What we do

What we do, and what it costs.

Six parts of the shop. There is a lot more in the drawers than we can list, so ask if you do not see what you want.

An old wooden drawer divided into compartments of loose screws, bolts and washers, with a brown paper bag

What we do

The six parts of the shop.

Dept 01

Tools

Hammers, saws, spanners and drills to buy, a few to hire by the day, and sound advice.

Hand tools from £6, hire from £12 a day.

Dept 02

Paint and decorating

Emulsion, gloss and masonry paint mixed to any colour, plus brushes, rollers and filler. Tell us the room and we do the sums.

Emulsion from £14 a litre.

Dept 03

Keys cut

House, shed, padlock and old mortice keys cut while you wait. If it does not work, bring it back and we will recut it free.

Cylinder keys £5, mortice keys from £8.

Dept 04

Plumbing bits

Washers, olives, fittings and pipe, sold one at a time, so you do not have to buy a pack of twenty for one drip.

Washers from 20p, fittings from £1.50.

Dept 05

Garden and logs

Net bags of seasoned logs, kindling, compost, spades and barrows. Logs come in on Thursdays, and we will carry them to your car.

Logs £8 a net, kindling £4.

Dept 06

Gas bottles

Butane and propane bottles swapped from the locked cage. Bring your empty. Deliveries on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Exchange from £38, regulators from £24.

Prices

What things cost.

A guide to the regular things, then the small jobs at the counter.

Emulsion

Mixed while you wait

£14–£42

1, 2.5 or 5 litres, any colour, with no fee for matching.

Keys

Five minutes

from £4

Cylinder £5, mortice from £8, with a free recut if it sticks.

Logs

In on Thursdays

£8 a net, three for £21

Seasoned hardwood, under 20 per cent moisture on our meter.

Gas exchange

Tuesdays and Fridays

from £36

Butane or propane, swapped from the cage.

Tool hire

By the day

from £12

Long ladder, tile cutter, stripper and more, with a £30 deposit.

Plumbing bits

Sold singly

from 20p

Washers, olives and fittings, one at a time.

Small jobs and small things

  • Saw or chisel sharpenedfrom £5
  • New hammer handlefrom £7
  • Log delivery, Fridays£5
  • Copper pipe, cut to lengthfrom £4 a metre
  • Screws, loosefrom 5p each
  • Paper bag and advicefree

Bring the broken bit in.

Hand it over the counter and we will find you the part, or tell you what you actually need. Monday to Saturday, and until 1pm on a Wednesday.