Trusted Building Supplies

Trusted Building Supplies, an online builders' merchant for construction and renovation

Trusted Building Supplies operates as an online builders' merchant with a catalogue organised around the main stages of a construction or renovation project. The company presents itself as offering first-class service and expert advice across building materials, roofing supplies, drainage solutions and home and bathroom products, backed by nationwide delivery.

The range is grouped into eight main departments: Building & Hardware, Roofing Materials, Plumbing & Heating, Garden & Landscaping, Guttering & Drainage, Kitchens & Bathrooms, and Doors & Windows. Each department is broken down into subcategories that reach a fairly detailed level of product specification.

Building materials, sheet goods and insulation

The building and hardware section covers structural and wall accessories, building chemicals and additives, cement and mortars, render and wall coatings, sand and aggregates, and lintels and padstones. Plasterboard is sold alongside plaster, adhesive and plastering supplies, while sheet materials include plywood, OSB and structural sheets, MDF boards, and P5 moisture-resistant chipboard flooring.

Insulation is divided into PIR insulation boards, multifoil insulation and loft roll and slab insulation. The same department carries paints, primers and specialist coatings, with exterior and interior wall and ceiling paints, Hammercote metal paint, varnishes and oils, specialist primers, safety and security paints, and floor, sport and line marking paints. Metalwork stud and track, decorative brick slip tiles, decorative wall panelling, door architrave, skirting boards and composite flooring complete this area, together with access equipment such as DIY and trade ladders, scaffold ladder platforms, access panels, loft hatches and loft ladders, and construction membranes and barriers.

Roofing supplies from tiles to flat roof systems

Roofing is one of the broadest parts of the catalogue. It includes natural slate roof tiles, standard and decorative ridge and hip tiles, and shed and garden roofing such as bitumen felt roof shingles, cedar roof shingles, shed roofing felt rolls and shed rubber roofing kits. Roofing sheets are available in bitumen corrugated, polycarbonate and PVC corrugated formats.

For flat roofs, the company lists EPDM rubber roofing membrane, liquid flat roof coating systems, green roof supplies and GRP fibreglass roofing supplies. Pitched roofing accessories include dry verge, ridge and hip systems, breather membranes and roof underlay, pitched roof tile vents, chimney cowls, pots and accessories, and eaves ventilation systems. Roof flashing and lead alternatives cover lead-free flashing rolls, roofing lead flashing and roof pipe flashings, and the section is rounded off with roof repair coatings and sealants.

Plumbing, heating and drainage

The plumbing and heating range centres on central heating radiators, with column radiators, panel radiators and radiator accessories, alongside heating options such as coal and logs, electric boilers, electric underfloor heating, heated towel bars and racks, and thermostats. Electric radiators are offered in convector, glass panel and oil-filled versions.

Guttering and drainage is organised by material: plastic guttering and downpipes in square, half round, ogee and deep half round profiles; galvanised steel guttering under the RoofArt range in 125 mm and 150 mm half round formats; Coppa Gutta copper guttering; Stainless Gutta stainless steel guttering; and Zinc Gutta zinc guttering. Accessories include gutter cleaning systems and snow guards and gutter protection. Drainage covers channel drains, including A15 standard and B125 threshold channel drains, aluminium recessed access and manhole covers, flat roof drains and outlets, parapet and through-wall drains, surface water drainage with soakaways and flood protection, and 110 mm and 160 mm underground drainage.

Garden, landscaping and outdoor structures

For outdoor work, the catalogue lists landscaping materials such as bark mulch, decorative chippings and gravel, garden edging and borders, and turf, topsoil and compost. Wall copings and caps are available in once weathered, twice weathered, flat top, natural slate, porcelain and granite concrete versions, together with garden walling and wall blocks.

Decking, fencing and gates include traditional and decorative wooden fence panels, fencing accessories, fence posts and gravel boards, garden gates, composite and timber decking boards, and trellis and lattice. Garden buildings span arbours, arches and pergolas, garden storage, garden sheds and log cabins. Patio and paving covers block paving, paving slabs and patio paving kits, while outdoor maintenance includes de-icing grit and rock salt, weed control and membrane, and fence and decking care solutions. Planting and growing products include compost bins, raised beds and planters, and greenhouses, and the section also carries garden furniture such as benches and chairs, patio furniture sets and tables. Decking and paving pedestal systems are offered in plastic and fire-rated aluminium versions.

Kitchens, bathrooms, doors and windows

The kitchen and bathroom range includes bathroom panelling and cladding, sanitaryware with basins, pedestals and basin taps, kitchen sinks and kitchen taps, and baths, showers and shower trays with wet room and shower screens. Doors and windows cover internal doors in colour, essentials, oak, walnut and white ranges; external doors in essentials, GRP composite, oak and uPVC versions; internal and external door hardware; uPVC windows; natural slate window sills and trims; centre pivot and top hung or high pivot pitched roof windows with flashings and accessories; and flat roof rooflights and dome windows.

Service model and order support

The company presents nationwide delivery, experienced staff, first-class service and secure payments as the pillars of its operation. Orders can be placed online at any hour through an order helpline, and the site invites visitors to subscribe to its emails. The business positions itself in its own messaging as "the UK's friendliest online builders' merchant".