Need a power drill, a pressure washer or even a big tea urn for something but can't justify buying one? A Dundee charity has your needs covered with its Community Toolbox.
Wellbeing Works, based in the city's Wellgate Centre, is encouraging locals to sign up for the service to get unlimited access to all kinds of useful tools they can borrow much like taking a book out of the library.
The charity's community toolbox - also known as a tools library - includes gadgets and gizmos that, while useful, can be expensive or hard to justify buying for occasional use.
Its inventory ranges from power tools and DIY equipment such as a pasting table through to other handy items like a bike rack for a car, a fold-away bed and even big bulky suitcases and a tent for going on holiday.
The non-profit has also collected donations of wallpaper, paint and garden fence wood stain that people are free to take away to use on their own household projects.
Wendy Callander, executive director of Wellbeing Works, believes the facility has the biggest range of items of any community toolbox in Scotland.
"We want to help tackle inequalities by offering those who maybe can't afford to buy tools or equipment the opportunity to borrow them so they can make improvements to their home, or do something they couldn't otherwise do," she said.
"The toolbox might also appeal to those who feel that they don't want to buy items they might only use once in a while, like a pressure washer or a drill.
"We are keen to do our bit towards creating a sharing economy that also reduces waste and prevents items going to landfill, as well as offering volunteering and training opportunities for local people."
Membership of the community toolbox is just £25 a year, or £10 a year for those on lower incomes.
Outside of lending useful tools to the community, Wellbeing Works also holds workshops at the Wellgate covering everything from learning how to use tools through to upcycling household items and getting stuck into arts and crafts.
The charity moved into the top floor of the shopping centre in November last year, from where it hosts classes on everything from mindfulness to courses on playing musical instruments and speaking new languages.
It also runs a local walking group and a gardening project on the Law.
"Over the last year, people knowing that we are here in the Wellgate has been really advantageous," Wendy added.
"We are much more accessible for local people who might be struggling with their mental health."
The Community Toolbox has been given a ringing endorsement from local ward councillor and Dundee City Council fairness spokesperson Lynne Short.
She said: "I know from personal experience how your home can have a detrimental impact on your mental health and wellbeing so to have a directory of tools and tutorials to help to improve our environments is an amazing asset.
"I also believe there are less than a hundred in the world so we are lucky in Dundee to have one at our disposal.
"I would like to thank the team at Wellbeing Works and all their volunteers for supporting on our mission for a fair and equitable city."
For more information on the Community Toolbox, visit wellbeingworksdundee.org.uk.
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