Build That Tool Set For Your DIY Projects

In spite of spending more time at home these days due to social distancing over COVID-19, you’ve ignored the broken blinds and the dripping shower head for weeks, not to mention the light fixture in the kitchen. It all needs to be fixed or prettied up, but you just can’t deal. You let the TV and chillin on the couch put these repairs on hold.

Come on, stop procrastinating! Yes, you can fix stuff. You don’t have to be The Tool Expert to do it, but you do need a tool set. We’re not talking miter saws or circular saws, the kind of whirring tools that can lop off a limb. We’re talking a hammer, pliers, and some screwdrivers, the kind of tools powered by muscle.

What to look for in a tool set

Equip yourself with a set of household hand tools to tackle DIY projects the moment they pop up. Here are some tips on what to look for when building a hand tool set: 

•      A good tool kit that can handle a wide range of jobs should include a claw hammer, screwdrivers, pliers, an adjustable wrench, a socket wrench, Allen wrenches, a tape measure, a level, and a utility knife. 

•      Look for a set with a portable container so you can keep your tools all in one place. 

• You want the sturdiest tools you can afford. Like a classic one-pound hammer with a 16-inch synthetic handle.      

• A tape measure that’s at least 16 feet long and 3/4-inch wide, so you can measure room-sized things. 

•      An adjustable wrench, because it’s like having 10 wrenches in one. 

•      Screwdrivers—both flat head and Phillips—in a couple of different sizes, and pliers of both the needle-nose and vise grip variety. 

We’d also recommend throwing in a roll of duct tape, a can of WD-40, and one of those little flashlights you wear around your forehead.

Visit our website and stay awhile. If you like what you see, visit or call us at our hardware stores conveniently located in Corinth  450-7247, Vide Bouteille 450-7246 (closed temporarily), Monchy 450-7248 or Babonneau  450-5759. You will be happy you did — and so will the family.