Are there any decent hardware stores out there?
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General DIY stuff really, I just moved from a flat into a house. Have the garage space and need to fill it. So various screws and nails, drill bits, paint rollers, bucket, could actually do with a new drill....
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I dont know where they sell them, but you need a big box o' bits. Normally margarine-tub shaped, they contain all manner of rusty screws, headless screws, bent nails, kitchen cabinet hinges, terminal blocks, the odd bit of plumbing, damaged and broken drill bits, dowels . . . ask your dad, I bet he's got one.
i have several of those, they come in different shapes and sizes. i also have some boxes of i don't know what the **** is in there as i cant be bothered to sort it out. a sort of lucky dip. i've also got some boxes of oh i might need those one day, that have been festering for years and some tools that i don't use anymore, but you never know one day they may come in handy. Not to mention a good assortment of old tins of paint and other crap that are well past there best.
Please contact me and i can provide you with a full price list for them. All absolutely essential for a new garage. alternatively you can just wait a year and walk into the garage and be surprised by how much crap you have gained in such a short space of time.
P.S. i gaurantee you wont find a car in the garage!
Please contact me and i can provide you with a full price list for them. All absolutely essential for a new garage. alternatively you can just wait a year and walk into the garage and be surprised by how much crap you have gained in such a short space of time.
P.S. i gaurantee you wont find a car in the garage!
Off the top of my head:
All of the above plus...
1 wheelbarrow
3 roses tins packed with rusty nails/screws (some even have water in the bottom ???
4 rolls of various insulation, about 8 full packs of rockwool
3 sheets of 50mm kingspan
pair of axle stands
2 lawnmowers (1 petrol, 1 electric)
4 strimmers (2 petrol, 2 electric) only 1 works
1 cement mixer
1 garden fork, 1 hoe, 2 spades, 6 shovels (6?????)
1 pitchfork??????????
Various kitchen cupboard doors, won't chuck 'em as they're oak
1 mountain bike (been used once)
3 fire doors
2 desks minus legs
sack of 10 metal ikea desk legs
1 metal computer table
2, 3metre kitchen worktops
1 large bookcase from homebase, still in wrapper.
1 set of golf clubs, 2 golf club bags
2 old chairs
6 lengths of 12ft 9x2 timber + various others
20 sheets of 8ftx7ft 18mm mdf
box of fire hose nozzles
1 felling axe
1 felling axe (head only)
1 roll of tyvek
1 small oxygen bottle
1 set of drain cleaning rods
6 bags of cement (probably hard!)
etc etc......
*edit* forgot to mention the all important KITCHEN SINK!!!
All of the above plus...
1 wheelbarrow
3 roses tins packed with rusty nails/screws (some even have water in the bottom ???
4 rolls of various insulation, about 8 full packs of rockwool
3 sheets of 50mm kingspan
pair of axle stands
2 lawnmowers (1 petrol, 1 electric)
4 strimmers (2 petrol, 2 electric) only 1 works
1 cement mixer
1 garden fork, 1 hoe, 2 spades, 6 shovels (6?????)
1 pitchfork??????????
Various kitchen cupboard doors, won't chuck 'em as they're oak
1 mountain bike (been used once)
3 fire doors
2 desks minus legs
sack of 10 metal ikea desk legs
1 metal computer table
2, 3metre kitchen worktops
1 large bookcase from homebase, still in wrapper.
1 set of golf clubs, 2 golf club bags
2 old chairs
6 lengths of 12ft 9x2 timber + various others
20 sheets of 8ftx7ft 18mm mdf
box of fire hose nozzles
1 felling axe
1 felling axe (head only)
1 roll of tyvek
1 small oxygen bottle
1 set of drain cleaning rods
6 bags of cement (probably hard!)
etc etc......
*edit* forgot to mention the all important KITCHEN SINK!!!
if your looking for hardware ? Try here...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2-ukrd2VQ
Deluks - i've got 3 spare sheets of 8' x 4' 50mm insulation i'm willing to sell if you're looking to add to your collection?
I found the best possible solution to all the junk in our garage a couple of years ago - took to the garage with a sledge hammer then got rid of the lot all at once. My father-in-law came around and he kept picking up old light fittings, old taps etc... and saying 'you're not throwing this away are you?' to which i snappily replied 'if you want to keep it, put it in your car and take it but i'm not keeping this sh*t any longer' - he threw them back on the pile!!
We get planning permission for many a garage and i'd be surprised if 1 out of every 10 actually have a car put in them.
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General DIY stuff really, I just moved from a flat into a house. Have the garage space and need to fill it. So various screws and nails, drill bits, paint rollers, bucket, could actually do with a new drill....
Just leave the garage alone and you will find that in a year or so it will have filled itself. They always do!
I think you're onto something there bolo, perhaps that LHC device has planted small black holes in all the garages around the world that are sucking all that carp into them?
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If your garage is empty at the mo, you could always try something weird, "put the car in it"
I can confirm that Thermo's items are of excellent quality, i have purchased several box's of "oh i might need those one day" some "handy bits" along with wotsits, thingymabobs, doodahs and stuff.
When I moved here I bought 24 large plastic boxes full of them... lol
If you want a load of screw etc just to be handy, sort yourself out somewhere to store them all, little tubs for them to go in, label them all, then go into a hardware store (much cheaper than a shed) with a long list and buy, buy, buy...
But I can guarantee you that not a single one will fit the jobs you have to do.
when you want a a 3/4" screw you'll only be able to find a 1/2" one etc.
Such is life.
That's why its best to just plan the jobs and buy for them.You'll soon fill your shelves with the left overs.
I can confirm that Thermo's items are of excellent quality, i have purchased several box's of "oh i might need those one day" some "handy bits" along with wotsits, thingymabobs, doodahs and stuff.
When I moved here I bought 24 large plastic boxes full of them... lol
If you want a load of screw etc just to be handy, sort yourself out somewhere to store them all, little tubs for them to go in, label them all, then go into a hardware store (much cheaper than a shed) with a long list and buy, buy, buy...
But I can guarantee you that not a single one will fit the jobs you have to do.
when you want a a 3/4" screw you'll only be able to find a 1/2" one etc.
Such is life.
That's why its best to just plan the jobs and buy for them.You'll soon fill your shelves with the left overs.
lowes or home depot
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