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1.9 Rating 953 Reviews
21 %
of reviewers recommend Homebase
1.9
Based on 953 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 12%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 58%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Live Chat, Email, Telephone
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.3 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Avoid homebase windows and doors they are utter rubbish also the sub-contractors they use from Southampton d and r build/clear fix not sure what they calling themselfs at the minute , (as they have been to put my install right several times and still not finished) are even worse. lack or no communication at all.very unpleasant on the phone when they do pick up. and none of the managers seem to know anything about products. im sure im not the only one but my advice is avoid...
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Posted 8 years ago
I ordered a kitchen and was told delivery in 21 days, after 21 days I phoned them only to be told " Oh Mr Wright we have tried to call you 9 times and emailed 6 times" which is rubbish as my wife is home all day. I got all homebase sales stuff on email but not delivery info, then, they told me it would be another 2 weeks before they could deliver. I then ordered top cabinets, paid for them, then received a phone call 2 days later ,only to be told sorry items out of stock . And it will be 6 weeks before we have more , then part delivery arrived , on putting them together 1 door was damaged, so phoned again only to be told another 2 weeks to send replacement. It has now been two and a half months. I wish I had gone to wickes
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Posted 8 years ago
Wen i asked ur member if staff could they check a price and she did but it did not match the same as wat the clearance sticker said. I saud well that label was in front and she saud oh ill tell them that too. Her attudide was apauling and she then turned un a quick manner saying."watever". That is something that a sales person should never say to a paying customer. But then i found out she is an operations manager.... im now waitin for the area manager to phone me..
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Posted 8 years ago
Very abrupt staff on shop floor
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Posted 8 years ago
Windows and doors are utter rubbish. and the contractors they use D&R instal or D&R build. don't make them any better. Rubbish service from the most ignorant office staff. they don't seem to care. My windows and doors were installed and the installers were second to none. But the after sales don't seem to matter. after installed. just a word of warning.
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Posted 8 years ago
Recently visited homebase store in b.o.d Aberdeen. Found management ignored staff members on checkouts when they asked for assistance. While I waited at customer service desk for help I heard one of the team leaders swear because she could not find a piece of paper she was looking for. There is no team morale in this store and service is rubbish. This store needs new management because it's obvious that the staff don't trust or have any faith in them and shop and customers getting a raw deal.
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Posted 8 years ago
Management very abrupt when asked a question. No staff available on shop floor again. Can't reach products on pegs because they are too high and way too much stock on the floor. Store very untidy and unorganised.
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Posted 8 years ago
work started on installing 2 new bathroom suites 4th nov.2015, guaranteed in and out in 10 days, after Xmas I realised the fitters didn't have a clue, they had raised the bath 5 inches ABOVE the window sill for the pipe work, we pointed out that it looked hideous and totally impractical, they said the bath was standard size and our old one must have been a lot smaller, no it wasn't. We asked them to remove the bath panel, fitter not happy, he'd used silicone to fix it on, sure enough he'd raised the bath by 5 inches on wooden blocks, told him to remove them and the bath would be flush with window sill, not a happy man as he'd already dressed off around the bath with plastic splash back, sure enough the bath fit perfectly, we have no idea why he actually did this, we'd been in contact with the area manager, he was a snooty upstart, didn't have a clue about DIY never mind bathroom fitting, lots more mistakes, shoddy workmanship, they finished Feb. 4th !!! Luckily we didn't live there at the time, we were refurbishing the property to sell. Just wish I'd read reviews BEFORE getting Homebase in Berwick upon Tweed, what a bunch of cowboys, I couldn't resist the offer GET NOW PAY NEXT YEAR, NEVER EVER WILL I SPEND ONE PENNY IN THAT STORE AGAIN, CON MEN.
