The trend of urban or city living does not mean compromising on personal green space. A tiny patch of lawn, a small balcony or narrow terrace are the perfect green-fingered urban gardening opportunity. Enjoying your own piece of the outdoors in the city is at your fingertips, and when it comes to a beautiful garden space, size does not matter.  Your 2nd-floor city balcony can blossom and grow, providing an outdoor sanctuary full of colourful joy and green peace.  City gardening is all about nurturing your terrace or balcony within the concrete jungle. It is creating a garden vignette on a tiny wooden patio that blooms with life - a place to escape and relax. The tiniest urban garden terrace is an invitation to sit among nature and enjoy the outdoors. Add a few spiked garden solar lights in your pots for a little extra outdoor magic. From potted herbs to an array...

Spring is in the air and along with the chirping of the birds and the buzzing of the bees, it is the time of year for spring cleaning our homes and our gardens. Marie Kondo may be your guru of choice for organising your home, but STEP building supplies is your go-to online store for gardening tools and essentials.  As you wander the seedling paths and meander the rose bush displays at your local nursery, you are inspired, and you pile the trolley with an array of colourful blooms. But a beautiful garden needs more than sun, rain and green fingers. An arsenal of gardening tools and essentials is vital in helping to grow your garden all year round.  ‘Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?’  We are sure that today Mary’s answer would be: ‘Good quality gardening tools.’ We completely agree.  The basic tools of the gardening...

What do owner-builders, DIY home renovators, building contractors, developers, and architects have in common? They all need to source quality building materials for their projects - from quoting and sourcing to delivery and installation.  Navigating the building process from beginning to end can be a logistical nightmare, fraught with industry frustrations. So if you are looking to put a roof over your head, or your client’s head, then STEP Building Supplies is not only your 1-stop online shop, but also a credible source of information and advice.  Here is our 3 step building materials checklist: STEP #1 - QUALITY Any experienced contractor knows the longterm value and investment of sourcing quality building materials. From bricks to doors, from roofs to floors - and everything in between - you do not want to compromise on the quality of materials used.  STEP #2 - AFFORDABILITY Building or renovating a home is a costly...

All folk tales include a life lesson and elements of reality within their pages. For Joseph Jacobs - author of ‘The 3 Little Pigs’ - the life lesson is simple: if you need to build a house, you need quality building materials. Accessing and sourcing these materials, however, is often difficult, compromising timelines and installation.    The only building materials the 3 little pigs needed were straw, sticks and bricks. Although straw bale homes are making an exciting new eco comeback, the building industry has evolved and developed with technological advancement to enable you, in the 21st century, to source all your building materials online! Whatever building materials and supplies you may need to build or renovate your house - bricks, cement, lintels, paving, plastic sheeting, roofing, multi-purpose plaster - they are all now conveniently available online. No more renting of trailers to pick up and transport large building supply...