from the rest of his workmates (he's a builder and proper jobs were getting a bit thin on the ground due to Covid-19!) He has had loads of plaster delivered by the local builder's merchants, so seems no shortage around here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 There was plenty of plasterboard in our local Wickes last weekend - I didn't look at the bagged plaster though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul.Uni Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 At the DIY store I work at we are getting bags of plaster, but we aren't at normal stock levels yet. The latest shortages are paint brushes and rollers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, melmerby said: The guy opposite has been renovating/re-modelling his house during lockdown with help from the rest of his workmates (he's a builder and proper jobs were getting a bit thin on the ground due to Covid-19!) He has had loads of plaster delivered by the local builder's merchants, so seems no shortage around here. May depend what sort of plaster??? Just over the border here in Hereford definitely a big shortage of Thistle finish. B&Q have found a substitute product which I like - but the plasterers hate. There has been about four weeks interval since the last delivery of Thistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said: May depend what sort of plaster??? Just over the border here in Hereford definitely a big shortage of Thistle finish. B&Q have found a substitute product which I like - but the plasterers hate. There has been about four weeks interval since the last delivery of Thistle. The builder's often use Selco, so maybe better supplies than the retail sector? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 56 minutes ago, melmerby said: The builder's often use Selco, so maybe better supplies than the retail sector? Sorry, did not make myself clear. Only went to B&Q because no board finish at the builders' merchants (Jewson, in this case). One local plasterer went to Preston to get some bags. Edit to add: Just checked and, as I thought, British Gypsum and Jewson's are both part of St Gobain Group. So if they can't get it.... Edited July 31, 2020 by Joseph_Pestell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 Got a fella in to replace decking. Got timber for the frame but can't get concrete posts or decent sized tin of bitumen. Apparently big shortage of Fence panels too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, ruggedpeak said: Got a fella in to replace decking. Got timber for the frame but can't get concrete posts or decent sized tin of bitumen. Apparently big shortage of Fence panels too. 2 minutes ago, ruggedpeak said: Got a fella in to replace decking. Got timber for the frame but can't get concrete posts or decent sized tin of bitumen. Apparently big shortage of Fence panels too. We seem to have fence panels here. Swap you for some plaster. All stocks seem a bit low. A combination of works having shut down or furloughed staff and higher demand for DIY during lockdown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 ... interesting series of posts, above. Our neighbourhood has been suffering a low-level plague of sporadic building work, I’ve never seen so many jobs going on at once, or taking so long to complete. The account I was given by the brickies working on the one at the corner, is that small owner-managed contractors have laid off most of their labour (without furlough, because most of them are trapped in the bogus self-employment which permeates the industry) and are working through their stock of properties with a few key “trades” on an ad-hoc basis. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2020 B&Q's website is showing thistle finish in stock but "bulk buy" only, you have to order a minimum of £100 of goods. Still no normal home delivery service. There's a few things I've wanted from B&Q but they won't deliver (?) you have to shop in person, strangely quite the opposite of most other retailers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 yes, easier to go elsewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I haven’t been in B&Q since this whole nonsense began. Or Wickes, for that matter. Service and stock situation is impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I went to do a click and collect from Wickes, a month or two back. Iirc, there was something up with the website, and they said just come on down. They told me that the problem was that a number of people would phone up/ internet order to collect, but never turn up. They would put the item aside for collection, and it meant that they had stock that they couldn't sell, until the time collection period ended. Tool station collects payment when you order, Don't know if Wickes are any different, and it was some other reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Tool Station and Screwfix always ran on a business model supplying smaller customers from small premises with minimal stock. They both take payment when you order. It isn’t much of a change for them to operate “click and collect” . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 8 hours ago, rockershovel said: Tool Station and Screwfix always ran on a business model supplying smaller customers from small premises with minimal stock. They both take payment when you order. It isn’t much of a change for them to operate “click and collect” . They have for some time accepted orders placed on line for pick up on store, the only change is that they now have the goods ready whereas it was usually a case waiting while they found them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 18 hours ago, rockershovel said: I haven’t been in B&Q since this whole nonsense began. Service and stock situation is impossible. I went in to B&Q yesterday to pick up a new loft ladder. The web site said they had it in stock. There was no queue to get in. A very helpful chap at the door told me which aisle I would find it on, and helped me to find a suitable trolley. I found the ladder where he said it would be, plonked it on the trolley, walked straight up to a checkout, paid contactless with my phone and was on my way in just a few minutes. I must admit that I was somewhat apprehensive after the horror stories I'd heard recently about people's experiences at B&Q as lockdown eased but my experience yesterday was perfectly fine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 IME my Local B&Q was one of the more sane places during the height of lockdown, trolleys cleaned, numbers of customers highly limited. The one downside was they were not taking unwanted returns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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