Woodbridge Hardware

I’m not the kind of guy that has a brown belt with tools on it and a workman’s backside, but if I’m ever in the need for some DIY products Woodbridge Hardware never lets me down.
It’s just a small hardware store but it has everything you need for the small home jobs. Nails, tacks, washers, glue, tools etc. The super friendly staff that are happy to help make a big difference, especially when you are as inept as I am (I had to take some nails back 2 times because I had got the wrong size. Yes I’m that bad at DIY). It’s cheap too, just in case you think you might save some cash by going to home base or something.
It’s a great little store and as it’s right next to the bits n’ bobs store Bish Bash Bosh you can usually sort yourself out for any household emergencies, even if it’s just to tide you over until someone who knows what they are doing can come and sort it out properly!

I’m a fan of this little place. Admittedly, not being too hot on the D.I.Y front, I don’t tend to hang out in hardware stores all that often but this I know: they’re very friendly. The guy who is usually in there has always passed the time of day with me, asks how I’ve been and what have you. They’re all really keen on being super-​helpful as well, which is nice — and tend to be extremely apologetic if they’ve inconvenienced you in any way by not having something in stock that you need — which isn’t that often.
I don’t think I’ve ever walked away from there empty-​handed, as their few shelves are stacked to the rafters with all manner of D.I.Y paraphernalia. I like a locally-​owned independent store cum Aladdin’s Cave and this is no exception — full of character, full of mysterious objects and lovely staff.

A no-​nonsense hardware store. It’s a small store but it should cater for most of your small scale hardware needs. Rat poison, screws, key cutting, shelf brackets. You name it they have it amidst their stacked shelves.
I have had keys cut here before that haven’t worked, however they persistently re-​cut them until they did and were very apologetic for their old and sometimes imprecise methods. They have all sorts, you won’t be disappointed if you’ve come to stock up your tool kit with nails and wd-​40, or to replace the worn out washer on the tap.
Being a local, independent store it retains the character that large places lose. I like browsing in small hardware stores with fellow appreciators of the do-​it-​yourself philosophy and thinking ‘what could be?’ with some creativity and aforethought. This is certainly a hardware store worthy of browsing in.