In my crazy fun packed Sunday, not only did I manage to spend most of my day checking out shelving and cupboards for my lounge in Ikea, but I also bit the bullet and splashed out £90 on a new shower screen. Whether this was how I saw my life at 32 I'm not sure but these things have to be done and I guess it's better to commit to these things and stop water from flying all over my bathroom floor every time I shower than to put up with it. This place has everything for the casual buyer, tradesman or commercial - bathrooms, kitchen, building supplies - you can check it out online before going to buy - not a bad place to start to get involved with DIY! read more

Wickes Building Supplies - Hardware Stores Near Me - Stockport, XGM

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So, you're probably wondering what sort of person reviews a DIY shop well, hopefully I can answer that! For those of you not familiar with Wickes, they're firmly towards the trade end of the DIY spectrum; they'll help you out if you ask for a screwdriver for example, but might give you some funny looks if you ask for 'one of those with a cross on the end' instead of a Pozidrive. I went because they're also at the cheaper end for some stuff like timber - I was making some garden planters. Over all, I got everything I needed for much less than the closer Homebase and B&Q. It's well worth a look at Wickes if you're planning some odd jobs, you'll find some of the less common stuff here, and might save yourself some cash. Hopefully this answers the question - who reviews a DIY shop - someone who's after a bit of a bargain... read more

Good variety of items. However there lack of a decent customer service lets them down. The queue for buying items was too the back of the shop, the manager of the store took one look at the queue and stood there procrastinating! Very disappointed it took us 20 mins to get served when there was only 3 people in front of us. Considering they only had one till open it was lucky we got served that quickly 1 till was being used to make a large order for someone that could order there items online, and you and say they don't have technology because they were holding iPhones in their hands. read more

Needed to head to Wickes for a steel kitchen work top end as it was not in stock elsewhere. A well laid out store with a whole variety of items for those who are a fan of DIY. Excellent prices (cheaper than b&q) and very friendly staff. Tool station is also available in store which operates similarly to Argos (magazine and collection desk) which is handy for the things that wickes may not stock themselves. read more