The Home Ownership Thread

[RedLantern]

Looks great!

 

[Van Veen]

My wife insisted on the handheld.

 

[sugarbutch]

Porch turned out nicely! I'm quite partial to bluestone generally, though...

 

[Piobaire]

The additional American Fireglass was a big hit last night.

 

[Piobaire]

Apparently our house has been designated gathering spot this holiday season. Makes me happy as all the work we've done in the last few years was all about creating a great place to host people and this tells me we've succeeded.

 

[Gus]

I hope to be moving soon so it will be handy to have a good assortment of power tools around. The tools I have are ancient and all with cords.

What do you guys recommend in the way of power tools if you knew you were going to move and tackle some pretty basic remodeling projects? (assembly, trim, hanging stuff, that sort of thing)

Seems a battery power drill would be ideal. I have a ****** old circular and jig saw that is rarely used but handy when needed.

Any suggestions?

 

[PhilKenSebben]

Love my Porter Cable drill and assorted power tools.

If you are edging trim, you will need a good miter saw, I love my DeWalt, accurate and easy to set up .Jigsaw wouldn't kill you, Bosch makes a good one .

Lots of Sears are going out of business, might be a good time to stock up on some Craftsman stuff? If not, kobalt makes really good tools, they are from Lowe's. Love their wrenches and ratchets.

 

[Numbernine]

I hope to be moving soon so it will be handy to have a good assortment of power tools around. The tools I have are ancient and all with cords.

What do you guys recommend in the way of power tools if you knew you were going to move and tackle some pretty basic remodeling projects? (assembly, trim, hanging stuff, that sort of thing)

Seems a battery power drill would be ideal. I have a ****** old circular and jig saw that is rarely used but handy when needed.

Any suggestions?

Makita 18v get a couple with batts and when you add tools you can buy tool only. 30+ years in heavy construction and those are the ones I like. An impact with a good bit set and a 1/2" pistol drill are the basic

 

[brokencycle]

If you're doing trim, get a nail gun. It will look better and go a lot faster.

Milwaukee tools have been on sale a lot at Home Depot. Watch Slickdeals.

I have a sawzall, drill, and impact driver from them (I have the 18v brushless -- fuel line would be Overkill). All great. I have a Craftsman miter saw and Husky brand nail guns.

 

[Ataturk]

Like they said, pick a brand (like Milwaukee or Dewalt), get a basic drill/driver and impact, 18v with >= 3.0 AH batteries. 20v is a marketing gimmick. Then just add whatever you need when you need it.

But keep the corded circular saw and jigsaw. You probably won't use them enough to warrant cordless.

 

[Numbernine]

Yeah, the longer these things have been around the more alike they've become.Just pick a known brand that is technically similar to the others . Almost gets down to just what color you like.I recommend batts with charge indicators but I'm always moving them around from one tool to another. Sucks to crawl under the house and realize you only had 2 minutes worth of charge left.

 

[jcman311]

If you're doing trim, get a nail gun. It will look better and go a lot faster.

Milwaukee tools have been on sale a lot at Home Depot. Watch Slickdeals.

I have a sawzall, drill, and impact driver from them (I have the 18v brushless -- fuel line would be Overkill). All great. I have a Craftsman miter saw and Husky brand nail guns.

I have Ridgid but I use my cordless sawzall (18v) as my tree trimmer. No need to get a chainsaw (yet).

 

[Gus]

Great information guys, thank you all.

So, if you were to get a reciprocating saw that was hefty enough to cut small metal, plywood,, etc. can you use a cordless? If so , which brand and model do you suggest? Looks like the Makita cordless is limited to cutting plastic pipes and drywall. I want to be able to cut out built-in heavy wood cabinets, cut through nails if needed, etc. Or should I (or need to) go with a plug-in?

 

[Numbernine]

Great information guys, thank you all.

So, if you were to get a reciprocating saw that was hefty enough to cut small metal, plywood,, etc. can you use a cordless? If so , which brand and model do you suggest? Looks like the Makita cordless is limited to cutting plastic pipes and drywall. I want to be able to cut out built-in heavy wood cabinets, cut through nails if needed, etc. Or should I (or need to) go with a plug-in?

As far as I'm concerned battery saws are a luxury item . They are nice to have if you need to do a quick little bit of work and don't want to drag cords out or if there isn't a power source nearby. Otherwise I stick to corded saws. I hate reciprocating saws although god knows I've used them enough but only when nothing else will work,demo,butcher work like roof or wall pens and limbing trees.Brands I like Skil for circular saws ,Milwaukee for everything else, DeWalt is good too.

 

[brokencycle]

Great information guys, thank you all.

So, if you were to get a reciprocating saw that was hefty enough to cut small metal, plywood,, etc. can you use a cordless? If so , which brand and model do you suggest? Looks like the Makita cordless is limited to cutting plastic pipes and drywall. I want to be able to cut out built-in heavy wood cabinets, cut through nails if needed, etc. Or should I (or need to) go with a plug-in?

I have corded. It gets used sparingly, but I'd stick to corded.