Home renovators beginner tool set

TomBridges

Hi MoneySavers

I will *hopefully* be purchasing a house in need of renovation very soon.

Can anyone reccomend a decent tool set?

I have around £100 to spend.

Many Thanks in advance

Tom

Doozergirl

You need a Fat Max "Fubar"

Almost everything you need to demolish a house in one tool I bought one for H - cost 20 quid and he loves it.

TomBridges

Thanks for that.. a pretty good investment.

Any advice on screwdriver/plier/saw sets are also appreciated.

amarg

Decent to a DIYer is not what a pro would consider decent, so here are some decent bargains, not sure if you would consider them decent tools or not. The ryobi drill is a bargain though

£100 is not much for tools, but it will get you started.

For diy use you could get some of the following-

tool kit £17.61

wrecking bar £2.54

SDS Drill £78.29

Delivered direct to your door.

You can also get a discount through Quidco

You will need some sds drill bits as well

TomBridges

Thanks for the reply.

I have a drill, so I am willing to spend up to £100 on the tool kit.

By decent, I would like recomendations as to makes.

DeWalt for Power tools is obviously a top make.

but for screwdrivers etc? are Stanley Screwdrivers any good?

Tom

lagi

Stanley make good screwdrivers, but to be honest in a house renovation you won't be using them that much. Good cordless drill would be your greatest asset, as it will function as a screwdriver too.

wallbash

I would buy nothing
£100 budget is small, so buying anything that not essential is wrong.
Be prepared to buy when needed.

My first house , main tool was shovel :eek: , first job was to remove the ceilings,
so it was a shovel and a borrowed wheel barrow.

Cant agree with amarg spending 80% of budget on a good drill.

I will *hopefully* be purchasing a house in need of renovation very soon.

Far too vague

You might want to spend just on wallpaper gear and paint brushes ???
Give us some more info....... you will be swamped with the amount of help/advice
[strike]bullshiit[/strike]which we can give.:rotfl:

latecomer

My favourite tool (at the moment) is the Stanley Fat Max Wonder Bar

Its fantastic

But on a more sensible level I wouldn't buy anything until you know what you need, particularly given your limited budget.

Stanley make very good screwdrivers IMO with good handles and tips. Not point having cheap screwdrivers if the handle is useless and you cant turn tight screws.

ic

Of all the tools I've bought, the ones I spent the money on are a good 18V L-ion drill (twin battery) and a decent set of Stanley screwdrivers. I has some really cheap screwdrivers where the handles spun round when the screw was getting tight, and some budget Stanley's where the heads twisted off. Things like pliers, spanners, levels, etc can all be picked up cheap from Screwfix or the supermarkets - Aldi and Lidl often do tools. My toolkit has built over three years, but I now have a tool for everything and it weighs a ton. Don't get a tiny toolbox either.

lagi

Depends how far your going to go, but like ic says, your toolkit will soon mount up. I was surprised how many specialist tools there are for each job. At the moment i seem to be using everything but i will be putting them all back into different toolboxes. i.e. one for plumbing, one for household.............the list is endless.

I have already had to buy some silly doubles as i can't find them but know they are here somewhere.

Get yourself a large notepad, things come to you at unusual times, if i don't write it down i forget it.

gmgmgm

Worth going to toolstation.com and requesting their catalogue... it's often slightly cheaper than Screwfix and you get free next-day delivery over £10- very handy if you need a new tool.
Amazon also do similar ranges for excellent prices and if you have Prime, free delivery next-day as well.

I've found it's worth spending money on decent screwdriver bits, but any old handle seems to do the job (when the cordless drill isn't suitable).

£100 seems a remarkably small budget for "all tools" to renovate a house which could cost over £100,000.