Welcome to Mica, the DIY Experts. Mica is the home of “Let Us Show You How” and one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest hardware franchises. At Mica we specialize in hardware, power tools, paint, garden, pool care, building supplies, bathroom, outdoors and much more.
With over 160 stores nationwide, Mica stocks many famous high quality brands such as Bosch, Plascon, Dulux, Duram, Ryobi, Ingco, Lawnstar, Alcolin, Powafix, Gardena, Ellies, Yale, and many more, all to help you with your DIY (do it yourself) and home improvement needs.
Browse our website and discover a myriad of exciting things such as our promotions, which brands we stock, what services we can offer you, some handy DIY hints and tips as well as your nearest store for your convenience!
10 June 2022
This simple addition to your home security costs little, requires virtually no skills to fit – and could be the difference between someone breaking in or not…
11 May 2022
Power tools today are very versatile, and in order to be so versatile, they incorporate a number of controls to allow their use in a range of situations, for a range of tasks. But of course, in order to get the most out of the machine, you need to know what the controls do – and why – and when and how to operate those controls to best advantage.
04 April 2022
When you have a swimming pool you face having leaves and garden debris blowing into it, plus the occasional skink or other small creature falling into it. The answer is a shade cloth leaf cover – but they are expensive. So here’s a way to make your own – at a fraction of the cost of a purchased one…
22 March 2022
There’s nothing like going off to buy groceries and returning home to discover you forgot the very thing you needed. This very simple fridge-door mounted noticeboard should make those forgetful moments a thing of the past…
03 February 2022
This helping hand is no beauty but it works. And it works by allowing you to use your body weight to hold a screw-top container securely, so you can use both hands to unscrew a recalcitrant lid…
05 January 2022
You can never have enough storage space and this handy little cupboard is designed to fit on a kitchen countertop – but under the fitted eye-level cupboards – to provide very handy storage for spices, condiments and what-have-you… even PPE, for example. But there’s more…
