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Customer Service
4.2
Timeliness
3.9
Job Satisfaction ?
4.0
Rates and Fees
4.0
5 Ros  · Scott was fantastic with his knowledge of products and customer service at Huntingwood.
1 Scott M.  · Don't waste your time. They never answer emails nor send quotes or even receipts for purchases in store. They just make excuses and be rude.
5 C B.  · New shed – Andres looked after me and got me a great price on an excellent shed. Looking forward to the finished product. Great customer service.
5 stephen C.  · Delivery – Excellent service by driver Van. He managed busy pedestrian traffic and site conditions in a very professional / safe manner.
5 randip singh  · Customer service – Best customer service ever, never experience this kind of customer service in any other big retail store.
5 Salem kako  · Shed purchase – Awesome customer service from Tracey Wadick. I am previous customer. Bought 2 sheds today with great sale prices and Tracey was wonderful
Steve B
Steve BNSW5 posts
  NSW, Thornton

Terrible service. I can't even obtain a quotation for the supply of a pergola. I lodged an on-line enquiry more than three weeks ago; and all I have received to-date is an auto response confirming they received my enquiry. Since then, I have phoned… Read more

Stratco at Thornton 3 times to follow up on the quotation and all I ever hear is "I will chase it up and get back to you" I have even sent them a copy of the auto response email and still I hear nothing, not even the courtesy of a phone call or email to say they are working on it. All I hear is crickets. For god sake, it's a standard bloody pergola kit. Sorry Stratco but I certainly won't be wasting "my" valuable time to call you again.

 Follow-up  · Sadly, all I received from the manager were excuses and a claim that he cannot remember every phone call he takes. I'm won't say anything more about that one. I have since ordered my pergola from another supplier and it's already been delivered.

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Nothappyjan69
Nothappyjan69NSW15 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

These [Content Removed] couldn't run a [Contents Removed]! Unprofessional, non-existent communication, deceptive, lack of integrity and zero accountability. Our order had missing, damaged and incorrect sized panels. They give you a delivery date and then it doesn't turn up and no communication about the delivery date being changed. Do yourself a… Read more

favour, pay a little more to get better customer service elsewhere. If you are in NSW I highly recommend the Roofing Supermarket in Alexandria. I would never purchase anything from these [Content Removed] again! Wish I had of read the reviews before ordering.

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CustomerNSW3 posts
  NSW, Penrith

We purchased the handipod shed. It was pretty easy to put together and being able to watch the video was good and made life easy. However the slots instead of holes for the anchor brackets made it difficult to get the screws in as the waiver head just got stuck in the slot and would not turn. The instruction sheet could be better and the orange… Read more ·  1

dots were yellow on the product and the dark blue dots were grey on the product. One of the panels was badly scratched in the box and one set of screw holes were missing on all short panels. Other than that pretty happy with the outcome.

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R. RAM.
R. RAM.NSW
  NSW, Huntingwood

Excellent customer service by two ladies Bernadette and Sandy – Bernadette and Sandy are an asset to Stratco Huntingwood because of their excellent customer service and product knowledge every time I go there to order materials for my clients project like slat fencing and gates, roofing, etc. Show details ·  1

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Andrew McLennan
Andrew McLennanNSW
  NSW, Penrith

Perfect for what I needed – Rachelle was fantastic at the point of sale, there was a small colour problem at delivery and I went and saw Rachelle and she fixed it up no problem. She organised the panel to be delivered to my house Show details ·  1

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Ken G.
Ken G.NSW2 posts
  NSW, Smeaton Grange

I’m in love – My patio is the best it arrived before promised date everything was in the package went together perfectly I love the look Show details

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Joe from Ramsgate NSW
Joe from Ramsgate NSWNSW2 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

Stratco Outback – We repaced our exiting carport with the Stratco Outback. "Wow" what a great product, we even installed it ourselves. If you have the ability to renovate and have minimum construction skills then this is the product for you. The sales team at Huntingwood are great and the order arrived earlier than expected. In fact, it was 2 weeks from the day we… Read more

ordered. We installed our 10m x 7m in 2 days, for something we never tackled before we were proud of our achievements.

