Hello & Welcome Back to #FabulousFriday! If you are a first time home buyer, you may not have considered all the tools you may need for your new home. Here's a handy checklist of essential tools for the new home buyer:
Essential Tools for the Homeowner
You’ll need tools if you’re going to live in a house, even if you have no intention of remodeling or do-it-yourself projects, even if your only project house-wise is to dial the phone to call in a repairman. If you’ve never purchased tools before, how do you know what to buy? What follows is a list of tools you probably should have in your tool kit for all the things that come up that you never knew you needed tools for.
A word to the wise: avoid cheap tools. Spend the extra money for well-made tools and they will probably last as long or longer than you own your home. Also stay away from the infomercial 150-in-one multi-purpose tools. If one component gets damaged, the entire unit is useless.
*Allen wrench
*Ball-end Allen wrenches
*Bolts
*Box wrench
*Brads, nails, and spikes, various sizes
*Channel-lock pliers (water pump pliers)
*Cordless drill/screwdriver
*Curved claw hammer
*Digging spade
*Duct tape
*Extendable-handle rake
*Glue gun
*Hoe
*Lag screws, machine screws, sheet metal screws, wood screws
*Level (2-inch with aluminum housing)
*Lopper
*Magnetic tack hammer
*Open-end wrench
*Pipe wrenches
*Pliers, needle-nose and locking long-nose
*Portable tool box
*Pruning shears
*Pry bar
*Pump water vacuum (wet/dry vac)
*Saw
*Screwdrivers, Phillips and flathead
*Socket wrench with a ratchet handle
*Sledge hammer
*Spray lubricant
*Staple gun
*Strap wrench
*Tape measure
*Torx screwdrivers
*Trowel
*Utility knife with a retractable blade
*Wire cutters
*Work flashlight
Check back next Friday for more real estate tips and tricks! See you soon! Warmly, Susan