The joy of entering your own home is quickly replaced by a sense of helplessness with the first minor breakdown. Before, you did not think it was so important to know what tools should be in every house, but now the father, brother or ex-husband will not screw the fallen cornice and screw the shelf to the wall for you. It does not matter whether you are a man or a woman, live in your own house or apartment: you have the tools, the ability to use which and the presence of which in the house is absolutely necessary!
Minimum set of
If you have never dealt with repair work and tools before, then there is no point in purchasing complicated equipment. First you need to learn the basics and learn how to do simple housework.
- Scotch.
Are you laughing? And in vain! Scotch tape is really an irreplaceable thing. Yes, it's hard to fix something with its help, but it can fix, for example, a cracked frame in the shower cubicle so that it does not collapse completely. During this time, you can think about the plan of action, buy or lend the necessary tools and watch a couple of videos about how such breakdowns are being repaired, without losing the opportunity to use this same cabin.
- Roulette.
Measuring distances with a conventional ruler is quite inconvenient, and it usually goes more than about a standard 30 or a maximum of 50 centimeters. Do you need to fix the table top at a certain height from the floor? Guess which tool will begin the definition of markup.
- Level.
But after all, the table top should be installed evenly, and here without a level simply can not do. In fact, the level is indispensable in everything: from the leveling of walls with plasterboard to decorating the interior with paintings. For more advanced work, a convenient laser level can be useful, but it costs much more.
- BATHTUBE.
In Soviet houses, the airbags were a common thing, and now you can not find it with fire in the daytime. Whether it's embarrassing for people to keep it in their house, whether household chemicals that dissolve clogs do work, but the plunger can be found in the house rarely. But only he can urgently liquidate the blockage both in the toilet, and in the bathroom or even in the kitchen, so you do not need to discard this tool.
- Flashlight.
It would seem, an elementary thing, but on the farm, it happens, and it is not. Here also it is necessary to highlight a trip to a toilet or a bathroom in case of deenergizing of expensive phone. And there are enough places in the house that need to be illuminated even during the day when the light is on: hidden valves, a knee of a shell or storage systems inside the cabinet.
- Screwdrivers.
For small breakages, where the cogs a little untwisted or where you need to disassemble the body of equipment, a screwdriver will be enough. Just remember that the screws come in different sizes, and the thread on the screws is of different shapes, so buy a small set at once.
- Wrenches.
Tighten the nuts with your hands - it's a bad deal, that's why you need wrenches of different sizes. As with screwdrivers, it is better to buy immediately a set designed for typical household problems, such as installing a crane or repairing a water pipe. There are combined keys that can be adjusted to any nut, which is very convenient.
- Adhesive.
Clay is not quite a tool, but without a tube of good old "Moment" in the house is living anxiously. Minor repair work without glue would have been painfully difficult, so store a couple of its varieties for all occasions.
- Hammer.
And closes the list of mandatory minimum hammer, which is still considered a measure of the ability to manage tools. Who does not know how to use a hammer, can hardly make a step further - to an advanced set of tools.
advice If you are going to service a private house on your own, the minimum amount of necessary equipment will be more than for an apartment, because you will not only have to deal with small repairs and decor, but also maintenance of communications, roof repair and facade.
Extended set of
This list is for those who are going not only to repair, but also to create. In repair, these tools are indispensable, but the list of advanced set is far from being exhaustive: be interested in repairing in the broadest sense of the word, be prepared for the fact that more and more money and places for inventory will go away every year.
- Drill-screwdriver.
In fact, this tool borders on the mandatory list, because without it you can not screw a shelf, or hang curtains. You will need such a tool more than once, but you will need to learn how to use it: read about dowels, types of screws, find out where your wiring passes so as not to fall into it.
- Syringe for sealant.
From the pool in the bathroom after washing, you can get rid yourself if you learn how to use a sealant. Study the instructions, buy a syringe and get rid of annoying stains once and for all.
- Clamp.
This device for fixing the product is useful when gluing or otherwise processing a thing.
- Building stapler.
With this stapler you can save a lot of time and effort, because it fixes a thin material on a tree or on a wall in a matter of seconds.
Tip
You can also use pliers and nippers, especially if you are going to deal with wires or wires.
All these tools will help you to turn to repair and repair services less often, saving your money, and although you will have to learn how to handle them, the joy of doing your own work will make you feel your strength and independence.