hi there.
ok im a bit OCD about my tools and storing them . iv got 10 tools boxs in the van and practically nothing else outside them.

i know i know

any way i do small bits of tiling on jobs (doing up houses and carpentry etc) . i might fit 20 tile today on a floor and 4 tomorrow behind a sink. you know the usual.
the problem is that people want diferent coloured grout etc. i might use very little of it and have 3/4 of a small bag left over. all those open bags do my head in as they fall over or get picked up the wrong way and the van is distroyed
i was thinking of putting each grout into a small bucket with a snap on lid 9like the painters ones). and putting adhesive into a bigger version etc.

do you see any problems with this. im more woried about it being too dry and air tight rather than the other way.

what do you think

I tend to keep things in there original packaging but do have a lock up on a farm, the thing about leaving materials in the van is the inside of my Transit it drips like a gooden during the winter and can have an adverse effect on materials..

i was going to put the bag in the bucket rather than healing the grout etc in. the condensation is a neusence isnt it

Sounds good...

I have a container In a yard I store tools and addy etc in, then forget what ive got lol.

before that I had a couple of the big plastic BT boxes when I had the big van, all extra weight = more fuel

Hi Alan

Mix all the different coloured grouts up and use them on your next job....

sounds good mate, just be carefull not to exceed the sell by dates on them...

I always keep a part bag of adhesive and a couple of part bags of different colour grouts on the van, it is a pain in the back side running out and having to go to the lock up for more. I keep a big dog food bag with a few odds and sods in it. Seems to keep the mess to a min and if it doesnt fit in there then I dont want to be carrying that weight around so it goes in the lock up.