At Buy Metal Online, our free cutting service means you can order exactly the amount of sheet metal you need for the job. But we know that in some cas...
10 Covetable Corten Steel Houses
There are plenty of reasons why Corten steel cladding is a great choice for houses. As well as its striking, rust-coloured looks, this unique metal is...
Inspiring Corten Cabins and Sheds
Buy Metal Online customer Dan Cooper recently clad his two garden sheds in our gorgeous Corten steel (below). This was a smart move, not only because ...
What is Annealing?
Annealing is a special heat treatment aimed at making metals easier to work with. By changing the properties of a metal, annealing makes it less hard ...
What is Zintec?
Zintec is the brand name for a type of mild steel that has been coated in a thin layer of zinc by electrolysis. You may be more familiar with another ...
What to Plant for a Colourful Garden in Autumn and Winter
Autumn doesn’t have to signal the end of colour in your garden or on your balcony: far from it. Choose the right plants for your borders or plan...
Common Uses for Copper
What is copper used for? Copper is unusual because it is what’s known as a native metal. This means it is one of the few metals that can be foun...
Beautiful Log Storage Ideas
The nights are drawing in and the temperature’s starting to drop. You might be sad to say goodbye to summer, but there’s much to love abou...
Galvanised Steel vs Stainless Steel: Which is the Better Metal?
Galvanised steel and stainless steel both have reputations for being exceptionally strong and durable metals, but which one is the best? There’s...
What is Sheet Metal Gauge?
Gauge, often abbreviated to SWG, is a unit of measurement used industry-wide to measure the thickness of sheet metal. Unlike most units of measurement...