Again a big thanks to the STRATCO Huntingwood team. I don't think there is a better product out there.

Positive reviews

lacey h.
lacey h.NSW2 posts
  NSW, Penrith

We’ve been longtime customers of the Penrith store with our home remodel. Erik Baskefield from the Penrith store is the most helpful and knowledgeable person to deal with. My husband makes sure every time to go to Erik as we will get what we need, excellent design considerations and super helpful. He is fantastic at his job. Show details ·  1

Billy
BillyNSW2 posts
  NSW, Penrith

Highly Recommend – I entered the penrith branch looking for a good quality custom sized shed and was given great information fair pricing and a quality shed. Both staff members Eric and Andres were very helpful and friendly. I feel comfortable with my decision and would highly recommend Stratco Penrith Show details ·  1

James Daniel
James DanielNSW
  NSW, Smeaton Grange

Helpful Assistance from Rob Semaan @ Stratco Smeaton Grange – Hi , During the week Rob Semaan, Store Manager from the Stratco Smeaton Grange was very helpful , for an order in organising a) delivery to the garage not to the door b) a price match against a South Australian office Thank you Rob James Northern Beaches , Sydney Show reply

Negative reviews

Greg L
Greg LNSW5 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

Horrible. Ordered some basic guttering and even called in advance to re-confirm the date of the deliver, yet on the day, no one had a clue about my order. Spoke to three different staff members who all promised to “look into it” and call back. Not one of them did. If something goes wrong, the least a business can do is communicate. Instead,… Read more

silence. Cancelled the order and am still waiting for my refund. Purchase your products from a business that deserves to be in business.

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Lissnup
Lissnup2 posts
  NSW, Penrith

I so wanted to write a great review but the installers have let us down big time. We finally after four months got one of the recommended people to lay the concrete slab but have found the installers uncommunicative re installing the shed, a few calls and trips to stratco trying to get help, they did try but no return texts or calls from… Read more

installers. My father in his 70s has ended up finding his own installer for an exorbitant cost. If we had known it would be this difficult we have gone elsewhere. Costs more for the slab and installation than it costs for the shed. Shop around get guarantees, four months for a shed is dismal.

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Nay K
Nay KNSW2 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

Worst experience ever – Most ridiculous service ever we have had, communication is has been absolutely nil. Take our money upfront, over promise and provide the most horrible service ever. Such a pity Stratco does that to people, inconvenience after inconvenience, incompetence in staff. Stratco being reliable and authentic definitely in the past. Disgusted! Don’t pay… Read more

upfront the entire money for the product because Stratco will not deliver as promised nor have the decency to accept their error nor keep their client updated on the progress. They will take the money and forget all about you!

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Recent reviews

Rob
RobNSW
  NSW, Huntingwood

Bad after service experience – We had a pergola install 9 years ago. Whilst renovating around the pergola recently it was found that two of the five posts had rusted through and the others had surface rust. When I rang Stratco they asked all the normal questions like "do you have a male dog?","do you have a pool?","is there sand,dirt or grass near the posts?" etc. Basically… Read more

they explained once it's in the ground the warranty is all but non existent. When I asked can they send me information regarding that, they said they would. Weeks later I am still waiting for said information. Later I ended up speaking to an area representative, who heard what was happening an said he would help me out with a good price. I sent him what I needed and the quote came through, I was curious as the quote he gave me was higher than the quote I received just by ringing. When I asked the Rep he said I must have asked for the wrong thing. I rang back making sure I asked for the correct items and it was as I had asked prior. Overall, Stratco can't wait to sell you their products but the after service in my experience was absolutely dreadful. I will never buy Stratco again. As it turned out a was able to get the posts from a competitor at around 15% cheaper. Thanks for nothing Stratco!

