Garden Timber Online Reviews 162

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers are satisfied with the quality of the products, describing them as good, solid, and well-made. Reviewers also frequently praise the customer service, highlighting helpful and communicative staff who proactively resolve issues and provide excellent support. Some people appreciate the ease of ordering and the clear communication regarding delivery times. However, some people were dissatisfied with the delivery service, reporting significant delays, missed deliveries, and a lack of communication regarding order status. A few other people also felt that the customer service was poor, mentioning unresponsiveness, abrupt call endings, and a general lack of support. There are also mentions of issues with orders not being fulfilled and products not arriving as expected.

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Based on these reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great customer service! Quality goods and a good price too....I am a returning customer which speaks for itself. I would definitely recommend Garden Timber Online.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Whilst the order didn't go to plan the customer service from Ruby was excellent and she tried to resolve issues proactively, with good communication.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an excellent experience with Garden Timber Online. The quality of the wood was outstanding, solid and well treated and exactly what I needed for my garden shed project. Jake was fantastic throug... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good customer service. After receiving confirmation that my order was ready for delivery, I was then informed the required items had gone out of stock. This could have caused major issues with ou... See more


Company details

  1. Lumber Store

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All fine timber products for your perfect garden projects. Timber Fencing, trellis panels, landscaping timber, sheds and logcabins. Timber decking and cladding.


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3.6

Average

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

162 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Looking like a scam

Ordered 2 planters with trellis 2 days ago. We have recieved no confirmation email which is supposed to be automated, the money has been been taken from account. Have emailed for confirmation of order and delivery and had no response. We have screen shots of order confirmation.

April 20, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID AVOID AVOID

AVOID AVOID AVOID
Not trustworthy. Keep putting delivery dates back, blatant lies on the phone to you. I have had to cancel the order, and now having a hard time getting my money back.
AVOID AVOID AVOID

March 20, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Great customer service from ordering and delivery. Just placed another order.

April 15, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Still got gate

Still got gate, yeah it’s still lookin’ fresh,
Timber so clean put my fence to the test,
Delivery rolled in like boom, okay,
Guess who’s back? My new gate, hey hey.

Solid wood, no bends, no shame,
Five-star service, remember the name,
If you need a gate, don’t delay,
Timber company came through — still D.R.E. (Delivered, Really Excellent)

February 24, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent value for money.

Really good quality product for the price.
Ordered while company was on Christmas shutdown, but still spoke to a real person who confirmed what I needed and warned me of delayed delivery due to Christmas and New Year closure.
Was delivered by a company owned vehicle (I think. It was sign written) by a friendly, helpful driver.

February 5, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unbelievable poor experience

Unbelievable poor experience. Ive order materials on behalf of my customer and it has taken nearly TWO MONTHS for them to deliver. Infact, I do not have the the product and they dont know when it will arrive. Every time I contact them they just tell me it will be another two weeks away.
They seem to be advertising products they do not have to sell. To say we are disappointed is an understatement.

February 3, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

‼️🛑❌ AVOID. Do Not Buy from here SCAMMERS

‼️🛑❌ Do Not Buy
‼️🛑❌ Do Not Buy – Poor Service, No Communication, SCAM ARTISTS❌‼️🛑

I placed an order for a planter with trellis privacy screen on 31/10/2025. They were responding to emails and spoke to me nice BEFORE I PAID! IT WENT DOWNHILL AFTER I PAID!

1. No confirmation email for order sent, plus delivery date went over by almost 2WEEKS! STILL NO DELIVERY.

NO DELIVERY, NO ORDER NUMBER, £251 STOLEN FROM MY ACCOUNT. TODAY IS 18th NOVEMBER!

IT HAS BECOME A FULL TIME JOB DEALING WITH THESE SCAMMERS

Despite repeated attempts to contact the company via email (ALMOST DAILY and phone calls, I never received a confirmation or reliable delivery date.

Today, during a recorded call with their representatives (R and J), (fyi I mentioned their first names and the scammers flagged &removed my reviews ), slammed the phone down on me, claiming she would follow up in the morning. This is the fifth time a representative has ended a call abruptly without resolving the issue.

The delivery date has long passed, and there has been no communication or accountability from this company.

Many other customers appear to be experiencing the same problem. I have now initiated a chargeback with my bank due to their unprofessionalism and failure to deliver.

‼️❌🛑Do not buy from this company. They take payment but are unable or unwilling to fulfill orders, and customer service is unresponsive and unprofessional.

Every call to them they either Yell at you R yelled the moment she picked up the phone ‘she’s having the worst day ever’ that had nothing to do with me but proceeded to yell and treat me terribly after taking the chance on them despite their numerous bad reviews (IM NOT A THERAPIST, you should NEVER EVER VENT to customers it’s unacceptable especially when you’re treating them very POORLY)!

