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Screwfix -new catalogue out now.
DIY
stores, Builders Merchants and Tool Suppliers
For some time there has been
a demise of the traditional builders merchant, to be replaced
with the ubiquitous DIY retail shed. The latter are often not
as well stocked in terms of traditional, heavy building materials,
so if you are doing serious building work, an account at your
local builders merchant is still a good thing to have. Find your
local merchant from the Builders
Merchants Federation -follow the link to 'members' then 'full
members' and choose your region for a full list.
To find stockists specialising
in environmentally friendly materials, visit our page on Green Materials.
If you are anything like the
author, you will probably spend far to much time travelling back
and forth to the DIY store or Builder's Merchant, having realised
that you forgot to buy that last tiny but essential widget, or
having decided that all the paint sample pots that looked so
good in the store now appear completely garish in your home.
You can cut down on visits, and give the environment a break
by ordering online -it works fine for ordering by brand name,
or for products that are fairly universal in nature, the only
problem is the need to be around to receive the goods.
See also our listing of electric tool manufacturers and hire companies.
DIY Stores
and Builders Merchants:
Some of the better know online
retailers are listed below:
- Builders
Merchants Federation
-trade federation for UK Builders, Plumbers, Heating and Timber
Merchants.
- Build the Dream
-produced by Travis Perkins Builders Merchants to assist with
self-builds, renovations, extensions and improvements.
- DIY
Plastics UK -a selection
of corrugated plastic sheeting, flat roofing
and other plastic products for DIY, home improvement and garden
use.
- DoorFurnitureDirect -specialises in all aspects of door furniture
and accessories including door knockers, knobs, handles hinges
etc.
- EcoMerchant -a builders merchant based in Kent
that specialises in environmentally friendly products.
- Focus
DIY -chain of twelve
DIY stores across the country
- Godfrey
DIY superstores -chain
of DIY stores based in East Anglia.
- Homebase -300 stores nationwide.
- Jewson -builders merchant selling
timber and building materials across the UK.
- Old House Store
-builders merchant for traditional and ecological materials -their
philosophy is based on the sympathetic and authentic conservation/
repair of old buildings, but the ecological basis of our products
makes them equally suitable for new-build projects.
- Pages
DIY -independent DIY
store in port Talbot founded in 1918, serving both individual
and trade customers.
- Screwfix -tools and materials at trade prices.
- Source4me -a professional online & telephone
based builders merchant, dedicated experts in the sourcing and
supply of specialist and hard to locate building materials.
- Travis Perkins
-leading national builder's merchant with 120,000 procts in their
range. Lots of online guides including their guide to selfbuild
-"build the dream".
How to do
it guides
- BBC Homes
-useful step by step tips on carrying out a range of DIY tasks
from the Beeb.
- DIY
Videos -videos of popular
TV series -Changing Rooms, Ground Force etc.
- DIY
World -step by step
guide to various diy projects.
- On
the Level is the title
of a weekly building column by Jeff Howell in the Sunday Telegraph,
London. The column is a mixture of observations on buildings,
the building industry, DIY tips, and consumer-related building
issues.
- Teach
me DIY -Knauf DIY worshops
online.
- DIY
Books -a selection
of DIY books from Amazon.
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B&Q
Wickes
- Featured
books:
- Collins Complete DIY Manual
- Albert Jackson
- Hardcover - 550 pages (April
2001)
- Collins
- Price in UK pounds
- You Can Do It: The Complete
B&Q Step-by-Step Book of Home Improvement
Nicholas Barnard (Editor)
- Price in UK pounds
Software:
- Do It Yourself
- Focus Multimedia Ltd
- Platform: Windows 95, Windows
98, Windows NT
CD-ROM
- Price in UK pounds
in association
with
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books on DIY
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