Tag:shop=doityourself
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 shop = doityourself
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A Do-it-Yourself-store, a large hardware and home improvement shop 
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Do-It-Yourself-stores (DIY for short), or Home Improvement Center[1] are similar to hardware stores[2], except they are generally larger and stock a wider range of products. Products sold may include hand tools, power tools, self-assembly furniture, decorating products, bathroom and kitchen furniture and fittings, garden furniture, electrical goods, fencing, flooring, planks and more. Their target customers are non-professionals working on home improvements, redecorating, gardening work, etc.
Examples of Do-It-Yourself-stores: Hubo (Belgium), Brico (Belgium), Mitre 10 (Australia), Cainz, Komeri (Japan), B&Q (UK), The Home Depot, Lowe's, Menard's (USA), OBI, Bricostore (Hungary) ...
If DIY store rents trailers can be tagged with trailer:rental=*. Some DIY stores rents also power tools or construction equipment.
How to map
Set a node or draw as an area along the shop outline. Tag it with shop=doityourself and name=*.
Tags used in combination
- name=*
- operator=* indicates the name of the company operating the shop
- addr:*=* Address
- opening_hours=* hours of opening
- wheelchair=* suitable for wheelchairs
- phone=*
- website=*
- payment:*=* to indicate the precise method of payment.
- trailer:rental=* - if store rents trailers
Rendering
Similar tags
- shop=hardware - a shop selling fastening (screws and bolts, nails, hooks etc.), tools, power tools, plumbing, electrical, building or garden supplies, paint, kitchenware and homeware, locks, keys, and a key-cutting. shop=hardware is similar to Do-It-Yourself-store, except it is generally smaller and stock a narrower range of products.
- shop=trade - a place of business that sells to a particular trade or trades, but normally also retails to normal consumers. Examples include building supplies, timber yards, plumbing, roofing, electrical supplies, tiles etc. Some shops rents also power tools, construction equipment or trailers.
- shop=building_materials - a retailer that sells building materials to end user.
- shop=kitchen - a shop selling kitchen furnishings. It may also sell appliances, provide design or installation services.
- shop=bathroom_furnishing - a shop selling bathroom furnishings and bathroom accessories.
- shop=houseware - a shop that focuses on small items, like cutlery, crockery, cookware and decorative items.
- shop=household_linen - a shop sells household linen.
- shop=interior_decoration – shop focused on selling interior decorations.
- shop=carpet - a shop selling carpets.
- shop=flooring - a shop sells a variety of floorings and sometimes products related to them (e.g. wood oil, wood laths, etc.).
- shop=tiles - a shop selling tiles to bathroom, kitchen or used for flooring.
- shop=electrical - a shop sells electrical supplies and devices (cable, cable channels, electric sockets etc) and electrical devices (electric meters, junction boxes, fuse boxes etc).
- shop=lighting - a shop selling lighting fixtures.
- shop=power_tools - a shop selling power tools (drills, screwdrivers, grinders, saws, jigsaws, soldering irons, milling machines, heat guns, pressure washers)
- shop=tool_hire - rent out a range of tools for building work, garden and household maintenance (may include heavy duty hand and power tools).
- shop=plant_hire – "plant hire" is British English for equipment rental or machinery hire. Usually for heavier duty equipment than covered by tool hire, and with a largely professional customer base. Some operators will run both plant and tool hire. Don't confuse with rental=plant for shops that rent living plants (for example, for corporate events).
- shop=garden_machinery - similar shop as shop=groundskeeping. Maybe more focused on home garden machinery, but can also offer products for professionals groundskeepers. See discussion.
- shop=groundskeeping - similar shop as shop=garden_machinery. Maybe more focused on professional ground maintenance of sports fields, golf courses, parks or other commercial grounds. See discussion.
- shop=garden_centre - a shop sells flowers, shrubs or trees to plant in garden, and all kinds of gardening supplies and tools.
- shop=craft - an arts and crafts supply store. Commonly sold items are paper, canvas, paint, pencils, crafting wood, crafting tools, etc.
- shop=general - a shop selling variety of different products (food, hardware, stationery, clothes, building supplies etc.). They are popular mostly in rural or remote locations.
References
- ↑ name used by OsmAnd
- ↑ note that OSM tagging distinguishes them, unlike Wikipedia that redirects DIY stores to Hardware store