Italian Building Centre Reviews 10

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.3

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  1. Building Materials Store

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Italian Building Centre is a specialist supplier of innovative building products for EWI systems, Render systems, Waterproofing, Concrete Repair and Protection, Wood Flooring, Italian Porcelain Tiles and Interior/Exterior decorative finishes and plasters. Our focus and aim is to provide sustainable and high quality products all over the UK.


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2.3

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Avoid if you expect any customer support

I do not recommend this company due to a complete lack of communication. I sent two emails regarding my order and received no response. After a third message requesting a refund, I still got no reply — although the money was eventually refunded, which is the only reason I’m giving two stars instead of one.

26 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

⚠️Please be wary ordering from this…

⚠️Please be wary ordering from this company. The amount they charge you is disgusting to return any items. I returned boxes of wood flooring (not been opened still in original packaging) and they charged me £300 to return them as a 20% restocking fee!! No idea who is getting paid to restock them for £300! It’s a 2 minute job. Very money greedy company. I would not order from here again. Stick to reputable companies like B&Q!

16 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience

Terrible experience. I bought five tubs of silicone render from this shop, and every single one had a foul, rotten smell right after opening. When I reported the issue, I was blamed for "bad storage" — even though the tubs clearly state they should be stored between 5°C and 30°C. We’re in the UK, and last month’s weather was mild at best — no extreme heat that could have caused bacteria to grow that quickly.

Instead of a refund, I was only offered a reduced price on more of the same questionable product — no thanks. To make matters worse, the salesperson told me customer service would follow up. No one ever called.

I’ve since switched to using EWI Pro render through my installer, and the difference in quality is night and day — a far superior product with none of the issues I experienced here.

Poor product, zero accountability, and useless after-sales support. Avoid this place if you value your time and money.

23 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a large batch of tiles for high…

Ordered a large batch of tiles for high end development project, I was told that the tiles are designer durable tiles manufactured in Spain. Once the delivery had been made, the builders onsite complained at the finish, the tiles are super brittle, removing plastic spacers has resulted in chipping of the tiles. Contacted them and they have been of no help it was over £500 order, and has resulted in a huge time delay when the product is clearly not as advertised and even fit for purpose.

5 February 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

didn't receive goods

be very careful with this company. I have ordered goods havnt received them message loads of times still havnt been sorted .. no refund been sorted either. check befor you order be very aware massive thumbs down from me

9 August 2023
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Reply from Italian Building Centre

Hello Rachel,

I am so sorry to hear this. I have checked with our courier as this was dispatched on Saturday 12th August. It seems it was lost in transit. We have now re issued this and it has been dispatched this morning. Your full order will arrive this Thursday.

I am very sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please do let me know if you have any further issues with this.

Thank you for your patience.

Bekki

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

product… now arrived

I have not yet received my product which was due to be delivered today. The money has already been taken from the bank account.
NB, my product has now arrived but we have yet to apply the coating.
If only the delivery company had communicated their delay, sorry for my earlier brusque reviw

14 August 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought one bucket of render at 70 quid…

Bought one bucket of render at 70 quid … which had an £80 delivery charge.

16 January 2023
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Reply from Italian Building Centre

Hi Sarfraz, We are very sorry you feel unhappy regarding our prices and understand that this may frustrate you. Unfortunately we have to charge the correct delivery charge for the item depending on the courier's fee and delivery area. In this case it was £70 including VAT. We are always available via email, phone or online chat to discuss any concerns and hope that if you have issues in the future we can assist you.

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