D.I.Y Hub is a hardware store on the basement level of 127 Plantation Cres in Tengah, Singapore, with a Google rating of 3.0. It sits in one of the city's newest housing estates, where many residents are still fitting out their brand-new flats. A good neighbourhood hardware store lives on small, specific problems: the wall plug that grips a concrete HDB wall, the cartridge behind a dripping tap, the bolt missing from a flat-pack wardrobe. The trick regulars know is to bring the old part or a photo and describe the job rather than the product, since a counter that can match a fitting on sight saves a second trip. Selling screws loose, cutting keys and mixing paint are the usual marks of a store that values its regulars. For Tengah residents still hanging shelves and curtain rails, a hardware counter on Plantation Cres is a practical neighbour to have.