RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 9, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2012 Your shed will be nice and dry now Jim.. Spare offcuts can be used for scenic landscapes! Do insulate the roof though. We at DRAG insulated our hut with rockwool (fibreglass) and covered it with hardboard. We have had two winters now (no heat or ventilation) of moisture free storage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 If your lucky enough to live close to a Wickes superstore that are selling the Eco version, the one B&Q will be selling soon if Martins post states on the previous page, they have a bulk discount for 10 at £6.92, as opposed to £7.69 per single or less than 10. For anyone in the Brum, and north Midlands area Perry bar have 135 and the Stoke store 100 pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2012 Before I take a trip to the big B&Q at Cribbs in Bristol tomorrow, is there any idea if the pink Knauf is available yet? Hopeing to get started on the baseboards at the weekend... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammstein2609 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hi Rich, It should be out on sale now for £5 per board. Check the seasonal area as soon as you walk into the store or the builders yard if the store has one. The store I work in received two pallets which is 80 boards. I did a stock check for the rest of the stores on the East coast of Scotland and Cumbria (that's the boundaries of our region) and all the stores including the smaller ones had 80 boards in stock. If you can't see them on sale ask someone to check the barcode : 5012061865264. The B&Q website returns no results for a search of the barcode but to be honest the website is rubbish. Cheers Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted December 14, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2012 Typically it looks like the Cribbs Causway branch didnt have any (certainly not on the seasonal area with the roles of insulation or in the insulation aisle. If my fiancee is recovered (after getting hit by the Norovirus yesterday, and assuming I dont go down with it as well...) Just want to get started building! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Had to go to the local medium-sized B&Q today for other reasons but found some SpaceBoard Eco in the racks at the end of one of the aisles in the plumbing/insulation area. I picked up a few boards for stock and to encourage me to knock up some extensions for my H0 layout. The "Eco" type appears to have a slightly more shiny and sparkly finish than the previous version and the surface feels slightly harder. All this may, however, just be within the normal range of production variation. The sheets are 1200mm by 500mm as before, though these are 60mm thick rather than the previous 52.5mm. Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammstein2609 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Just to let you know the space board Eco has now gone live as a ranged item in B&Q stores and is currently reduced in price to £3.75 per sheet. I've just bought 6 for a future plan and to be used as a scenic form. Cheers Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 21, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thank you Martin. Good news. It will certainly be more convenient to have it available again rather than the blue stuff, minimum order of around £100 delivered down here from Insulation Express. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kveldulf Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Just to let you know the space board Eco has now gone live as a ranged item in B&Q stores and is currently reduced in price to £3.75 per sheet. I've just bought 6 for a future plan and to be used as a scenic form. Cheers Martin He speaks the truth! There are about 40 1200 x 500 x 60mm sheets of "the pink stuff" in Penzance B&Q - be quick! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted December 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks again Martin for the 'heads-up' . I got a good stock (as many as I could fit in!) from the Torquay branch @ £3.75 per board. They seem to have a small stock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeWB Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 My local B&Q are selling Pink Space Board ECO. which is 60mm x 500mm x1200mm Foam Boards for £3.75 each My local store is Washington in Tyne and Wear George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Well its most definitely a fiver a board at B&Q Tamworth. I did ask about other stores selling it for £3.75 and they did check but said it was showing as £5 on their system. Oh well a fiver is better than the £8 at Wickes (plus the 15 mile drive to a store that has stock). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2013 Dave, I would press the point and ask them further. When I bought mine there was some muddled info from the staff about the price. It was certainly priced at £5 on the shelf edge, but was only charged £3.75 at the checkout. They were talking about some discount for purchases over £50 but that didn't add up. Also it wasn't bought on their 'discount card day' either. All very odd. Don't look for help on the website either! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'll try harder next time I go in, I had the whole family in the car so only bought 3 @£5 as I wouldn't be able to get anymore in the car. The girl on the help desk didn't seem too interested in finding out for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It could be that the £3.75 tag was part of the xmas sale. I got four sheets after xmas in the sale. On the shelf they were marked as £5/sheet but at the tills it rang through at £3.75 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 They were with the other insulation products and not near the sale items. I did ask on the help desk if she knew if that had been on sale and were no longer 3.75, but all I got was well this (computer) says they £5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I think there were two elements to the £3.75. One was a general (but limited) post-Christmas 10% off, the other was an even more limited 15% off all purchases over £50. When I got mine last Saturday (at the same store as John) I just got the 15% so paid £4.25 each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 3, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2013 All a bit of a muddle really! I wasn't sure how many I could fit in the motor, so I firstly bought 4 sheets, to play around with in the space available for which I was charged £15 (i.e.@ 3.75 each) and worked out that 20 would fit. Then I went back in and got 10 more (It was as many as the cart would take) but they still charged me only £3.75 per sheet. A third trip for 10 more resulted in the same price! The upshot is that we've probably got enough for the rest of the Balcombe project and the S&D roundy-roundy and much, much more! Problem is now where to store it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mm Andy Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Problem is now where to store it all. In the loft?! (Ok - I'll get my coat!) Bought 3 sheets in the York B&Q on Sunday 30th and was charged £5 each - before Christmas they were labelled up as £3-75 each so I assumed that the offer had finished at Christmas. What I don't use for insulating the bathroom ceiling will end-up being used on a layout. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 In the loft?! Oddly that is where my eight sheet strategic knauf reserve is hidden (two deep over herself's side of the ceiling). Today's four were charged out at £5/sheet but i've got enough now to be going on with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DavidLong Posted January 3, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2013 What I don't use for insulating the bathroom ceiling will end-up being used on a layout. Andy Yeah, right . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2013 The crewe branch this morning (wed 9th jan) has about 40 or so in stock at £5 each Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstaf Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I wanted to check the stock of the pink kanufboard before heading down as I couldn't find any at the New Malden branch last week. Anyone know exactly what's it's called so I can check online or is it a case of heading in to stores and hoping they have it? Cheers Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted January 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2013 Tom, It's now called Knauf 'Space Board 'ECO' It appears to be under a Govt subsidy again limiting to you to 100 sq metres. That's 166 boards, a lot of layouts possible! Anyway what's to stop you buying more over a period of time...? It would appear the the going price now at B & Q is £5 per sheet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted January 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2013 They guy in crewe said they had a certain quota that was sold at £3.75, once that lot went then it reverted to £5, i suppose its one of those loss leader things to get you through the door? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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