Basic tools for the DIY Home Owner
Maintaining a home DIY-style requires a basic set of tools that can handle a wide range of repairs and improvements. Here's a comprehensive list of essential tools and their primary uses:
1. Hammer
1. Hammer
- Uses: Driving nails, fitting parts, breaking objects, and removing nails.
- Uses: Tightening and loosening screws of various sizes; assembling furniture.
- Uses: Turning different sizes of nuts and bolts.
- Uses: Gripping small objects, bending wire, and reaching into tight spaces (needle-nose); gripping and turning nuts or bolts (tongue-and-groove).
- Uses: Measuring lengths for cutting, spacing, and fitting.
- Uses: Cutting through cardboard, drywall, and other materials.
- Uses: Ensuring shelves, frames, and other objects are perfectly horizontal or vertical.
- Uses: Drilling holes in various materials; driving screws with drill bit attachments.
- Uses: Locating studs in walls for hanging heavy items securely.
- Uses: Reaching high places for painting, cleaning, or changing light bulbs.
- Uses: Illuminating dark spaces like under sinks, in attics, or during power outages.
- Uses: Assembling and disassembling furniture; tightening bolts on bikes and other equipment.
- Uses: Cutting through metal, plastic pipes, and brackets.
- Uses: Quickly driving screws without manual effort.
- Uses: Removing nails, dismantling wooden structures, and prying objects apart.
- Uses: Holding pieces together tightly while glue dries or during assembly.
- Uses: Applying caulk around windows, doors, and in bathrooms to seal gaps.
- Uses: Stripping insulation from electrical wires for repairs or installations.
- Uses: Carving or cutting wood for fittings, repairs, or adjustments.
- Uses: Protecting hands, eyes, and ears during various tasks.
- Uses: Measuring voltage, current, and resistance for electrical troubleshooting.
- Uses: Clearing clogs from toilets, sinks, and drains.