Advice on what tools I need?

unstoppable6t2

Hi all,

Calling out all you keen DIY'ers!

I'm about to start doing up the new home I've just bought. I am new to DIY but want to use this opportunity to learn.

What are the tools I should buy? I want to be able to use the tools for future DIY projects also as I intent to buy and do up other properties in the future.

I found the following list online but I am not sure if there are other things I should consider?

https://wiselivingmagazine.co.uk/property/home-improvements/20-must-have-tools-for-diy/

Any others?

Thanks.

-taff

I wouldn't bother with the chisels [unless you're hanging doors] or the clamps for now, but hammer, drill, drill bits [masonry and wood], saw, scraper, measuring tape, screws and nails [ buy when you need them and then you can get exactly what you need] , ppe are definite haves. A workbench, maybe....

What kind of DIY are you looking to do?

Grenage

As above, don't buy tools until you need them; there are a few exceptions such as a good combi drill/driver, pliers, etc.

Helps spread the cost, because buying all the tools in one go would cost a fortune.

GDB2222

Locking pliers.
Multi meter.
SDS drill.
Circular saw plus jig saw.
Blow torch.


Frankly, if you are embarking on a major renovation project you may as well buy everything on that list now. If you are just going to put up some shelves, just buy the minimum as you need them.

tacpot12

SDS Drill for definite, with some good drill bits. Something like the Bosch GBH 2-24 will last a lifetime for DIY.
A Combi drill. Something like the Einhell TC CD18-2Li would be a good starter drill for DIY.
It would be worth waiting to get a good 240v Makita SP 6000 track saw on eBay.  

grumbler

IMO, most drilling jobs can be easily done with a combi drill, without any SDS.

Buy the latter only when you feel that you really need it.

With regard to the blow torch, I prefer compression fittings.

Grenage

grumbler said:

With regard to the blow torch, I prefer compression fittings.

No good for inaccessible connections though!  Pushfit is very popular but I solder copper pipes everwhere in my homes.

FreeBear

Hammer !

A big club hammer, a 2lb ball pein, a 1lb claw, and a 4oz cross pein. All with good quality wooden handles !

Fibreglass handles break all too easily and are a right pig to replace.

A rubber mallet is also handy to have - I've been laying block paving and it is perfect for tapping the blocks in to position, Hit the blocks with a steel hammer, and they will chip & break.

Spirit levels of various lengths are essential - Don't use an engineer's level unless you want to go insane. Way too sensitive for most jobs.

Oh, and a big can of WD40 along with a jumbo roll of duct tape.

-taff

FreeBear said:

Oh, and a big can of WD40 along with a jumbo roll of duct tape.

Is he doing engineering works too?

Oh...and a stud/pipe detector...don't want to be hammering nails into a pipe or wiring...

KnownMaynard

A drill was my first purchase after buying a house, and a set of screwdrivers. Definitely support the buy-as-you-go approach, you never know what you might need until starting a specific project. But don't drill into anything until you check with a detector first, you never know what may be lurking inside/behind walls. So get one of them too. Eventually you build up quite a collection of odd nails, screws, wall plugs and other random bits that seem like they might be useful one day...

theoretica

Comfortable eye protection you will actually wear comes top of my list.  Also ear protection.