After the popularity of our last post on Corten steel houses, we’re bringing you more architecture made with our favourite rust-coloured metal. ...
How to Cut Thin-Gauge Steel
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...
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...
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...
Why Doesn’t Stainless Steel Rust?
Steel has been around for over 2,000 years in one form or another but stainless steel is a relative newcomer to the metal scene. Designed to answer a ...