Call me pumice, pumice wall. I love this store and the paint colors they have for homes. I went…read morethere thinking I was going to spend a fortune but it wasn't, compared to a Luxe paint the difference is probably like £2 or £3. Not a lot when you consider that you are getting premium quality for your money. Think about it how many times can you paint your house in a lifetime, a couple, so you want the best stuff too last a long time. Oh and pumice is the color I bought for my house, and after months I'm still enjoying my color decision.

I would have never have thought there could be a shop dedicated solely to tiles. Floor tiles, wall…read moretiles, bathroom tiles, kitchen tiles and work tops (almost all tiles, as they also do paint and hand woven rugs). Its quite unique. They pride themselves in having their products hand made, on the most part, in the UK and Europe. It is part of their 'green' commitment. They also source their wood and glass (for their mosaic collection) from sustainable forests, 86% of their glass is recycled. The most educational part of my visit to the store was their fully fitted 'library' it had paint samples, tiles, rugs and wood sample that you can also experiment with and mix and match, very hands on. Products are displayed concisely and intelligently in what can only be described as a quality environment. I am contemplating showing them my hand made tile collection, it would be amazing to have my creations alongside theirs.

Not only is the stock limited and overpriced, the staff here amuse themselves at being asked if the…read moresell nuts and a two and a half inch screw. Childish and I did not even get what I went in there for.

If you like soul less hardware stores like B&Q, you go there. If you would prefer a friendly,…read morehelpful service go to Howard Bros. They can't stock everything but do have a myriad of products. I have used this store for 95% of the items I needed to refurbish my house. They have provided recommended plumbers and plasterers, all of whom have been first rate. On one occasion, the owner even gave me a lift home with my shelves. Now that's service! I just wanted to add that, in my view, we and our council reps need to create laws/rules to ensure that a resonable % of shops are independents (i.e. interesting - remember interesting venues? I do). Do we want just StarBucks and Costa Coffee shops? - No (unless you are a drone). SB and CC are probably good businesses in their own right but we just want (nay, need) variety. End of sermon.

Great little locksmith/diy store/door handle shop bang on Wandsworth High Street right next to the…read morechippy. I went in to get a key cut and was presented by an extraordinary man who looked like he'd jumped ship from a pirate vessel in Morocco and didn't talk to me. Or anyone else for that matter. The job was done in a couple of minutes and cost about four quid. Can't say fairer than that. Apart from this service, the shop is the perfect place to pick up random bits of diy at cut prices and is a generally useful place to know about. Very local, very basic, but very good. Also does engravings.

If only there was a hardware store like this in Wakefield. I use to live in Lewisham and often…read morepopped into You Fix and found most household things I need at reasonable prices. You need to have You Fix up in the North as we could do with a store like You Fix. I miss this hardware store and hope there will expand to more branches in the North of England.

Great shop which sells everything you need around the house - lightbulbs, tools, watering cans,…read moreplastic buckets, etc. Staff are helpful with finding what you want and prices cheap too.

Useful shop that sells decorating material, such as paint, wallpaper and the like. It's not quite a…read moreDIY store, as it doesn't seem to have power drills and the like, but if you're simply decorating a room in your house, you'll probably find what you need here. The shop has the feel of a cross between a hardware store and a soft furnishings shop. I actually stumbled across Brewers via Google, after a fruitless search for a shade of white paint that only seemed to be available to the trade. Homebase completely failed me, since the barely pubescent Saturday staff weren't exactly the most knowledgeable, but Brewers was listed as a place that dealt in trade colours. After about 30 seconds of looking at paint on the shelves in Brewers, someone spotted my cluelessness and rescued me. He quickly found out what exactly I wanted, despite my vagueness, and gave great advice on what I needed to buy. There was a clear focus on what the customer wants, rather than trying to sell me more than I needed. A nice touch is that while I was waiting for my paint to be mixed up, I was offered a free drink from the vending machine. Ok, it's hardly fresh filter coffee, but it's still much more than you could reasonably expect from a DIY shop. I'm definitely shopping here for my decorating needs from now on, and avoiding Homebase like the plague.

What a great little business this is! I badly needed a…read morequality tarpaulin, what with the summer we are having. The last 2 I had bought which although they were cheap (around £4 each) I might as well have used newspaper!! They do delivery nationwide but I decided to go and pick it up as its not too far away from me. The directions were spot on and they couldn't have been more helpful. Their prices are very good as well. Well worth stopping off if you need a tarpaulin or related product. **This place is not in Hampshire, but in what used to be Middlesex. I think Ashford now comes under Surrey. The only other option for the south east was kent so I chose the Hants address which is closer. The postcode and everything else is correct. I will notify Qype of the problem**

AMAZING CUSTOMER CARE. Between us there was a confusion over my order. I left a telephone message…read moreon UKTarps answer machine. Within a few minutes I was rung and all was sorted in a friendly, competent way. Best of all the tarpaulin delivered the next day. My hens are happy. Thank you.

I'm not a big fan of interior design or decorating but under instructions from the wife I was sent…read moreto collect samples. I'm amazed at how easy the staff at Farrow & Ball make the whole process for you. It really had that kind of feel about the place that they cared what you chose rather than get the money and get rid attitude that so many places have. The wide range is quite daunting also but again with staff that know what they are talking about I would advise anybody this should be the 1st (and probably only) port of call.

Competitively priced and extremely efficient is the easy way to describe HSS Hire in Old Woking…read more They hold a vast selection of tools and equipment for hire over a variety of periods of time and all at prices which put some others to shame. Their friendly and experienced in the trade so always able to offer helpful advice on what you'll need. I've spent some time renovating my house over the last couple of years, so I've used these guys on a number of occasions and have been well looked after every time. They help load up your car and unload it when you return, so no need to worry about dealing with the heavy stuff. If you need something to help with a spot of DIY then try HSS, hopefully you'll be as impressed as me.