Basic Home Tool Kit List: Make Sure You Have The Essentials
Home repairs and basic improvements need to get done, so when the need arises uses this basic home tool kit list, including this free printable (scroll down to get it), to make sure you've got the essentials to do the job right.
Before I tell you what I feel are the essential tools for your home I want to preface the list with what this list is not.
We all know that you need to have the right tools for each job, and some of those tools can be quite specialized. But there are also some more general tools that are useful in many situations for common home repairs and quick home improvement projects that you can use in many different ways.
This list does not have on it very specialized equipment and tools, or list lots of power tools. Instead this list contains more general items that have multiple uses and will help you have what you need in your home the majority of the time for lots of different repairs and quick fixes.
The types of tasks I envisioned that you would use these tools for include simple and basic home repairs, hanging photos and other items on the wall, and assembling furniture and other storage solutions and organizers.
List Of Basic Tools & Equipment For Your Home
Here's my basic list. The links within this section go to Amazon, where I'm an affiliate, to give examples of some of the products I am referring to.
Tools
- Hammer
- Pliers (slip joint)
- Needle Nose Pliers
- Wire cutter
- Screwdrivers - multihead can save space - or 4 regular screwdrivers, a small and large of each flathead and Phillips
- Adjustable wrench
- Saw - general purpose, 15 inch steel blade
- Glasses repair kit (if anyone in your family wears glasses I strongly recommend this)
- Scissors
- Utility knife (with retractable blade for safety)
- Cordless drill, and drill bit set
- Staple gun (small or medium size)
- Clamps (these are useful for holding together items that are being repaired, for example) - C-Clamps for a workbench, or spring clamps
Hardware
- Nails (various sizes)
- Screws (various sizes)
- Nuts and bolts
- Plastic anchors (most people would do well with an assortment pack of screws and anchors)
- Screw eyes
- Picture hooks and wire (use Command wire-backed picture hangers for nail and hole free picture hanging)
- Cup hooks
- Command hooks (great for when you want to attach something to the wall without holes or damage)
Measuring & Hanging Equipment
- Metal 12 inch ruler
- Tape measure - 25 foot long
- Level - 12 inch
- Stud finder
Miscellaneous Equipment
- Safety equipment - protective glasses, leather work gloves, latex gloves
- Pencil
- Flashlight
- Sandpaper, assorted grit
- Carpenter's glue
- Instant adhesive (a.k.a. Super Glue or Krazy Glue)
- Adhesive remover (such as Goo Gone)
- Masking tape
- Painter's tape
- Duct tape
- Electrical tape
- String
- Putty knife
- Spackle
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