Blackmore House

Sydenhams are brilliant, they became my go-to BM.  I used the Salisbury branch a lot, and the guy I got to know there always tried to price match, even when I'd got prices from on line suppliers.  The only time they couldn't price match was with stuff from Paving Direct, as they said they couldn't buy in stuff like Bradstone pavers for the price that Paving Direct were selling them for.  The other good thing about Sydenhams is that they seem to have the best delivery drivers around.  We had no problems at all with deliveries from them, whereas pretty much everyone else delivering to us cocked up in one way or another.

I'm in North Dorset Vivienz.

At an early stage of works I accompanied my groundworker to Sydenhams and Bradfords, places he favoured and had a rapport with.  His introducing me made a significant difference I believe and i've had great service and good prices from them both, compared to other merchants where i've just made solo contact as a self builder.  My Blandford branches are constantly accessing Verwood's stock for me.  Even if I went into Verwood for something i've already had before from Blandford, they'd check to ensure I didnt pay more than I previously had.  I think it all comes down to what 'discount tier' the merchant group chooses to put you on, and for me that was significantly affected by how I was introduced versus my cold calling for 'best possible prices'.

I'm slightly jealous tbh, as I really like the look of the house. Ok, very jealous. 

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