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Martha
Martha3 posts
  NSW, Thornton

Not watertight, lot of work to put up, not good value for money – We bought the Stubbie shed and were not very impressed. First of all, it is a kit but not so much as most of the holes are not predrilled and it would probably take the same time but far less money to build something similar from scratch. The videos were OK but important parts were left out. The printed instructions were so small that it was… Read more

impossible to read. My major complaint is the quality of the construction. The side walls hang on C-shaped beams and after putting them up, I could see how they were sagging outwards. We build the shed on a concrete slab and the way it is constructed - it's not really watertight, especially around the door. We haven't put the window in yet but once again it's construction is not watertight. If I had known how much work it is to put it up, we would have constructed a shed ourselves for far less money and with better thought-through details. This is not a real kit and a real pain to put up. If you are able to put this shed up, you are probably also able to build one from scratch. I did not find it was a good value for money.

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George
GeorgeNSW8 posts
  Verified NSW, Smeaton Grange
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Very poor sales service – After seeing years and years of TV advertisements I needed, and decided, to buy a small STRATCO shed in order to support an Australian business. The entire sales experience has been nothing short of disappointing. Purchased over the phone on November 10, sale not processed until November 14, and then no receipt or invoice provided. I had to call… Read more

on the16th to get a copy of the paperwork. An installer was recommended whom I contacted and made arrangements for the installation. When he was available to attend and turned up as agreed - No SHED! Why? Because the salesperson neglected to advise the installer to collect the shed before turning up on site! So that poor installer had to drive two to three hours in Sydney traffic for nothing and I wasted half a day also for nothing. When I called STRATCO to follow up, the salesperson had attitude and blamed me for not advising the installer to pick up the shed prior to installation. Is that my job? If so I should have been advised by the salesperson that I needed to ask the installer. Honestly, in this day and age to encounter such poor, in fact non existent service from an established Australian Company is nothing short of unacceptable. Lift your game STRATCO. I still don't have my shed! UPDATE: Stratco Manager did call me, was very apologetic and shed was installed without fuss some 10 days later. So yes. I now have my shed!! But what a process. ☹️

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Alyssa K
Alyssa KNSW22 posts
  NSW, Penrith
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Custom shed - wouldn't recommend – Terribly slow experience. I'm sure the customer service would've been acceptable if we bought a stock standard shed. We confirmed with the team if they would accommodate a non-standard design and they said they could. But lo and behold...Lots of big promises but failure to deliver promptly. What made the experience terribly slow was if our… Read more

designated customer sales rep was away we had to wait for them to come back as no-one would know the answer from their store point of sale (Even if was just a simple follow up or ETA question!). They need more people on floor or a different point of sale system that allows the reps to access other reps customers incase someone is away!

The only positive experience was Stratco's recommended installer Aaron Hopkinson (Hopkinson home improvements). By the time our installation date arrived, there were still some missing items that Aaron had to follow up directly with Stratco. Very glad we had Aaron to finish the job for us. 5/5 to Aaron and his son.

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Rock
RockNSW2 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

Back again! – About a year ago we needed to replace a carport. We rang Stratco and were lucky to talk to Louis Lahoud. He was very helpful and he assisted us to navigate through what was needed for our carport. He guided us through the decisions so we were happy with the order which resulted with us being happy with the final carport. We were glad to again… Read more ·  1

contact Louis for our next project of a patio pergola. We knew we would receive the same help and assistance to make this a seamless and happy experience.

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Mel
MelNSW2 posts
  Verified NSW, Huntingwood

VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE $7,000.00 SHED FROM STRATCO – Ordered a shed from Stratco in April, 2021. Had it installed by their contractor. Has leaked every since it was built. Have tried to contact Stratco Huntingwood together with their contractor on several occasions to fix the problem and have received no response. Their customer service is terrible and I would never recommend a Stratco Shed to… Read more

anyone! Wish I had of brought the cheap shed from Bunnings probably would have been better quality.

It's been 2 months now and I am still waiting on a response from Stratco. Worst company for customer support I have ever come across.

