AS5 - or Anton Schneider 5 - is a medium-sized DIY store in Schwanheim with a very good selection…read moreof everything you're likely to need for any home repairs or projects. I first heard of them here on Yelp and was impressed enough by the positive reviews to try it out. They don't have the mega range of crap kitchens and kitschy lamps etc. that you find in the larger stores, but what they do have is good prices and, above all, exceptionally friendly, helpful, skilled non-patronizing staff who go out of their way to help you solve your problem. For this reason alone I would never shop anywhere else for hardware now that I've experienced just this on 3 separate occasions, even though I have to make a detour to get there. Long may they flourish!

If you are American, you will now what I I me when I say I'm getting Home Depot vibes here…read more First of all, you cannot find anyone to help you. When you do finally find someone they tell you to wait for someone else. That person ever comes. The last time we went we literally had to wait for 25 minutes just to get someone to open the cage with the drill that we wanted to buy. I get that everyone is understaffed, but there are also people walking around talking to each other instead of helping clients. It's hard for us because we are here trying to renovate a house, and we can't find anything that we need because of the way the store is set up. we are not familiar with the brands so sometimes we have questions in regards to paint, etc. we are spending hundreds of Euro on tools, but can't get a real bill of sale. Until I find an alternative, we are forced to get our tools and renovation items at the store. As soon as I find somewhere else close by, I will go there.

Not the most beautiful store but the guy assisting me yesterday was Super…read more He truly did his best to connect and understand my I needed for my bathroom... this is horrible German is a great thing. They kind a have everything here and the quality is good even for the plants etc. Note parking is for FREE!!!