This is my local go to hardware store. They have everything you need for most DIY projects - paint,…read moretools, lighting, gardening tools, fertilisers, weed killer and pesticides, and much much more. They also cut keys and sell Calor gas . I sometimes think this place is like a TARDIS, they stock so much in a small store.

Always got what you need and it's cheaper than anywhere else. Has anything I can think of even if…read morehe doesn't have it in stock the owner will get it in for the following day. The staff are very welcoming and give me advice step by step. Overall a great service!

Gregory Pank is a good old-fashioned hardware store located on Digbeth Highstreet. The shop seems…read moreto be a bit of a hidden gem. It shouldn't be: this place sells probably just about everything a budding DIYer or seasoned craftsperson could want. When you enter the shop your nostrils are filled with the scent of DIY history. Whether you're after glue, polyfiller, drill bits or string (all things I've been in for) you need only ask one of the very knowledgeable staff at the counter and they'll scurry off into the depths of the store to find it (or suggest numerous alternatives if they can't).

What a fab place - a cornucopia of ALL things hardware. Brushes, tools, metal buckets, tools etc…read more Also good for asking advice whilst purchasing. Just what you expect a hardware store to look like and be like. You must visit - great service, loads of stock and friendlier than B & Q etc.

Amazing selection of hardware and homeware, plus the staff that works here is so friendly and…read morehelpful. Prices are very reasonable!

An excellent place to find whatever you want or even didn't know you wanted!…read morePop along when in Vic Centre, you won't be disappointed. Not been for a while? Worth a return visit. It's under new ownership.

I'm going to make some bold statements with this place. First up it is my favourite shop in Acocks…read moreGreen. I also think it must be the best hardware store in Birmingham. Jeffries is a huge hardware business that stocks all the standard nuts and bolts plus a huge selection of outdoor planting, perfect for this time of year, and has a large gardening section at the rear of the store. Recently I was after some fence protector and after a visit to a huge DIY shop felt frazzled by the choice in products, colours and price. One trip to Jeffries and I got exactly what I needed, no fuss, a great price and I parked my car at the rear of the store to load up. I also recently discovered they do key cutting. They stock a wide selection of pet products. The beauty of this place is that they've always got what you need and know exactly what you are asking for. On the very slim chance they don't stock what you are after they know where you should go to get it. Amazing staff and service.

Need a hardware item for your garden and/ home? Take a look here as I'm sure they'll have it! There…read moreare lots of little sections in this shop like their garden hardware, animal treats and carpet sections. It was a nice little surprise when discovering each area here. In summary it's a big hardware store that sells all (or at least most) of the nuts and bolts you need for your home and they have a big garden centre. If they don't have what you want then the staff can tell you where to get it. The shop is mainly for people who want to buy anything to do with DIY for their home. I came in here in search of a few things for home and, I don't mean to offend anybody by stereotyping, as a woman in a hardware store I didn't know where to look first. The staff were friendly and polite enough however to put me in the right direction. If you need any hardware for your home and garden then it's worth giving this store a visit.

The owner either should retire or go and find a job he likes because he's a rude person who…read morethreatened to "rip my face off" just because I wanted to pay by credit card. Avoid this shop. Interesting to see that I'm not the only one that has been on the end of his temper I guess I should pity him. I do actually. It must be horrid sitting behind that counter all day whilst trying to be nice to people. By people I mean customers who come to spend money in his shop which provides food for his table. Still he's done me a favour I guess as I'll never set foot in the place again. If the owner responds to this it will be a lot of lies so be warned.

If the prospect of a visit to B&Q fills you with fear, then Cradley Heath DIY provides a far less…read moredaunting alternative for all of your DIY needs. It is a big and well-stocked store on the corner of the Five Ways junction. It can sometimes be hard to find exactly what you are after due to the sheer volume of stock, but the guys behind the counter are always happy to point you in the right direction. They sell all sorts of stuff, including garden furniture, gardening equipment and decorating equipment. The range of storage boxes is impressive, if you are into that whole home organisation thing.

Adams Ironmongers is one of those little shops that seems to have been there forever and has never…read morechanged because its never needed to - it even gets away with still having an 021 phone number displayed on its sign. It sits quietly on a corner next to Holland House Infant School, plying its trade. Adams is a bit like a Tardis - it's certainly painted the right colours - because when you go in what looks like a tiny shop you find it to be an emporium of pretty much anything you could need in the course of your DIYing - or even your ironmongery. Shelves and boxes filled with screws, bolts, nuts, washers, drill-bits, locks, latches, gaffer tape and most more (anytime the snow comes, they immediately start selling orange plastic sledges - I had one when I was little and it was great, especially when it snowed) are presided over by friendly and dilligent chaps who know what they're talking about even if you don't.

The man running this shop has the only available key to a gate that blocks access & egress to an…read moreadjacent school & nursery. It caters to children from birth upwards. To my knowledge he has no connection to it other than proximity. He appears to open & close the gate purely at his convenience, oblivious to the needs of parents there & the often very young children with them. I had my 2-year-old twins there for a playgroup which they very much enjoyed. I normally take them in a buggy but it had broken so I was driving. I'd gone to pick up a parcel on the way home when I realised I'd left my shirt & the parcel card in it at the Nursery. I drove back & retrieved them. When I turned around to drive out there was a locked gate blocking our exit. I was told that this man had the key so I asked him nicely to unlock it. He refused. When I pointed out that I had very young children in the car with me who had been away from home for over 2 hours he responded: "So go & look after them then!". Even the Nursery management were unable to talk sense into him. After half an hour, by which time my poor children were very fed up, hungry & in need of a changing, at his convenience he eventually decided to walk all the way out of his small shop & the 4 feet to the gate & let us out: us & many other irate parents with their children. He seemed to find it all very amusing. A man who appears to take pleasure in detaining & distressing small children & their carers is not someone that I would ever want to do business with.

I remember shops like this when I was a kid, Bunner's is truly an aladin's cave of hardware and…read moretools, I can not remember a time when I have not found what I was looking for.(well someone found for me in the many wooden drawers) the last items were soft iron rivets for 'fork handles' the two Ronnies would be at home here, and a couple of billhook handles. I take my hat off to the ladies behind the counter that are just as knowledgeable as the guys. You can buy a handful of nails or just a few brass screws, this is a true gem of a hardware shop, great old fashioned values and excellent service, long might you continue.

Worth a trip just to visit this incredible shop. Two floors and an extension of anything possibly…read moreneeded in the home and garden. You can buy nails and screws individually not in packets.

Always used to go to another hardware shop, till I found this one, so much cheaper, staff roll over…read morebackwards for you, nothing is any trouble, example, garden plants 99p anywhere​ else £1-99, that is one bargain , go and find o9ut for yourself

Gee Jays is a local bargain hot spot. It has 2 floors of various items, from tea towels, to…read morestationery, to power tools. It is worth looking in Gee Jays before buying anything from B&Q or similar places. They have stock clearance items and regular stock as well. The stock varies widely and is regularly updated to accommodate seasonal stock. If you are doing a spot of DIY I imagine you can get everything from here, as they have paint, brushes and cleaning equipment. The main downsides to this shop are: 1) Parking, there are a few spaces on the road outside, but the shop is a 5 min walk out of town; 2) Accessibilty with wheelchair, pram or similar. I find it hard to navigate a pram around, so have to make arrangements to go there on my own.