Tools
This is a list of must-have tools. Some of them I have, some of them I still need
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Round point and square nose shovels, preferably heavy-duty variety with extra long blade socket.
Pick axe
Pulaski axe
Rig builder’s hatchet
Axe
Bow saw
24-oz. framing hammer
Sledge hammer
Digging bars, preferably both pointed and chisel tip varieties; crow bars.
Leather or synthetic work gloves
Protective eye wear
Hard hats
Dust masks
Contractor-grade wheel barrows
Bolt cutters
Large-diameter heavy-duty weatherproof rope; small-diameter light-duty line
Rope hoist/pulley, minimum 250-lb. capacity
Folding knife
8-point crosscut saw
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Carpenter’s pencil
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Carpenter’s square
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Framing hammers and carpenter’s hammers—smaller sizes for various family members, in addition to the 24-ounce tool above.
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25-foot Metric/English tape rule
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Bit Brace and a set of solid-center auger bits, ¼ inch through 1 inch
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Utility knife, spare blades
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High-tension hacksaw and selection of spare blades
1/2 inch exterior-grade plywood, which has the structural stability to help frame out a building’s wall.
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2 x 4 x 8 lumber by the pallet
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8-d common nails
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12-d and 16-d common nails
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blue tarps in various sizes (5 x 7, 10 x 10, 12 x 20)
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6-mil plastic sheet, roll
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5-gallon plastic buckets
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Self-stick roll roofing