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Cris
CrisNSW
  NSW, Penrith

Seeked advice & Ordered new Shed – Needed to replace our old worn out shed. I came into Stratco Penrith. Spoke with young man Nic. No pressure, easy going, explained thoroughly the purchase process. Answered all questions. If he didn't know the answer seeked support and confirmed with senior salesman who was very helpfull. He explained the shed 5mt x 3 and showed an example of the… Read more ·  1

material and type. Explained and showed all colours and material. No pressure to purchase. Ordered shed. Easy process. He went through all the paperwork explaining all pagers. Very happy with experance on purchasing this item.

Patricia Barnes
Patricia BarnesNSW
  NSW, Smeaton Grange

Fantastic service from Nga Tom and Brandon – I’m so happy with my new M5 Shed . Nga gave me excellent customer service , asking me the right questions to what I needed as far as size of the shed . I was going go to buy the M1 and Nga advised me to buy the M5 , so glad I did . Nga also advised me to have sleeper platform and organised a quick delivery and Tom and Branden were polite and… Read more ·  1

respectful and on time with construction of my Shed . Nga was was professional and approachable and respectful . Very happy I decided to buy from Stratco . Nga is an asset to Stratco . Thank you Patricia Barnes

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Markmac17
Markmac172 posts
  NSW, Thornton

Fantastic guidance and support – First time using Stratco’s team to help me design and order a spectacular looking patio roof. Tanisha very easily took me through the process, her ease and professionalism made the experience so great. She knows her stuff….and what she came up with is exactly what I wanted Thanks so much. Show details ·  1

Ann
AnnNSW
  NSW, Huntingwood

Outstanding customer service from Sandy – We have visited the Huntingwood store a couple of times. Sandy was so helpful and full of knowledge about Stratco products. We would definitely go back there for building supplies due to the standard of customer service we received from her. Show details ·  1

CAR
CARNSW
  NSW, Huntingwood

Customer Service – Visited the Stratco Huntingwood and couldn't have received better service than what I received from Phil. I purchased a HandiMate shed and the service from Phil the new store manager was outstanding. He spent quality time with us and did an outstanding job in supporting our decision to purchase the suitable shed. Thanks Phil Stratco needs more people like you!!! Show details ·  1

Paul
PaulACT
  NSW, Huntingwood

Order delivery – Order was placed and delivered on time Rick carried the order around to my backyard in the rain providing excellent customer service Thank you Stratco and especially Rick Cheers Show reply

Andrew B
Andrew BNSW2 posts
  NSW, Huntingwood

Excellent customer service and product – After trying 3 other suppliers in my area (Northern Beaches) I decided to try the Stratco website and was put in contact with Stratco Huntingwood. My message via the internal website got garbled and I received an email direct from Stratco Huntingwood asking me to resend via email. After doing this I received a phone call to confirm my email… Read more ·  1

request and clarify details. I then received excellent advice that made the job cheaper for my client and easier for me to install. The quote was received the same day I had contact with the company. (First contact was approx 15.00 EST)

Bruce Wiseman and the team at Stratco Huntingwood are definitely worth consulting if you have a project or are working for a client. I am in the northern beaches and delivery was only $220.00. Also the quote was way cheaper than my local suppliers including delivery.

I would highly recommend this Stratco outlet and Bruce Wiseman and his team.

Great service
Great serviceNSW
  NSW, Smeaton Grange

Great service – Rob attended to us straight away on entry and gave us great service offering alternate solution which we are so happy with. Purchased other products also that we didn’t go into for. Store well set out Thanks Rob Show details ·  1

Greg
GregNSW2 posts
  Verified NSW, Huntingwood

Excellent – Excellent customer service! I'm very thankful that Dilan from the Huntingwood branch who willingly offered to assist with an order. The dispatch section closed half hr earlier than the advertised store hours on the website and all staff in this section had gone home. I had especially arranged for this pickup which would have been costly and… Read more ·  1

inconvenient to arrange another pick up. Thanks also for your assistance with loading the lattice- especially being close to closing time. Kind regards Greg

Gary T.
Gary T.NSW
  NSW, Penrith

Best customer service – John from this store is the most helpful person when it comes to customer service, always patient and very knowledgeable about their products. Show details ·  1

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