Summer Garden Buildings Reviews 1,635

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Evaluating 70 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers are really happy with the delivery service, noting its speed and efficiency. Many people also praise the overall service and user experience, finding it easy to order and assemble products. The company's customer service is frequently highlighted as helpful and responsive, with issues often resolved quickly. However, some customers were not happy with the product quality, citing issues like flimsy materials, broken parts upon arrival, or products not being fit for purpose. There were also occasional complaints about missing parts or poor-quality screws provided with the products, which sometimes required customers to find their own replacements.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The customer service was excellent, delivery was very straightforward, so that's all very positive. The shed itself is a little more flimsy than we had thought, quite difficult to construct, taki... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great product but website difficult to use and chaotic customer service. Requested delivery after an agreed date as I was away. Despite emails and phone call with customer service it was delivered a... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Nice looking patio cover. Well made and well designed. Good price. The whole thing was very well designed and engineered with two notable exceptions. The dome head screws supplied were not fit for pur... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a Aluminion lean too gazeebo, wasnt the easiest to put together as the instructions were in german! a part was missing also but they sent it out really quickly, much flimsier than we expected... See more


Company details

  1. Garden Building Supplier

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Summerhouses, log cabins, sheds, garden offices, gazebos, garages, greenhouses and garden furniture. Free UK delivery. Established since 1981.


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3.8

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

2K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company

Detailed information on each product they sell which is extremely useful. Kept fully informed by e'mail of delivery etc., which also included a video of how to erect the carport, so helpful. I would be happy to use this Company again and highly recommend it. One criticism I do have, which is not this Company's fault, but the delivery Company who only sent the driver, to unload a package over 12' long and 50+ kgs weight. He was very friendly and helpful, but only managed to get it into our front garden. We had to get help from neighbours' to get it round the back.

May 4, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Diabolical handling of faulty roof

We bought a lean-to with polycarbonate roof which was supposedly UV resistant. After three years, cracks and faults appeared in the roof which leaked. We reported this with photos to the company and were given what we considered excuses why it might have occurred. They said it has been built at too narrow an angle although we had built it well within the specifications they provided. They said it could have either been cleaned with abrasive or fitted the wrong way round. Neither was true. They said we lived in a high pollution area although, as most people in England, we live in an ordinary town with nothing spectacular pollution-wise remotely near us. I think they even suggested our garden was south facing which according to them was also a problem. We are now replacing the roof via somebody else at our expense. Their after sales and customer care are diabolical. Stay well clear of this company!!!!

RESPONSE TO THEIR RESPONSE. They did just reply to my review on Trustpilot but it was more of the same pathetic brushing us off. Our bungalow extension has a flat roof and no algae forms on it. In any case it has a gutter ahead of the lean to. They didn’t offer to replace the faulty items. They said they could supply replacement at FULL COST! We DO clean the roof regularly with water. The tip they mention is an ordinary council household items collection tip which has no relevance to the issues we have had. Total deflection from the company. When we first installed we were delighted and recommended to others. We would never dream of recommending now due to their unsympathetic approach to a customer’s genuine problem.

May 13, 2026
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Reply from Summer Garden Buildings

We are sorry you we unhappy with the advice we offered. We did offer to help with new roof sheets if you wished.

Your gazebo is located within 1 kilometre of a waste disposal site, 500m from a busy A road and the not far from the M1.

A shallow pitch can make the build up of dirt and other deposits more likely. We did point out that the dirt at the lower end of the sheets has probably appeared as a result of moss and algae from your bungalow roof being washed onto the sheets and has built up due to the shallow pitch and the fact that the sheets had not been cleaned regularly.

If you follow our advice and clean your new sheets regularly you should not experience this problem in the future

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aluminium Lean To

Well built, and easy to assemble Aluminium Lean to Gazebo. Issue with a damaged roof panel.on delivery, quickly sorted and replaced by the team. Highly recommended

April 4, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great value, but not for very valuable items

The customer service was excellent, delivery was very straightforward, so that's all very positive.

The shed itself is a little more flimsy than we had thought, quite difficult to construct, taking around 6 hours and also the instructions are not great.

Overall, if this is for your garden and you need it for tools, lawnmower etc, then I highly recommend it as for the price, it's good value.

April 6, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use this company

Do not use this company. Just look at their website – it will tell you how professional they are. The site looks like it hasn’t been updated since the 90s. Their emails always bounce back, so there’s no way to contact them. The shed was poor quality and, as expected, was delivered with damaged parts. There is a contact form on the website but never received any reply.

April 12, 2026
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bought a Aluminion lean too gazeebo

Bought a Aluminion lean too gazeebo, wasnt the easiest to put together as the instructions were in german! a part was missing also but they sent it out really quickly, much flimsier than we expected , to be fair it has been tested with these winds lately but I am abit disappointed that it appears to leak from one of the joins in the middle! I have no idea how as when we put it together the bottom poly sheet slots in underneath the top one so how it's leaking is beyond me ! There are gaps though but the instructions said there should be for expansion? All I know is I am £500 down and we haven't been able to use the gazedbo yet !

March 20, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Replaced easily

My bench came broken i fortunately done a video as I unboxed it. then I sent it to the company I was given the replacement parts seamlessly.

The actual company are good there distrubuters not so careful. Still I would use again.

March 9, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from start to finish

Great service from start to finish. Gazebo 372 design seems very well thought out. Everything came together easily. My only concern is the durability of the polycarbonate roofing material given we do occasionally get some gusty wind conditions but time will tell on that.

March 13, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

building arrived in a timely manner

building arrived in a timely manner, however the size of the package was too big for one man to bring in to the back garden, as I couldnt help with a bad back myself.
I paid extra to get the leanto put up professionally and looks quite nice in the area I have put it.

March 3, 2026
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Reply from Summer Garden Buildings

We are glad to hear your building looks nice. We'd love a photo!
This is a kerbside delivery but the individual components are easy to move separately if necessary.
Regards

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Patio Cover installation

The actual Patio Cover was excellent - very strong and robust with the solid aluminum frame.
The instructions were easy to follow and we had no problems erecting the follow item.
My wife and I put it up in 8hrs.
The only problem we had were the x10 screws (item Ba-E33 on page 26 of the instructions) these were not fit for purpose - they couldn't be screwed in fully as they were too tight and they broke or the heads rounded.
These screws were used for holding the X5 brackets (Ba-21) preventing the Polycarbonate sheets from out. I found my own screws that did the job perfectly. Value for money the item scores highly.

February 9, 2026
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Reply from Summer Garden Buildings

We are happy to hear that you are pleased with your Gazebo. We are are sorry to hear about the problem with the screws. We would have sent more and will keep an eye on this in future.
Many thanks for you review.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would never buy again

The package was delivered with visible damage to the box. This was recorded with photos. We were not ready to put the shed up but when we opened the box almost every panel was bent, buckled, scratched or dented.
The company were initially helpful and advised damage in transit was often the case and offered replacement or compensation. Despite continuing communication with them neither ever materialised.
Having emailed them again no response was ever received.

October 28, 2025
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Reply from Summer Garden Buildings

Hi
We always try to help even when the damage is reported outside the required time limit. We understand you have built the shed and it is use. The last email we received did not seem to need a reply but if you would like to contact us direct with some photos of the finished building we are happy to have another look at your case. Sorry if you felt we were ignoring you. I can assure you this was not the case.
Regards

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