The I'll-Do-It-Myself Dad Gift Guide

Bunnings has launched on Uber Eats, with thousands of products available for delivery within 60 minutes. Which means whether your dad is a seasoned Saturday regular or a man who has never successfully completed a project in his life, this Father's Day, you can shop basically his entire wishlist without either of you leaving the house. Here's how to shop for the man who is absolutely, definitely going to do it himself this time.

Bosch Cross Line Laser (Bunnings)

He has decided that straight lines are for tradesmen who overcharge. He is wrong, but a self-levelling laser will do the thinking for him. Clamp it, switch it on, and suddenly his shelves are level for the first time in the property's history. The difference between "I did that myself" and "did a toddler do that" is roughly this one purchase.

Ryobi Stud Finder With AC Detection (Bunnings)

Before he drills, he needs to know what's behind the wall. He does not currently know. He has never known. The Ryobi finds studs, live wires, and pipes, which is to say it finds all the things he was about to drill straight through. Consider it insurance against a very expensive Sunday.

Ryobi Foldable Work Bench (Bunnings)

Right now his workspace is the kitchen table, a bath towel, and a level of domestic tension you could cut with the wrong tool. A proper folding workbench gives him somewhere to actually do the job, and gives the household its table back. Everybody wins, especially the table.

Gorilla 4 Step Aluminium Ladder (Bunnings)

He has been standing on a dining chair. For years. A stable ladder is the least he deserves before he attempts something at height that he watched half an explanation of. Aluminium, with anti-slip tread which for this particular dad is a meaningful safety upgrade.

Selleys Caulking Gun and No More Gaps (Bunnings)

The secret every DIY dad eventually learns: a clean bead of filler hides a multitude of sins. The gaps, the misaligned joins, the bits where he clearly gave up, all of it disappears under a confident run of No More Gaps. It is the tradie's finishing move, now available to the man trying to avoid the tradie entirely.

3M Anti-Fog Eye Protection and Trojan Heavy Duty Double Leather Work Gloves (Bunnings)

He will hurt himself. Not badly, hopefully, but he will. A proper pair of safety glasses and grippy work gloves at least means the injuries are minor and the story he tells about them is heroic rather than embarrassing. Cheap, sensible, and the one gift on this list he'd never buy for himself.

J.Burrows Magnetic Whiteboard (Officeworks)

Every great project starts with a plan, and his plan currently lives entirely in his head, next to a rough idea about the pergola and the PIN for a card he cancelled in 2019. A whiteboard in the garage means he can map the job out, list the materials, and stare at it thoughtfully while avoiding actually starting. Structure, at last.

JBL Flip 7 Bluetooth Speaker (Officeworks)

A job of this magnitude, undertaken purely out of spite toward a tradesman's hourly rate, requires a soundtrack. A rugged, water-resistant Bluetooth speaker sets the tone for a full weekend of confident overreach. It also covers the sound of him muttering when the job stops going to plan.

Quechua Folding Stool (Decathlon)

There comes a moment in every self-managed project when a man must sit down, look at what he's done, and have a long think about the choices that led him here. A compact folding stool gives him somewhere to do that. Lightweight, cheap, and destined to spend most of its life in the middle of a half-finished job site.

Quechua Insulated Flask (Decathlon)

This is not a one-weekend job, no matter what he told everyone. A good vacuum flask keeps his coffee hot from the optimistic 7am start right through to the 4pm moment where he googles "local handyman near me." Keeps him fuelled, keeps him on the tools, and delays the inevitable phone call by at least a day.