Whats Tools Do I need???

SquirrelJ

I have just bought my first house and am planning on doing a bit of renovating nothing too hard as I am not DIY minded but I would like to be able to do some stuff without always calling people in (saving money is key).

I am thinking of things like putting up shelves, fixing minor broken things and general house maintenance.

Could someone give me a breakdown of the kind of tools I will need and maybe a price estimation??? I had a quick look myself but I have a felling I would either buy cheap crap or stuff too good for my needs and also stuff that I wouldn’t need.

Cheers

Hitch

Brand wise, handtools for diy, Draper, Irwin, Stanley....all good stuff.
Powertools, consider ryobi, very popular amongst diyers, and even some pros for low use items.

As for the range of tools...

Decent screwdriver, ratchet screwdrivers are nicer to use imo. Plus massive range of bits are available. Plus a few other pozi and flat screwdrivers.
Combination pliers, a pair of sidecutters and a pair of locking pliers will come in very handy.
5m Tape measure, spirit level- a smallish one about 600mm is pretty handy for most things.
Hammer, the essential 16 or 20oz claw is okay for most jobs.
A decent set of drill bits will make life easy, irwin ones are pretty good value.
Drill, a mains powered drill will be the cheaper option, i wouldnt entertain £25 cordless tools.

Everything else, just get as and when you need it.

dodgy_damo

I was in Wickes the other day (Chadwell Heath branch) and bought a tool set for £4.97. It has a spirit lever, hammer, stanley knife, screwdrivers, mains tester, tape measure, 2 pliers, hacksaw, and all comes with a handy tool kit bag. Bargain I thought

sillyvixen

we have a ratchett screwdriver with lots of heads in the top. i have yet to find a job it cant tackle - dont know where it came from as bro got it for fixing computers at work. it is great and even has a allum (sp) key that fits the clothes horse that needs tighten every few months, it also has a fixed head option that i get on with better than the ratchett.

we also have a coardless drill (rechargable) but if i want to put up a shelf or somthing requireing drilling into brick i borrow my dads drill as it is a mains one and copes with the job much better.

Canucklehead

HI

The Wickes Professional power tools are good value.
I can vouch for the 620 watt SDS+ pneumatic hammer drill, with rotary stop for chasing . Now on at £89.99 online.
It'll go through anything.
Corgi Guy.

Bob63

You only need two tools - duck tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't use duck tape, if it doesn't move and it should use WD40.

flower_72

cheesy.mike wrote: »

You only need two tools - duck tape and WD40. If it moves and it shouldn't use duck tape, if it doesn't move and it should use WD40.

Spot on! That the philosophy I follow on DIY