Essential Tools for the Homeowner

I am sure you did not start out with a pink tool chest like I did!  I have since expanded and here are some ideas to make your life easier at home.

Homeowner toolkit essentials:

• Allen wrench
• Ball-end Allen wrenches
• Box wrench
• Brads, bolts, screws, nails, and spikes, various sizes
• Channel-lock pliers (water pump pliers)
• Cordless drill/screwdriver
• Curved claw hammer
• Digging spade
• Duct tape
• Extendable-handle rake
• Glue gun
• Hoe
• Level (2-inch with aluminum housing)
• Locking long-nose pliers
• Lopper
• Magnetic tack hammer
• Needle-nose pliers
• Open-end wrench
• Pipe wrenches
• Portable tool box
• Pruning shears
• Pry bar
• Pump water vacuum (wet/dry vac)
• Saw
• Screwdrivers, Phillips and flathead
• Socket wrench with a ratchet handle
• Shears with stainless steel blades
• Sheet metal screws
• Sledge hammer
• Spray lubricant
• Staple gun
• Strap wrench
• Tape measure
• Torx screwdrivers
• Trowel
• Utility knife with a retractable blade
• Wire cutters
• Work flashlight