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Posted 8 years ago
work started on installing 2 new bathroom suites 4th nov.2015, guaranteed in and out in 10 days, after Xmas I realised the fitters didn't have a clue, they had raised the bath 5 inches ABOVE the window sill for the pipe work, we pointed out that it looked hideous and totally impractical, they said the bath was standard size and our old one must have been a lot smaller, no it wasn't. We asked them to remove the bath panel, fitter not happy, he'd used silicone to fix it on, sure enough he'd raised the bath by 5 inches on wooden blocks, told him to remove them and the bath would be flush with window sill, not a happy man as he'd already dressed off around the bath with plastic splash back, sure enough the bath fit perfectly, we have no idea why he actually did this, we'd been in contact with the area manager, he was a snooty upstart, didn't have a clue about DIY never mind bathroom fitting, lots more mistakes, shoddy workmanship, they finished Feb. 4th !!! Luckily we didn't live there at the time, we were refurbishing the property to sell. Just wish I'd read reviews BEFORE getting Homebase in Berwick upon Tweed, what a bunch of cowboys, I couldn't resist the offer GET NOW PAY NEXT YEAR, NEVER EVER WILL I SPEND ONE PENNY IN THAT STORE AGAIN, CON MEN.
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Posted 8 years ago
Appalled to discover that homebase feels that in less than 2 years it is acceptable for the grout to be coming out between the floor tiles, and they call it wear and tear. In under 2 years I have had to request 4 repairs their clearly sub standard workmanship. The last one took over 3 months of chasing before someone finally fixed it. This is a disgrace homebase should be ashamed. I will never use this company again
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Posted 8 years ago
We had a problem with our shower unit leaking behind the storm wall. It took over 4 weeks to complete the repair. we were without a shower for that time and if we did not constantly contact Homebase nothing would have been done. to add insult to injury there has been no response to our emails to their so called customer services, including the Managing Director of Customer Services. what a pathetic company!!
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Posted 8 years ago
Can't be worse.. as simple as that. After complaining and receiving promises that they are going to look into my complaint, I received an email addressed to another person, to apologise and giving me the details of that person's complaint!!!!!!!!!! hahaha can't believe how poor the management is in Homebase.. In addition that would be classified as breach of confidentiality. God knows who has got my email explaining my details to other people...
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Posted 8 years ago
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Posted 9 years ago
In October 2015 my Wife and I went to Homebase in Bodmin and ordered a new bathroom suite. The contractor, assigned by Homebase, came to do a Pre-Installation Survey and told us what they would be doing. On the 4th January 2016 the contractor arrived and started to take out the old suite and do some prep work on the walls and floor. Bearing in mind the job was estimated to take only 6 days, on the 18th January 2016, 5 days behind schedule, I forwarded some photographs I had taken of the poor workmanship to Homebase. Another email and photographs was sent on 26th January 2016. Then on 28th January 2016 another email was sent to Homebase showing tiles that were supposed to replace ones we had identified previously as being of poor quality. These were worse than the ones originally there. Most of the work was carried out by an apprentice, with little or no supervision. He used a system of Dot and Dab to fix the tiles to the walls. That meant there was only a small amount of adhesive applied to the back of each tile. Pipework is of poor quality, during soldering part of a wall was scorched and the pipe is not long enough for the job. The contractor threatened to walk off the job because I made my house an intimidating environment for them to work. When asked what they planned on doing that day I happened to write this on a piece of paper. I was accused of making a list of what they had to do. I also told them I was not supplying them with tea/coffee because I was unhappy with their work. The contractor eventually left without completing the job. Since then there have been a number of emails and texts to and from various Homebase managers. In these I have asked for various things to be done, tiles to be replaced or the shower door hung properly. This has not been done. After a lot of negotiating it has eventually been agreed the bathroom has to be re-fitted. The bathroom has just been re-fitted, 8 months behind schedule. I said in one of my emails to Homebase, there appears to be a pattern emerging here. I make a complaint, they say they will look into it and monitor the situation. Then ultimately, nothing gets done. I am not saying they have finally got their brains into gear because I have complained to the Furniture Ombudsman, The Financial Ombudsman and got a solicitor on the job. But it does seem to have got them to finally do something, or at least chivvied them along a bit. Would I buy anything from Homebase again? Not if they were the last DIY outlet on this planet.
