A new home for good materials

Too good
for the skip.

Buy, sell or give away leftover building materials and secondhand DIY gear near you.

Make some cash. Spend less on your next project. Keep useful stuff out of landfill.

Coming soon to iPhone and Android. Free to list.

Another job.
Not landfill.
Reclaimed oak flooring with warm natural wood grainExample listing

Ready for a second life

Reclaimed oak flooring

0.4 miles away

£45
Your old materials. Someone’s next project.
Free to listSell it or give it awayCollect locally

A little left over. A lot of possibility.

Your next project starts here.

A taste of what you could find on Unskip.
Example listings — we’re getting ready to launch.

Reclaimed oak flooringTimber

Reclaimed oak flooring

£45

Lifted & ready for another room

0.4 miles awayExample listing

Spare ceramic tilesTiling

Spare ceramic tiles

Free

Left over from a bathroom project

1.3 miles awayExample listing

Chrome mixer tapFixtures

Chrome mixer tap

£20

A refit. A perfectly good tap.

0.7 miles awayExample listing

Made for the end of one job. And the start of another.

01 / Clearing out

Finished a job?

Turn leftovers into cash and clear some space. Those spare tiles could be just what someone nearby needs.

  1. 1.Take a photo of what’s going spare.
  2. 2.Set a price or offer it for free.
  3. 3.Message, arrange collection, hand it over.
02 / On the hunt

Starting a project?

Find useful materials nearby for less. From a small weekend fix to the next room on your renovation list.

  1. 1.Look for materials near you.
  2. 2.Find something that fits your project.
  3. 3.Message the seller and collect locally.

A little help behind the scenes

Less typing.
More building.

AI takes care of some of the legwork, so you can get on with the good stuff.

A photo gets you started.

Snap your leftovers and we’ll suggest a title, category and description. You check the details before you list.

Looking for something specific?

Tell Unskip what you need and get notified when a match appears nearby. Less searching, more getting on with it.

Good materials deserve another job.

A few spare boards. The tiles you over-ordered. A tap with plenty of life left. Passing them on keeps useful things in use — and out of the skip.

Be part of it

Coming soon · iPhone & Android

Got a project in mind?
Or a shed full of possibilities?

Join the list. We’ll let you know when Unskip is ready.

One email when we launch. No spam.

Coming soon · iPhone & Android

Be first to know.

Unskip is almost ready. Leave your email and we'll let you know the day you can start clearing out, or snapping up, leftover materials near you.

  • Free to download
  • Free to list
  • Collect locally

One email when we launch. No spam.