No matter what type of work you are doing on your home, there are a few tools you will need. The type of tools that you buy for your home improvement projects depends largely on what you will be doing. Many homeowners put off home improvement projects because they think they will have to buy tons of tools. This is not actually true. There are certain tools that are necessary and others that you can do without.
Whenever you are making changes to your home it is important to put safety first. Stock up on safety equipment before you begin building. Never start a project without all of the right equipment to protect yourself. Remember, it only takes one accident to leave you scarred for life. No matter what type of improvements you are making, you need a good pair of goggles, masks for the face and ear plugs.
When doing a repair or remodel for a wall or flooring, the place where the project is located will determine which tools you need. For basement walls a wire brush, heavy duty paintbrushes and stiff bristled brushes will be needed. In addition to these items you will also need to purchase waterproof masonry sealers, sponges, household cleaners and large containers. Get a paint stirrer, wire brush, bristled paintbrush and a drill and masonry primer.
When working on outdoors foundations you will need a grading rake, hand tamp, wheelbarrow, hand temp, standard gardening and a line leveler.
If you are completing repairs on the interior of the house for walls and ceilings, drills, glue gun, pliers, awl, utility knives, tile pliers syringe and stud finder will be needed.
Plaster repairs require that you have a wallboard knife and a paintbrush. Plastering actually calls for a good deal of materials but only a few tools.
Restoring panel walls calls for a hammer, wallboard knife, putty knife, chisels, carpentry knife, nails, pry bar, rubber mallet, caulk gun and framing square.
When you are redoing ceramic tiles you will need a tile cutter, utility knife, awl, nippers, wood tile, grout float and compass.
Repairing wallpaper that is tearing requires an edge roller, sponge, syringe adhesive applicator and utility gun. Wallpaper repair can be very challenging because to replace so it is best to repair it when you see that it is tearing.
Ceiling repair requires only a few tools. All you will usually need for these types of repairs are a drill, hammer and wallboard knife. If you are patching the ceiling there will be a few more tools you will need such as chisels, utility knife and framing square.
Cabinet repairs require that you have a putty knife, short-nap paint roller, pad sander, paintbrushes, paint, and screwdriver.
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