Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 30, 2019 8:54 am Hi, Beaumont tiles is running a January sale now where they are advertising upto 50% discount. I am looking to buy a particular tile and its marked price is about $52 Sq M. I have contacted couple of franchisees for price. Normally they are offering at 26% discount on market price which comes to around $38.50 SM. One guy told that he can give at 30%. What are the prices they can go down to in general? Does it depend on your negotiation skills as well? Or would they mark up in delivery charges? I am looking to buy about 125 Sq M. Thanks. Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 3Jan 30, 2019 11:51 am The building supplies industry is really suffering right now. Sales, and forward orders, really dropping off as building approvals slump and renovators keep their hands in their pockets. Don't believe???? Have a look at the big suppliers ASX prices. Plenty of opportunity to dicker and deal in the shops today. And don't feel bad about negotiating, a genuine customer is a valued customer right now. Had a bit of a smile in a tile suppliers a week back as a staff member - walking down the shop after picking up a phone call - shouted the advice to the Boss that "and the customer on the phone wanted the cheapest price".....that's how it is right now. Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 4Jan 30, 2019 1:22 pm Well said about market demand and pricing. More over timing as well. I was in the market for buying some good speakers for my home theatre. Most of the guys I contacted were willing to give about 30 to 35% discount on retail maket price. I ended up buying at 45% discount. . I never thought there is that high margins in the speaker market. It could be on some brands.... Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 5Jan 30, 2019 6:37 pm Well, today, high quality porcelain tiles cost between $3 to 10 USD per sqm when purchased in bulk directly from the factories in China (and yes, they know how to make good porcelain as they have invented it! Most of the so called Spanish and Italian tiles are also produced in China, by the way). Now you can easily calculate mark up local retailers and wholesalers make. Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 6Jan 30, 2019 8:33 pm There is many more costs than the raw products, rent, wages, super, storage, also remember 10% of retail is gst, unless you have done bricks N mortor business you won't relize how thin the end margins become with so many add on costs. Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 7Jan 30, 2019 8:42 pm Clean Well said about market demand and pricing. More over timing as well. I was in the market for buying some good speakers for my home theatre. Most of the guys I contacted were willing to give about 30 to 35% discount on retail maket price. I ended up buying at 45% discount. . I never thought there is that high margins in the speaker market. It could be on some brands.... Re: Beaumont Tiles Pricing 9Jan 31, 2019 11:43 am Hi, Clean, not going to bang on about this but the situation out there in building supply land is horrible with the slump in building approvals. In your state the authorities at the end of last year were speaking of a negative 20% drop off trend in building approvals. Means that for a cashed-up, ready to buy customer for tiles and appliances and the like there is no "end of sale" just negotiation to the best price. If, as home builders, we make these conditions work for us the result can be that we are happy and the supplier is probably a bit happier overall, too! 4/2/19 Today's ABS release on December Building approvals paints the marketing environment building product retailers face.
Dwelling approvals decline in December The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 4.1 per cent in December 2018, in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today. "The trend for the total dwelling approvals series has continued to decline over the past year," said Daniel Rossi, Director of Construction Statistics at the ABS. "The series is now at its lowest level since June 2013." The decrease in December was driven by private sector dwellings excluding houses (e.g. townhouses and apartments), which fell 8.5 per cent. Private sector houses also declined, by 1.1 per cent. Among the states and territories, dwelling approvals fell in December in the Australian Capital Territory (21.3 per cent), Queensland (6.5 per cent), New South Wales (5.0 per cent), Western Australia (3.8 per cent), South Australia (1.5 per cent) and Victoria (1.4 per cent) in trend terms. The Northern Territory (1.7 per cent) and Tasmania (1.1 per cent) recorded increases. Approvals for private sector houses fell 1.1 per cent in December in trend terms. Queensland (3.6 per cent), New South Wales (1.6 per cent) and Western Australia (0.6 per cent) declined, while increases were recorded in South Australia (0.6 per cent) and Victoria (0.2 per cent). In seasonally adjusted terms, total dwellings fell by 8.4 per cent in December, driven by a 18.8 per cent decrease in private dwellings excluding houses. Private houses also fell 2.2 per cent. The value of total building approved fell 1.5 per cent in December, in trend terms, and has fallen for the past 13 months. The value of residential building fell 2.6 per cent, while non-residential building rose 0.2 per cent. Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7766 Our house was completed 8 years ago. Builder did not leave any spare roof tiles behind. Just found out that one tile is cracked. Wanted to replace the tile but most… 0 2781 1 15752 |