Any online builders merchants Buriram?

[SAFC1973]

I would like to check prices for building materials online against what my builder has quoted me.... Anyone have any online websites such as IQ House etc in Buriram??? Cheers!

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[george]

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[citizen33]

I doubt if there is one with complete stock of online products. This has some prices - but mainly in relation to promotions.

http://www.globalhouse.co.th/

Sorry if it isn't very useful.

[wayned]

Home Pro has a direct to shop service, but not many basic building supplies: http://www.directtoshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?pageName=HomePage&storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&ddkey=http:SetCurrencyPreference

[meatboy]

your best bet is to go to duo home or home mart and price them yourself.you wont get anyone displaying their prices and don't forget a builder will always get a better price than you.

[puchooay]

I doubt if there is one with complete stock of online products. This has some prices - but mainly in relation to promotions.

http://www.globalhouse.co.th/

Sorry if it isn't very useful.

There is not a Global House in Buriram. The nearest one is in Surin.

I have just finished a build in Buriram, not far from IQ and Thai Watsadu. Both places have their better prices for different products.

They are so near to each other it really would not be difficult to go an have a look.

If you need to buy sand and stone, for concrete, it is better to get it direct from the quarry. If you need a number of a truck for delivery them PM me and I will send one.

[kamalabob2]

There will soon be a large new Global House Store in Buriram. The Buriram Global House is on the same Highway as Buriram I.Q. House. It is around the corner from the Buriram Thai Watsadu store. I am not sure if they accept orders on line or have prices on line. They do have a web site. They have many special prices on imported brands that other stores in Buriram do not stock. Tuf Tools, Wellington Windows, Crate Sanitary Ware sinks and Toilets, Vero water pumps, Sabu kitchen appliances, are but a few of the very economical made in China items that will compete with Thai Watsadu and HomePro in Buriram. Global House Buriram should offer Buriram house builders an excellent way to lower costs with less expensive unique brands of electrical fittings, spa bathtubs, lighting fixtures, kitchen furniture, sanitary ware, taps, plywood, electrical wire, gypsum board, steel, plumbing fixtures, ceramic tile, porcelain tile, rain gutters that are made to high specifications in Chinese factories exclusively for Global House. Global House is owned by SCG and is able to offer less expensive Dura brand cement blocks than Home Mart offers in CPAC or Q-Con cement products. Dura brand cement wood is made in the same factory as Elephant brand cement wood but made to a different specification and is available for Global House to sell at a low everyday value price. The Global House Store in Buriram will be a great competitor to I.Q. House, Thai Watsadu, Home Mart and Home Pro builders merchants store in Buriram since they are all within ten minutes from the Buriram Global House Store. Global House will sell quality Dulux house paint, Captain Paint, Delta Paint, Beger Paint, and Pammastic Paint, among other quality made in Thailand paints.

[kamalabob2]

The web site which might have information on the grand opening of the Buriram Global House store is www.globalhouse.co.th

[stevo2]

The web site which might have information on the grand opening of the Buriram Global House store is www.globalhouse.co.th

28th March. Sign outside the store.

[kamalabob2]

I went this morning to price a new 2000 liter DOS brand Eco Jazz water tank at the new Buriram Global House Store. This is the water tank featured on the Buriram Highway signs announcing the Grand Opening Sale at the Buriram Global House Store. Excellent large store with almost one million different items under one roof. I noted the Surin Global House store has more items under one roof including a wider choice of fiberglass spas. The enthusiastic store employees seem to be very well trained at this new Buriram Global house. I also priced the Honda brush cutter that my Brother in law has requested I buy at the lowest price from a store in Buriram province. In my brief observation the Buriram Global House charges 6990 baht for the 2000 liter DOS Eco jazz plastic water tank and a local Buriram Builders Merchants store charges 4990 for the exact same water tank model. Then I took into account the delivery fee charged by Global House and the price difference was even more significant as I live past the Buriram Airport. There was a significant difference in price on the Honda UMK435 four stroke Brush cutter with the local shop having a much lower price posted. It might be due to one store being the Honda Wholesale Distributor for Buriram and the other store more focused on importing exclusive brands of Chinese tools that only Global House can sell in Thailand. Both options present good choices for home owners in Buriram in my opinion.

The new Global House store has some very inexpensive Chinese made toilets and Chinese floor tile which might be perfect for use by my village relatives. They only care about the out the door price and are not concerned about any future repairs. It is a Thai way of thinking which has virtue for the village farmer relatives. I was able to get my father in laws Hitachi water pump fixed for 585 baht today at Ruangsangthai across from the Buriram provincial Electricity Authority office where you pay the electric bill. I will be back at the Buriram Global House Store on March 28th when they will have plenty of "pretties" who work for the tool companies and will pose for photos.

[NanLaew]

Not familiar with what's available in Buriram but the last time I built a house in Udon about 5 years ago, it was a case of checking all the regular ring-road outlets as well as some of the smaller, mom and pop hardware and builders supply shops. I found that no single store had the best prices on everything. Steel for the roof came from Global House, bathroom fittings came from St. Mall (that had just opened and made great deals as a new customer). Floor ceramics were from ToolPro. Roof tiles and electrical stuff coming from Home Mart where the brother-in-law had an account (and a decent discount). The plumbing came from a mom and pop store as the bro-in-law educated me on what is proper grade PVC piping and what is bogus Chinese crap branded as such (that a big supplier was touting). Not at all sure where bricks, cement, rebar and all that came from either. Had a 1 million baht budget for a 3-bed, 2 bath villa and ended up with a 4-bed, 2 and half bath villa for 1.25 million.

There was no web presence then and I doubt that there's no significant web presence now where you can reasonably expect to compare like-for-like. Apart from each major outlet having contracts with different suppliers, a big factor about any bulk-buying in Thailand is crap stock control and if you dally too long on getting the price list together and making a decision, the best steel shop may be out of stock on what you need. The dreaded 'no haab' sydnrome!

It's going to get real hot, real quick so I suggest the OP getting his skates on and go shopping in person. I am pretty sure it will only be a full day of work going the rounds and another day to pick what gets bought where.

Oh yes, and watch the construction closely every bloody day.

Edited March 29, 2015 by NanLaew