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Discuss DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; As a manufacturer/supplier, Sealux would be interested to hear views on:
What should differentiate a tile retailer from a DIY shed selling tiles/accessories?
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DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
As a manufacturer/supplier, Sealux would be interested to hear views on:
What should differentiate a tile retailer from a DIY shed selling tiles/accessories?
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Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
Product knowledge and a good variation in available materials for me.
DIY sheds tend to have people pushing tiling stuff ( and everything else) without any real training. Also, in general they don't sell "professional quality" materials.Grumpy
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Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
Same as Grumpy.
Product knowledge and fixing knowledge from start to finish of the installation.
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Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
quality tools and not DIY crap that most of these little shops sell......and staff that know what they are talking about........
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Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
I can walk into my independant grab 4 or 5 samples no charge and no tills full of happy DIY's then ring the bloke I know and get delivery when I need it. . . absolutely priceless when compared to the dizzy fruit bats in the big stores. Plus the stuff is miles better
- 21-05-2008 #7
Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
product knowledge is of most importence from informed and preferably experienced staff...then there's the stock of quality materials,tools,tiles..blah,blah,blah...
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Re: DIY sheds vs specialist tile retailers
with grumpy and fekin and the others.
And what is more a tile retailer should make it possible that, whenever problems occur, either they come to site or a company/manufacturer representative (tiles, trims, boards, adhesive or else) comes to site when claims or problems come up.
This is something that DIY-stores seldom can offer.
Martin
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