Most shoppers navigate their favourite stores without giving much thought to how everything is arranged.

But what if there’s a hidden logic behind the layout—one that even some employees aren’t aware of?

A viral video has sparked a wave of curiosity about Bunnings, with claims that the aisles follow a surprisingly strategic order.


A tradie’s discovery about Bunnings’ store layout has left shoppers stunned, with even some long-time employees unaware of the pattern.

A viral video, which has gained 300,000 views, featured a woman named Paige Mills revealing what she called a ‘mind-blowing’ secret about the hardware chain.

‘This is gonna blow your mind, okay?’ she said.

‘Bunnings staff told me they don’t know this, and I mean people who have worked there for 17 years.’


She recalled asking a staff member how employees always seemed to know exactly where everything was.

‘She said, well, it’s kind of easy because all of the aisles are in the order of building a house,’ she explained.

Mills claimed that Bunnings stores were structured to follow the sequence of home construction, starting with timber, then plumbing, flooring, electrical, painting, and landscaping.

‘It’s all in the order that you would do the things, and then the tool shops are in the middle—isn’t that incredible?’ she added.

The revelation shocked viewers, with one person writing: ‘You blew my mind, I can’t wait to share this fact.’

Several Bunnings employees also weighed in, with one confirming: ‘This is true! I learnt this during a Bunnings training I did. It goes from timber, screws/nails, power tools, painting the house, then it goes gardening/pools, lastly landscape for flowers, furniture etc.’

Another former staff member backed the claim, saying: ‘I worked at Bunnings for eight years, and I can confirm this is how they have it set out. If you’re looking at the front of the store from left to right, it’s the order in which you’d build a house.’


However, not all employees were convinced.

‘I’ve worked there for nearly five years and did not know this,’ one person admitted.

A customer joked about the discovery, saying: ‘Great, so now I just have to learn the order in which a house is built.’

In response to the speculation, Bunnings Director of Stores Rod Caust addressed the claims about the store’s layout.

‘Providing the best experience for our customers is really important to us, and our layout aims to make shopping straightforward and convenient, whether for a major build or a DIY project,’ he explained.

‘Bunnings has everything customers need from the front gate to the back fence of their homes, and while our layout might feel like it follows the process of building a house, it’s really about creating a natural flow to make shopping as easy as possible.’


The company explained that bulk building products were kept in the drive-through timber yard, which then led to smaller building materials, followed by tools, decorating, outdoor living, and nursery sections.

Bunnings also grouped similar categories together, such as plumbing flowing into bathroom and kitchen supplies, then onto flooring and window furnishings, while electrical led into lighting.

However, there were exceptions, with paint centrally placed since it was commonly used across different projects.


Watch the video below to learn more.




If Bunnings really follows the order of building a house, does that change how you see the store’s layout? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.