Home improvement chores can be arduous and tiring if you have to rely on basic tools and your own brute strength. In fact this is a common reason that people put off DIY jobs, procrastinating because they just can’t face the tasks and challenges at hand. However, home improvement doesn’t have to be hard.
Often people are not enjoying their DIY chores because they don’t have the right tools for the job. This makes tasks take much longer than they should and using the wrong items can mean that jobs are not done properly. They can even lead to injuries when people try and make do with the wrong tools.
Thankfully a large number of jobs around the home can be made much easier and completed much faster with power tools. With that in mind, let’s take a look at 5 of the most useful:
1) Electric drill
Most keen DIYers will already have an electric drill, but if you don’t have one then it’s time time to invest. A drill of course allows you to drill holes to build cupboards, put up shelves and hang paintings. With the addition of a screwdriver drill bit effort-free screwdriver.
2) Electric sander
Wooden surfaces, banisters and balustrades can be revamped and rejuvenated with a bit of sanding and a fresh coat of paint or varnish, but this is a tough task when done by hand. Instead use an electric sander to quickly and easily polish your woodwork and to achieve a fantastic, smooth finish.
3) Pressure washer
If you have wooden decking or stone patios it can be a real nightmare getting the grime, moss and dirt off these surfaces. Not so with a pressure washer though, which will blast off any surface muck quickly – and is quite fun to use! This is a power tool that you will certainly find useful year after year, so it is a worthwhile investment.
4) Power saw
Sawing wood is another arduous task that is hard physical work, as well as a job that can take a long time. However, if you buy a power saw such as a mitre saw or a circular saw you can buzz through planks and logs like a knife through butter.
5) Nail gun
A nail gun is another excellent power tool which cuts out on the effort required to hammer nails into walls, and cuts down on you whacking your thumb with the hammer – quite a benefit then for the clumsy home improver!This is a very handy tool that makes many DIY chores much quicker and easier.If your home improvement isn’t going well just consider whether the tools that you’re using are the most suitable ones. If not, get your hands on some power tools and take care of business much more efficiently, more quickly and more safely. These tools are well worth the investment as over the years they will save you huge amounts of time, energy and sore thumbs!
Love this – outstanding list! We bought a table saw remaining weekend to bust out a few board and batten trim paintings, and it’s the biggest game changer tool to this point for us. It’s great how a great deal less difficult (and cheaper!) the task becomes with the desk noticed.
Agree at the nail gun, as properly. We bought one this summer time, and it’s remarkable the difference it makes in the end.