Trowels & Floats

Any tradesperson, keen DIYer or gardener worth their salt has a trowel in their arsenal. These are small hand tools used for purposes such as digging, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material. Among their applications are in gardens for tasks like breaking up earth and digging holes, and by bricklayers to level, spread, and shape cement, plaster, and mortar. As such, it's no surprise that there are various kinds of trowels out there. One example is a margin trowel, which is a small rectangular bladed type used to move, apply, and smooth masonry or adhesive material. Another is a float trowel, which is typically rectangular too and used to smooth, level, or texture the top layer of hardening concrete. While brick trowels help to level, spread and shape mortar or cement, and gauging trowels to mix and apply small amounts of mortar. Here at Building Materials, we stock trowels from some of the world's leading brands, including the likes of Marshalltown, R.S.T and Ragni. Browse our full range today to find your perfect product.