TOURNEVIE
the affordable and ecological tool library in Brussels
Sign up for membership! Become a volunteer! Support the project!
TOURNEVIE
the affordable and ecological tool library in Brussels
Sign up for membership! Become a volunteer! Support the project!
Join us to celebrate on September 26 !
Our tool libraries work like a regular library (and not like a rental company charging a fee for each borrowed tool).
You take a subscription for a month or year, depending on your needs. That contribution allows us to maintain the tools.
You can then borrow quality tools without any restrictions. After one or two weeks, you bring everything back.
Drop by at our new 500 m² workshop situated at 15 Jacques de Lalaingstraat,
near metro station Maalbeek !
What is Tournevie ?
What is Tournevie ?
Photo: Yvonnic Coomans de Brachène
We are a non-profit initiative run almost entirely by a group of dedicated volunteers. We’re always on the lookout for new blood!
Photo: Arnaud Ghys
This is the vanguard of a 21st century economy: reducing waste, stimulating repair and creating an alternative to the throwaway society.
Tournevie is an affordable and ecological alternative to more expensive rental or sales outlets for repair or home renovation.
Photo: Sien Verstraeten
Tournevie is an open commons. The community itself manages the tools using a set of transparent rules. Anyone can join us.
Photo: Hugh Kelly
In these slides, we explain in more detail what we do and the benefits of our project.
Discover our
tool libraries
Discover our
tool libraries
Attention: our antenna in Ixelles (Rue Gray 171) has been closed since 2021. Do you know a place where we can open a new antenna?
Give us a heads up!
Every Tuesday and Thursday
17h - 20h
(Is closed on holidays)
Rue Jacques de Lalaing 15
1000 Brussels
(Near metro Maalbeek)
Want to stay in the loop ?
Want to stay in the loop ?
We are changing our membership fees. Discover here why we are doing this!
By changing and expanding our opening hours, we aim to help more people and reduce waiting times :)
More questions ?
More questions ?
We ask our members to keep our tools in good working condition. These and other conditions can be consulted in our rules and regulations.
Reading the rules and regulations is mandatory before borrowing tools for the first time at Tournevie.
Depending on your subscription, the default duration is one or two weeks. You can extend your loan once with another a week via your online account. More info in our extensive FAQ.
Are you looking for the right machine to screw, drill, chisel or mix? Our online manual will help you find the right tool in an instant.
We sell the most common consumables (like saw blades, sanding paper, …) applicable to the tools in our inventory at a fair price.
You can purchase our consumable apiece rather than taking home a full box. We buy back what you don’t use. Here is an overview of our consumables and corresponding prices.
High quality tools that are entirely functional or can be repaired with reasonable effort and cost, are always welcome. Given the intensive use that our tools are subject to, we only accept tools that are intended for professional use and therefore of solid build quality, and for which spare parts are available long-term.
If you like our initiative and have good quality tools lying around that you don't use anymore, please get in touch with Thomas, our tool specialist. It's helpful to mention the brand and type of the equipment and to give us an idea of its general condition.
Note: the extended FAQ is a ‘work in progress’. We continue to expand it as we go along.
Our partners
Our partners
Join us to celebrate on September 26 !