Hi Martin
I've been looking into this too ( we're building our house in Transylvania in the next few years). I can't really see much of a difference in price between the UK and Romania for materials. It's the labour where you can make considerable savings...about a third of the cost of UK tradesmen.

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Hi,
Thanks for the info, but I was in the local Bricostore I think it was? and things like laminate flooring, tiles, bathroom suites etc all seemed more expensive,
regards Martin

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Hello,
My husband and I relocated in Romania, and we had same questions before we refurbished our home. He is electrician but he does pretty much every thing.
I can't say much about prices - to us they seemed similar, but from what i noticed, in Uk you have alot more choice when it comes to paint. You can find some stuff here aswell, but the tricky part is to find out wich one is wich. Lol
Another thing: here the plaster is different (white, not pink like the english one). The difference is not only in color but also in the way you work it. If you will subcontract a romanian plasterer then you wil be ok with it.
About tools, i noticed some are more expensive over here, specially if you choose popular brands. And if your favourite tool brand is DeWalt you won't find it in a?l diy shops. I would say Bosh and Makita are more popular over here.
We choosed to to bring from uk part of our tools, but we also brought some tools here. We also brought other things from uk, that we coudn't find over here: our stainless steel switches, uk sockets in the kitchen (because we have most of small appliances from uk), and other things.
Next year we will build a new house and we will do same way: we will buy some diy materials from uk and some from romania. It all depends on wich ones you prefere the most.
I hope this was helpful. Good luck!

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Hi ,
Thanks for the info, much appreciated,
Martin

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