I'm a DIY expert and these are the essential tools I always buy on Amazon to make decorating projects easier

Paintbrushes, paint tins, roller and red roller tray and masking tape arranged in a geometric pattern on a wooden surface
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As a DIY veteran, I know that having the right tools is essential to doing a good job. But like many of us, I don’t always have time to head down to the local hardware store to browse the aisles. The obvious convenience of Amazon means that I don’t need to leave the house when I need a new tool.

Coupled with next-day delivery, I can get what I want fast and be ready to tackle a project rather than wasting time trawling for tools. Here, I list the five tools that I use and reorder on a regular basis, ensuring I always have what I need.

Steve Jenkins is a freelance content creator with over two decades of experience working in digital and print and was previously the DIY content editor for Homebuilding & Renovating. 

He is a keen DIYer with over 20 years of experience in transforming and renovating the many homes he has lived in. He specialises in painting and decorating, but has a wide range of skills gleaned from working in the building trade for around 10 years and spending time at night school learning how to plaster and plumb.

He has fitted kitchens, tiled bathrooms and kitchens, laid many floors, built partition walls, plastered walls, plumbed in bathrooms, worked on loft conversions and much more. And when he's not sure how to tackle a DIY project he has a wide network of friends – including plumbers, gas engineers, tilers, carpenters, painters and decorators, electricians and builders – in the trade to call upon.