Below is a list of the tools that are often if not always in use. Many are mentioned in the specific posts they were useful in, but some, like the Ryobi cordless tools, are used for every project.
- Ryobi Cordless Power tool kit
- Bostitch brad nailer
- Rigid Table Saw (My favorite tool)
- Bostitch framing nailer
- Recking bar
- Sawzall NECESSARY for demo projects, it cuts through wood and metal if you buy the right blades. Buy extra if it’s a large project as they dull out.
- Craftsman Compound Miter Saw
- Dewalt Benchtop Planer
- Kreg Jig Pockethole system The post, Cement countertop for bath, describes using this jig when building the vanity.
- 6 Ton Automotive Bottle Jack, The post, Sistering rafters to add roof support, describes using this to jack up the new rafters to get them in place and nail them in.
- 511 Porous Plus Sealer came in need whenever we did any tiling or cement countertops
- Oil rubbed bronze spray paint, we used this paint throughtout the house for the stock white windows, our galvanized projects and some old light fixtures and the mini can lights
- Oil rubbed bronze touch up liquid paint
- Minwax Whitewash Pickling Stain to finish the carsiding, look to the post Pickling naked pine
