@neo.media Chez neo, on s’est lancé dans la pose d’une étagère. Alors pour trouver les outils adéquats, nous avons rencontré Florian, qui améliore ses revenus en louant ses outils sur l’application @bricolib, une plateforme qui permet aux particuliers d’arrondir leurs fins de mois en louant leur matériel de bricolage. #bricolage #faitmaison #travaux #pourtoi ♬ son original - neo

🛠️ Sledgehammer Dreams in the Shared Toolbox Age

Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer celebrates bold transformation and the joy of breaking through old limits — a spirit that mirrors how tool‑rental platforms are reshaping DIY culture across Europe. Just as the song turns heavy tools into symbols of liberation and playful reinvention, these platforms turn drills, sanders, and saws into shared resources that empower anyone to build, repair, and create without owning a garage full of equipment. The result is a more accessible, sustainable, and community‑driven approach to making things, where the tools that once felt out of reach become catalysts for creativity, confidence, and collective ingenuity.

🎶 🔧🛠️✨📦🔩🏠🔨🌟🪚🤝🧰🌿 🔊 Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

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As the sharing economy expands beyond cars and apartments, a new wave of platforms is transforming how Europeans tackle home projects.

Tool‑rental services like Bricolib, Kiwiiz, and Toolzy are making DIY more affordable, more sustainable, and more community‑driven than ever.

🛠️ DIY Enters the Sharing‑Economy Era

In 2025, tool‑rental platforms such as Bricolib, Kiwiiz, and Toolzy reshaped how Europeans approach home improvement. Instead of buying drills, sanders, or ladders for occasional use, people now rent them from neighbors or local hubs. This shift reduces clutter, lowers costs, and encourages more thoughtful consumption — a major step forward for the DIY world.

💸 A More Affordable Model for Households

One of the biggest advantages of these platforms is financial accessibility. Renting a tool for a few hours or days is often 10 to 20 times cheaper than purchasing it. For households, this means more projects become feasible; for tool owners, it’s an easy way to earn money from equipment that would otherwise sit unused. Platforms like Bricolib and Kiwiiz also offer built‑in insurance, making transactions safer and boosting user confidence.

🌍 A Sustainable Alternative to Overconsumption

Tool‑rental platforms fit perfectly into the circular economy. Instead of producing and buying equipment that will be used only once or twice, these services allow communities to share existing resources. The environmental impact is significant: fewer tools manufactured, fewer materials wasted, and a lower carbon footprint. Toolzy highlights that a single shared tool can prevent up to 15 individual purchases, a meaningful ecological benefit.

🤝 DIY Becomes a Social Connector

Beyond practicality, these platforms foster new forms of local connection. Users exchange tips, offer help, and sometimes collaborate on projects. In some neighborhoods, Bricolib has even launched “community workshops” where members meet, learn, and repair together. DIY — once a solitary activity — is becoming a social and collaborative experience that strengthens community ties.

🚀 A Rapidly Growing and Professionalizing Market

As demand rises, platforms are evolving quickly. Kiwizz is forming partnerships with hardware stores, Toolzy is testing 24/7 automated pickup lockers, and Bricolib is investing in premium equipment to guarantee top‑tier quality. Investors and local governments are taking notice, seeing tool‑rental services as one of the most promising sectors of the sharing economy.

#SharedTools 🛠️ #DIYReinvented 🔧 #CircularEconomy ♻️ #CommunityMakers 🤝 #SmartDIY 🚀