B&Q DIY Center

From our archives, Compass Magazine, Nov. 2001

The biggest DIY and home products store on the island, Taichung’s second B&Q center is truly massive, with 3,000 pings of space–so big that a floor map is handed out to keep customers from getting lost. This giant British chain store is a handyman’s heaven, with over 30,000 products–power tools, carpets, car-care products, telephones, door knobs, lamps, security systems, garbage cans, plywood, floor tiles, kitchen/bathroom fixtures, screws, ceiling fans and just about everything else. B&Q is nicely organized into about 30 departments, including nice adjacent indoor and outdoor gardening areas. There is plenty of basement parking and a big Parity Coffee cafe next door. Head east on Wenhsin Road, section 4, turn left onto Peitun Road and the store’s on the left just up the road.

407-1, Peitun Road