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Reasonable fence panel delivery - option

A hopeful question but I assume someone can help.

I need to replace couple of fence panels which were damaged recently, I don't have big enough car to collect these, and when I looked up online the delivery charge was over £100 which is just bonkers. Any thoughts on how I can get this done at a reasonable price?

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  • Bradden
    Bradden Posts: 1,202 Forumite
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    Phone a local building merchant. The company I work for charge £20 which is pretty standard for local deliveries.
  • GDB2222
    GDB2222 Posts: 26,100 Forumite
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    I bought a fence panel etc from the local hardware store in Sheringham (BLyth and Wright), and they simply delivered the stuff without charge. 

    Wickes will deliver for £7 ....
    No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?
  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,439 Forumite
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    A local fence panel maker charged me £10.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • TELLIT01
    TELLIT01 Posts: 17,911 Forumite
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    Buy local, you can check the quality.  Our neighbours ordered a shed on line and it was absolute rubbish.
  • jbainbridge
    jbainbridge Posts: 2,026 Forumite
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    Our local builders yard charged £10 last time I used them.
  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 27,560 Forumite
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    TELLIT01 said:
    Buy local, you can check the quality.  Our neighbours ordered a shed on line and it was absolute rubbish.
    Most of the online ones sell a range of qualities, from cheap and cheerful to strong and sturdy .
    Local suppliers tend to only sell the better quality ones, so to be fair you have to compare like with like.
    We had some landscape work done and wanted a new shed as well. The contractors said they would build a top quality shed on site, but at a high cost. Instead we bought a more medium/good quality shed from Tiger sheds and paid the contractors to construct it. They said they were surprised how good it was for the price.
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