Power drill is always worth having if you do housework
This saved me from so many hours, nerves and skin cells being lost for eternity. Vouch!
I love the brush attachments for my power drill. Saves so much scrubbing.
That hadn’t even occurred to me, I might get one of these to scrub up my kitchen tiles
A Dremel is incredibly useful with many attachments that can fill a thousand different needs
Also get the quick connect attachment for the disks. e.g. Amazon link
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jigsaws (amzn link) are quite handy if you’re messing around with plywood or thin sheet metal.
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cordless drill, pretty standard. I like the ones that use the regular chuck but have the option to go into the rotary hammer mode.
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multimeter. Kinda sorta technically a power tool lol. But kinda necessary if you do any electrical work. Or even just for checking car batteries or whatever.
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Power drill Recip saw Small compressor for tires etc
If you do alot of diy Circular saw Shop vac
You can get tiny, single-gallon shopvacs, on that note. They don’t all have to be huge wheeled beasts.
Yea i have a dewalt mini shopvac and a dewalt stick. Love em
I guess it depends on your needs? What are you trying to accomplish? Is there a repetitive task that you are doing over and over again?
Definitely recommend an electric screwdriver if you find yourself needing to screwdrive a lot. Double recommend if you have any kind of hand pain. One of the best $14 I ever spent.
None for gardening and landscaping.
For fence building yes. A circular saw and a drill. For pavers you need a water cooled tile saw with a diamond blade but that is a borrow or rent item if you can. A wire tracer is nice. We rented one.
Lot of people saying battery powered stuff. I take opposite view. No battery stuff unless you need it. Problem they are more expensive and your always charging and replacing batteries. Just less sustainable. No gas stuff either same reason.
Thanks for responding! I guess I should have specified that I was asking for outdoor spaces/gardening…
I was looking at leaf mulchers and wondering if it was worth buying. Right now the only thing I need is a weed eater!
Yes. I am not sure I always notice the community too. Lot of the relies suggest that.
Mulcher, I have no experience. We take our leaves to the county site and let them take care of it. We did try to compost them for awhile but just too many.
Just an FYI, leaves are crucial for many beneficial insects to survive the winter.
If you would still like to mulch some, a mower will easily chop them up. Especially good if you have a bag attachment.
I don’t have a mower. I leave the leaves through spring and then begin composting them. I have more leaves than pile though.
That’s great! If you have a string trimmer, or plan to get one, you can fill a trash can with leaves and chop them with the trimmer.
I think every house should have a decent drill and air compressor. After that, vibrating multi-tools can handle most other jobs, just sacrificing speed and accuracy.
A cordless electric ratchet is a game changer.
The only tool that I feel really revolutionizes your options in the yard is a quality power washer. Helps you restore junk to a perfectly usable state and makes things look amazing.
Also removes that slippery algae build up that can be a real Hazzard in the yard.
Got any recommendations?
