If you’re in the trade or just serious about keeping your home or workshop spotless, you already know that not all brooms are built the same. The best broom for home and trade use blends durability, ergonomics, and efficiency, tackling everything from fine indoor dust to stubborn outdoor debris.
Here’s a straightforward guide to the top five broom types, each paired with standout models from Buffalo.
1. Heavy-Duty Trade Broom
Built for the toughest jobs, this broom type thrives on construction sites, workshops, and yards where gravel, sawdust, or cement dust can overwhelm a standard broom. Its stiff bristles bite into debris and refuse to wear down easily – a real workhorse for trade use that home users can also rely on in garages or driveways.
Buffalo Top Picks:
Buffalo 18″ Stiff PVC Yard Broom with Scraper Blade & Metal Handle – ideal for sweeping and scraping stuck-on-muck in one go.
Buffalo 18″ & 24″ Stiff PVC Platform Broom – no-nonsense trade brooms built to last through years of heavy site use.
2. Soft Indoor Broom
For smooth floors, tiles, and laminate, you need a broom that’s light, quiet, and efficient at catching fine dust, hair, and fibres without scattering them. The right soft indoor broom offers comfort and precision – ideal for homes, offices, or showrooms where you want a professional finish without scratching surfaces.
Buffalo Top Picks:
Buffalo 18″ & 24″ Soft Coco Platform Broom – soft natural coco bristles make it perfect for fine indoor dust.
Buffalo 12″ Soft PVC Sweeper Broom – a synthetic alternative that glides smoothly over polished or sealed floors.
Both lightweight, ergonomic, and durable. A great fit for anyone who appreciates trade-level quality at home.
3. Medium Bristle All-Purpose Broom
If you only want one broom to do it all, this is the one. Medium bristles strike a balance between stiffness and flexibility, making them perfect for both indoor and outdoor use. They’ll shift sawdust in the garage, clear grit on patios, and still be gentle enough for workshop floors.
Buffalo Top Picks:
Buffalo 12″ Stiff PVC Sweeper Broom – compact and versatile, it’s ideal for mixed debris.
Buffalo 12″ Stiff Bassine Mix Sweeper Broom – the blend of stiff PVC and bassine bristles ensure reliability when sweeping fine dirt or stuck on grime.
Ideal for DIYers, decorators and small business owners, these are the ‘everyday brooms’ that bridge home and trade.
4. Yard & Patio Broom
Outdoor surfaces call for serious durability. Patios, driveways, and paths collect wet leaves, moss, and grit that defeat most household brooms. A yard or patio broom has tough, weather-resistant bristles and a wide sweeping path to make outdoor cleaning quick and effective.
Buffalo Top Picks:
Buffalo 18″ & 24″ Stiff PVC Platform Broom – great for patios, carparks, and large paved areas.
Buffalo 18″ & 24″ Stiff Bassine Mix Platform Broom – natural and synthetic fibres combined for strength and resilience outdoors.
These are built to last season after season, through mud, rain, and grit.
5. Dustpan & Brushes
Sometimes, the big jobs end with smaller details. Dustpans and hand brushes are the finishing tools every home and trade setup needs, from sweeping up fine dust and dirt indoors to tidying around benches and workstations.
Buffalo Top Picks:
Buffalo Heavy Duty Metal Dustpan with Wooden Brush – a sturdy metal pan and soft bristled brush makes it perfect for clearing up the fine mess after a job. The Twist-Lok also ensures the pan and brush don’t get separated.
Buffalo Jumbo Plastic Dustpan & Brush Set – a giant dustpan that can hold endless amounts of small debris, and the most heavy-duty hand brush you will find – scraper included.
Small tools that make a big difference – the final sweep that leaves your workspace spotless.
Whether you’re a DIY enthusiast, tradesperson, or someone who simply wants tools that last, Buffalo brushware delivers strength, reliability, and comfort across the board. From stiff trade brooms built for job sites to soft indoor sweepers designed for everyday home cleaning, there will be a Buffalo tool that fits the way you work.
Because the right broom doesn’t just move dirt, it just gets the job done, day after day.