‼️If you value your health and sanity do NOT SHOP HERE AS THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY‼️ and NEVER DELIVER, NEVER SPEAK TO YOU, DODGE ALL EMAILS AND PUT PHONE DOWN THE MOMENT YOU CALL.

🛑🛑❌ABSOLUTE SCAMMERS DO.NOT.BUY.FROM.HERE 🛑🛑❌

October 31, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chaotic, disorganised, unreliable

Chaotic, disorganised, unreliable. We ordered fence panels on 16th October. We sent an e-mail on 2nd November expressing disappointment that the panels had not yet been dispatched. Reply stated that the panels would be delivered “over next week”. They weren’t. Then on 4th November we received an e-mail promising delivery by 15th November, even though the website by then stated delivery would be between 5th and 11th November. By 15th November, the website said that delivery would be on 17th November whilst an e-mail informed us that delivery was scheduled for 20th November. During a period of a month, Garden Timber’s website stated six different delivery dates. Latterly the website stated that the order had been dispatched on 17th November and was scheduled for delivery the same day. Eventually, the panels were dumped in our garden in the snow late at night on 19th November. Good quality product but dreadful service.

November 20, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid this company – possible scam.


Avoid this company – possible scam.
After weeks of excuses about why our order couldn’t be delivered, we were finally promised a refund. It’s now been over a month, and we still haven’t received a single penny — only more lies and empty promises.

They ignore emails, make endless excuses, and waste your time. It’s been an exhausting and frustrating experience just trying to get our own money back.

Do not trust them.

November 3, 2025
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Reply from Garden Timber Online

Hi Dan,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

We can confirm that the refund was processed on our end at your request. Confirmation of this was provided to you on multiple occasions, along with a detailed explanation of our refund process.

As advised, once a refund has been successfully processed by us, the remaining timeframe for funds to appear in your account is managed by your bank, and we recommended contacting them directly for further updates.

For context, all other refunds we have processed have reached customers’ accounts within 1–10 working days. We also explained that, once the refund has been completed on our end, we do not have further visibility into bank processing times.

Despite having received confirmation and supporting documentation, you chose to leave a public review.

We hope this clarification helps provide context for other readers.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lies lies lies fence panels…

Ordered and paid for some fence panels on 8th Aug 2025, received nothing cancelled order by phone and email 20th Aug, received order ready for dispatch email 28th Aug, called and cancelled order again, by phone and email.
Received delivery email on 4th Sept 25, for 6th September.
Called again to confirm cancellation told there is a cancellation fee of nearly 50%, told if we took delivery the sale director will call on arrange credit and discount.
Heard nothing got nothing. Do not use this company they lie at every stage of the transaction.
Expect long wait, no discount, and lies every time you contact them.
Poor customer service
-1 for quality

August 8, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible delivery delay

I ordered some trellis 2nd August and was told would be delivered 5 to 7 working days.
Phoned to cancel order to be told to put it in writing. Which I did twice. Neither cancellation was acknowledged. So I phoned again to say I no longer want the trellis. Next thing I get an email to say delivery was due whilst I was away on holiday.
When I returned from holiday the order was incomplete. Again I emailed to say the order had been cancelled twice and they should arrange collection and that I wanted a refund ASAP. I was then emailed to say I would be charged for collection and thst the order could not be cancelled!
The order was finally fulfilled on 15th September. Delivery time was given 3 to 5pm. It was only the next day the trellis was discovered on a neighbours driveway.
From start to finish absolutely 0 customer service. They just take your money and make you wait and wait. Absolutely fuming I cancelled twice in writing and still ended up with the trellis. The manager was too busy on 4 occasions to take my call and never bothered phoning me back.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY!

September 15, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service

Awful customer service. Trellis planter ordered on 3/8/25, delivery 'within 7 days'. Finally arrived today 7 weeks later! I emailed many times, and called, was brushed off with hardly any apology, offered a voucher which still hasn't arrived. Decent quality product but is basically just a fence panel screwed to a large planter and I could have made it myself in a day or 2. WILL NOT BE BUYING FROM HERE AGAIN!

August 3, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good customer service

Very good customer service. After receiving confirmation that my order was ready for delivery, I was then informed the required items had gone out of stock. This could have caused major issues with our landscaping project, but fortunately the problem was efficiently sorted out by Ruby, with some assistance from her colleague Jasmine. I have now received the items, which are of good quality.

August 6, 2025
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Need it within a reasonable time buy elsewhere

Don’t use this company . Ordered and waited weeks for delivery. After 24 hours I got an email to say my order was ready for dispatch . Three weeks later it was still waiting for dispatch. I eventually got an email giving me a delivery date and two hour time slot . Guess what it didn’t arrive . No message or email . Asked to speak to manager who openly admits they put in too many deliveries for the driver the last one never gets delivered . It came next day. Rubbish had to ask for someone to come to house and wait for it arrive but it didn’t come.
I asked for a discount as compo it was refused offered me a £40 voucher off anything. To be honest won’t use it as they don’t deserve custom .

July 6, 2025
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