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Create an In-Home Basic Tool Kit for Quick Repairs
Create an In-Home Basic Tool Kit for Quick Repairs
Create a Basic Tool Kit and keep it handy for easy, quick,
household repairs! You can keep these
basic tools in a hall closet, a kitchen drawer, or under the sink in the bathroom or kitchen in a toolbox or
plastic box .
Even if you don’t do small repairs yourself and you hire a handyman to do it for
you. You can’t guarantee he’ll bring everything he needs. Your in-home tool kit should include these basics.
THE BASIC TOOLS: A medium weight hammer, each type of screwdrivers,
smaller sizes of screwdrivers, cordless drill, various nails and screws, and a putty
knife.
GRIPPING TOOLS: Pliers, an adjustable wrench, and needle-nose
pliers.
MEASURING TOOLS: A tape measure, a ruler and a level.
CUTTING TOOLS: Wire cutters, utility blades, and a straight
edge.
MISC. ITEMS: Pencils, painter’s tape, Felt Dots, Plastic
Dots, and Carpet Dots, Spackle, different types of glue, solvents to remove
paint, scratches and gooey-stuff.
SAFETY ITEMS: Safety glasses, masks, gloves and ear
protection.