DIY & Hardware

DIY & Hardware

This is the hardware counter side of the shop, the parts and consumables a job needs rather than the tools that do it. Fixings and fasteners run through screws, nails, staples and wall plugs in the sizes that get used and the ones that get forgotten. Plumbing covers compression fittings, waste fittings and the prepacked parts for a repair, while electrical takes in fittings, back boxes, cable and the accessories that go with them. Sealants, adhesives, tapes and fillers sit alongside, together with locks, security hardware, shelving and hooks. The single most useful habit when shopping hardware is to bring the old part or its measurement with you, because thread size, pipe diameter and plug depth are not things worth guessing at, and a fitting that is one size out is no use at all.

Hardware is bought on fit rather than badge, so the range is organised around sizes and standards rather than a headline brand list, with recognised names where they matter on fixings, sealants and security. The main departments underneath are Electrical Fittings, Compression Fittings, Other Plumbing, Sealants & Adhesives, Locks & Security, Shelving & Hooks and Nails & Staples.