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Everything below is on our shelves right now. Find what you need, then ask a volunteer to sign it out to you - it's yours for fourteen days.

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30 tools found

Decorating

Airless paint sprayer

Large areas and fences quickly

Condition: Good, hose and fittings both sound

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Caulking gun

Sealing gaps at trim and coving

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Corner trowel set

Internal and external plaster angles

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Cutting-in brush set

Neat edges at cornice and skirting

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Decorating light on a stand

Seeing the finish properly indoors

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Dust sheet set

Protecting floors and furniture

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

On loan
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Filling knife set

Filling and making good before painting

Condition: Blade recently sharpened

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Masking and taping kit

Sharp lines at glass, trim and switches

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Mixing paddle for drill

Mixing paint, plaster and adhesive

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Paint edging pad kit

Cutting in without masking

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Paint kettle set

Decanting and carrying paint up a ladder

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Paint roller set

Walls and ceilings, three sleeve types

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

On loan
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Paint shield guard

Keeping paint off carpet and glass

Condition: Good, cleaned and oiled after the last return

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Paint tray and roller kit

Loading a roller evenly

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Paste bucket and brush

Mixing and applying wallpaper paste

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Pasting table

A flat run to paste a full drop

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Plasterer's hawk and float

Carrying and laying on plaster and filler

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Plumb bob and chalk line

Hanging the first drop truly vertical

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Radiator roller set

Painting the wall behind a fixed radiator

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Roller extension pole

Reaching ceilings and stairwells from the floor

Condition: Excellent, barely used

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Sanding block set

Rubbing down filler and old paintwork

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Sash brush set

Glazing bars and fine detail

Condition: Sound, replacement grips fitted

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Skirting scraper set

Stripping mouldings without damage

Condition: Serviceable, one of the older ones

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Stipple brush

Working a textured finish while wet

Condition: Fair — cosmetic wear only

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Textured ceiling scraper

Removing old textured coatings

Condition: New blade fitted this spring

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Wallpaper scoring tool

Perforating vinyl before steaming

Condition: Good, minor scuffs to the handle

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Wallpaper seam roller

Bedding seams flat without shine

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Wallpaper smoothing brush

Working air out from under a drop

Condition: Very good, donated new last year

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Wallpaper steam stripper

Lifting old paper without gouging the plaster

Condition: Good, checked over last month

Out of service
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Wallpaper table trimmer

Trimming a drop square on the table

Condition: Excellent, barely used

On the shelf
1

Find something on the shelf above and note its name.

2

Ask a volunteer to sign it out to you - it's yours for fourteen days.

3

Bring it back clean and in one piece. No fees, ever.