There are quite a few good hardware stores in Stevenage and the old B&Q on the outskirts certainly wasn't one of them. Now within a 500 metre radius there is Wickes, Homebase and the new B&Q. I used to end up going to Wickes all the time but since the new B&Q has opened I don't seem to go anywhere else. The place is enormous, really. It has a bit of everything on the building side of things downstairs from raw materials, tools and screws, nails etc and fence panels, windows, doors and loads more. Upstairs has more furniture, garden stuff and even a café. If you can't find it here then you won't find it in any of the hardware stores in town. The only down side to the place is that the car park is really badly designed and has tight spaces and always seems to be pretty busy. Maybe best to park over the road and stroll in if you aren't picking up anything big. read more