Wickes 2 Radford Road, Coventry CV1 4BY

"You can mostly find what you need if you're building something, wood, bricks, paint, tools, concrete, roof guttering, plaster boards and more, prices are ok"

"Great value DIY products that competitive to B&Q and if it’s not available at one you can often get it at the other."

"Came here for kitchen planning etc. Callum has done a top job with us, patiently creating our design and making adjustments as we requested. He has tried to get the price down for us too. After some research it was showing the following after pros and cons: Magnet - High end, but u will pay for it. Wickes - Mid-High end with some styles limited in design Howdens - Mid-High end, quotes can take awhile to get to you and somethings can be missed off Callum has managed to get us 99% of what we wanted and have only had to compromise on 1 unit, which was due to the style we chose not having this feature."

"Fantastic place for your DIY needs. Only a few niggles. They need to signpost and perhaps paint lines for the Q for the checkout as I've waited where your supposed to only to have other people start queuing up at the wrong place and causing havoc by Q jumping. Also would be good to have all items priced as a few times I've picked up an item thinking it was like a tenner only to find it had been put back in the wrong place and it's 22 quid.. bit hard to spot the overprice when your buying multiple items. Online orders are picked and ready for you to collect in a quick time"

"SHOCKING! INFERIOR QUALITY WORKTOP & THEIR REPAIR WORK FAILED! ref. Apollo Magna kitchen worktops #1 we had an initial repair on the worktop that had developed a crack at a right angle joint. This repair was unsightly. We’re surprised it was deemed acceptable due to it’s prominent position. However, this repair has now developed a crack! (See pictures) We feel misled about the quality of the fitted kitchen and workmanship Wickes supplied us. Wickes’ literature states they use ‘professional, highly qualified installers’. I doubt that after our experience. I will be seeking independent advice from the ombudsman, trading standards and watchdog. Either the counter was incorrectly fitted or the product is inferior. #2 Furthermore, a new crack has appeared near the drainer 15 inches from the first crack. (See picture) This crack is susceptible to water ingress that’ll damage the inner fabric of the worktop. This is concerning. Its reasonable to expect a kitchen counter would have more longevity than this. All damage is obviously related to some kind of weakness as there’s no heavy loading in this area of the counter. We remember having to sign a waiver form when purchasing the Magna worktop. So in hindsight it appears Wickes knowingly sell this inferior product that’s not up to the robust job a kitchen counter needs to be and they get the customer to sign a waiver form. So basically, Wickes are ducking out of standing by a product they sell. They obviously know the Apollo Magna worktops have some flaws. Why else would Wickes have this ‘waiver’ policy in place. Pretty bad attitude in my opinion for Wickes to treat customers like this. Of course, a customer has to take some responsibility too. But, it doesn’t negate the fact that if a product is flawed to begin with then it ain’t going to turn out well. Wickes recommend using chopping boards to protect the worktops. That’s probably obvious to put that into practice but even the chopping boards mark our counter tops! (See pictures below). These counters are high maintenance and the care kit provided does not effectively work. It leaves a lacklustre appearance and does not remove scratches very well. We feel we were not fully informed about its maintenance, expected life and performance. We could only go by what the sales assistant relayed to us on the day. They are meant to be the experienced ones who effectively inform the customer. We would not have chosen this counter had we been fully informed about it. We would have chosen a different product. Wickes still sell the Apollo Magna worktop! It’s not suitable for the job of a kitchen counter. Magna worktops need to be wrapped in cotton wool! WARNING! In my opinion and experience I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE APOLLO MAGNA worktops! You’ll regret it! We would like to know what the product guarantee is for our Magna worktop and what assistance Wickes can provide to remedy this situation that reflects our inconvenience, worry and concern. There seems to be huge disparity between what’s on offer and the reality of what’s installed by the ‘highly qualified professional installers’ that Wickes use. *Check the ‘no attention to detail’ attitude our installers had. In the pictures below you see a line of sealant along the upboard behind the taps randomly stops mid flow! Rather than complete a line of sealant along the whole length of the board they feel it’s acceptable to do half a line which now becomes a focal point. This is one of the finishing touches that are on constant view in our kitchen! Furthermore, the colour of sealant used stands out against the black board and doesn’t blend into the background. I expect more from these finishing touches when spending over £7,000 on a new fitted kitchen. Our fitters appeared to be inconvenienced when we presented a snag list after the kitchen was first fitted. We later asked for some repairs to the cracking worktop. After that episode we felt frustrated with the process and so put it on hold until now as it can no longer be ignored. Wickes, please help us out…"