Hi Everyone,
 My name is Wayne...,this is my first posting on the site. By the way, I think it's great and I only wish I had found something similar, when I bought my Finca about 3 years ago!!!....,as I have found a lot of useful tips just from reading other people's experiences.
Anyway folks..., here's another one that maybe someone could offer me some advice on.
As I said before, I bought my place some 3 years ago, but I still live and work in the U.K. In general terms we (my wife, daughter and I), only come over during August..., to fit in with the U.K. school holidays, so I have to try and cram as much work as I can into my short stay each summer.
Since buying my place, I have generally dealt with one builders yard...without naming names..it's the big(ish) one on the main road towards Xerta (past Sabeco).  I have always paid cash for my materials, and at first I always used to get a receipt. Over a period of time, and particularly on my last visit in August 2006, I noticed that i no longer get a receipt anymore....,and sometimes I have been in 3 days on the trot, and bought the exact same items+quantities....AND ended up with a different price every day!!!!.
I'm ashamed to say that it's probably partly my own fault, because my command of the spanish language is not good enough for me to enter into a debate with them about the bill.....and I think they know this, and take the p#ss a bit??. SO...I have a couple of questions
1) Has anyone else noticed a similar kind of thing with them???....,and if so, can you recommend another merchant withn reasonable distance....that doesn't rip you off??
2) I have noticed that most of the builders yards I have been to seem to have an unlimited supply of all manner of "masonery" type stuff...i.e sand, cement, blocks etc etc,,,,but not so much timber products??
I now need some timber roofing joists & floor joists etc....,any idea where I might get these from??
all advice gratefully recieved,
Wayne.