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Posted 9 years ago
We bought an Andorran 11 piece garden set and arranged delivery which was through Argos. On opening the box we found the necessary nuts and bolts missing for everything but the table. We went into store to resolve and the customer service lady called the parts people to arrange replacements. These have come this morning but they have sent us the parts for the table which we already had.This set cost us £300 so expected a quality item with no issues. Totally useless and inept service from a company we expected more from. We have a family BBQ arranged for this weekend and no garden furniture to sit on. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM HOMEBASE AGAIN!!
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Posted 9 years ago
I bought a Mercia Light Brown Overlap Apex Wooden Shed (Double Doors) - 12x8ft from Homebase recently, as needed storage due to a house move. just over a month after purchasing the item it has started to bow and crack, even though we’ve treated the outside. Instructions were confusing and didn't come with a bolt and lock. We had to buy an extra plastic floor base to go under the floor provided as it was flimsy and has broken in places already and we have had to buy more floor boards to put on top to strengthen it. We have had to put filler on the window edges to hold the windows in place and will have to buy better quality panels as the ones provided were flimsy and will not last long. The door has a random hole in it which will need filling. We will have to buy extra side panels to strengthen it inside further for winter because at least two of the walls have bowed and have holes/cracks in them. The wood is thin and of bad quality. One of the walls arrived like this and we tried to knock it back into place. Really disappointed and have to spend more now to strenghten it. Don't buy this shed.
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Posted 9 years ago
I held a fund raising event for Tadcaster Flood Victims and raised £1500. We decided that we would give the money in DIY vouchers to help the families buy items to repair the damage to their properties. A colleague of mine went into the Harrogate store and bought the vouchers. Unfortunately one of the vouchers was for £500 and I wanted this to go to 2 separate families as a £200 payment and a £300 payment. My husband went into Hull store last week (as he works in Hull) and the customer service desk basically said they couldn't do it, it wasn't possible. I therefore went into the Harrogate store on Saturday and they were more helpful but didn't know how to do it. The guy took my name and telephone number and said he would have to talk to the Manager and would call my hopefully Sunday, if not Monday. I have had no call and it is now the following Wednesday. There has to be a way of cancelling the voucher that I have and supplying me with 2 new ones. We have now made 2 trips to 2 different stores for something that should be a simple swap and over a week later I still have no response from Homebase. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with the customer service I have had and wouldn't expect this from Homebase stores. I could have just bought £200 of goods on the card, got a £300 gift card as the balancing amount and then taken the £200 of goods back to the store and got another card and if I had known that your customer services were going to be so unhelpful I would have done this. #homebase #disappointedcustomer
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Posted 9 years ago
What is the point of have a reserve option? Reserved some flooring at two different stores that were showing stock available only for a couple of hours later to be informed that there is no stock. Apparently the stock is in the warehouse and they don't have any forklift drivers to open the containers. So why show as having stock that you can reserve and collect within an hour!
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered 3 lights drove 45 minutes to be advised stock in store was wrong and they couldn't find them, helpfully they contacted my local store who had 1 in stock they couldn't find it after 20 minutes on the phone. So the store ordered 2 to be delivered now there are none in the warehouse. Stock management none existent!
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Posted 9 years ago
Home base in North Finchley is a warm and welcoming place to shop. The customer service is nearly always exceptional. Shop Assistants often spend a long time with you if you need advice about products, offering valuable tips and as customer care implies showing care for the customer. I have never received this level of service consistently in any other large DIY store and sometimes dread going to other stores ( only when HB doesn't have the product I need ) where staff seem unhappy, understaffed and the general atmosphere in these stores is not welcoming. Thank you Home base executives for investing in your staff and thank you staff
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Posted 9 years ago
Homebase is rated 1.9 based on 953 reviews