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Must Haves for Beginner DIYs
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items Our first home reno was turning an office into a library! Our journey is still going on and here are some of the tools we’ve used
Sections
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Electrical
Hardware
Miscellaneous
Microwave Duct
Tools and Such
Deck Reno
Electrical
All the supplies we’ve used for electrical work in our house
For recessed lights we added to the library and living rooms, these were easy to install and wire.
HALO Remodel IC 6-in Recessed Light Housing
Our go to dimmable lights! We have them in the library so far and love them!
Utilitech White 5-in or 6-in 650 -Lumens Switchable white Round Dimmable LED Wet rated Recessed Downlight 6 -Pack Lowes.com
Under cabinet lighting in our kitchen
GE 3-Pack 3-in Linkable Hardwired/Plug-in LED Puck Light Expansion Kit
We use this to easily control our under cabinet lights in the kitchen
GE Cabinet Lighting Motion-Activated Switch
Cords to help connect all our under cabinet lights together
GE Cabinet Lighting Cord and Plug
We’ve used these little boxes for electrical work in the library and kitchen. Cost effective!
CANTEX 1 -Gang Plastic New work Switch/Outlet Electrical Box
We’ve used this for electrical work in the library and kitchen!
Southwire 50-ft 14 / 2 Romex SIMpull Solid CU NM-B Individual pack ( By-the-roll )
Hardware
Slowly switching out all our knobs and covers for a more seamless and matching look
Doorknob for our library door! Love the sleek finish on it and easy to install
Kwikset Balboa Venetian bronze Interior or Bed/Bath Privacy Door Handle
Slowly changing out all our outlet and electrical covers to match
Eaton 1 -Gang Standard Size White Thermoplastic Indoor Blank Wall Plate
Miscellaneous
You can never have too many little things to help you DIY journey
We’ve bought these gloves a few times! Great for indoor and outdoor projects
CRAFTSMAN Medium Red Nitrile dipped Nylon Utility Gloves 1 -Pairs Lowes.com
A life saver when it came to installing doors in the library
Nelson Wood Shims Winbag Shimming Tool
Our go to spackle for all our home projects
DAP DryDex White Interior/Exterior Color-Changing , Spackling 16 Fluid ounce(s)
Bookcases we used for our home library! Modified to look built-in
BILLY Bookcase - white 31 1/2x11x79 1/2 "
Sanding down the library shelves before painting
Gator Fine 150 Grit Sheet Sandpaper 4.5-in W x 10.5-in L 6 -Pack Lowes.com
The perfect step ladder for indoor projects! Folds up really nicely for storage
Project Source 3 -Step 225-lb Capacity Steel Foldable Step Stool
This was great when repairing drywall for nail pops and creating a built-in look for the library shelves
Saint-Gobain ADFORS FibaTape 6-in x 75-ft Mesh Self-Adhesive Drywall Joint tape
We always have a pack of these reusable gloves on hand! They’re cheap and last a few projects before we somehow mess them up so much they need to be switched out!
Project Source Large Gray Nitrile dipped Nitrile/Polyester Everyday Gloves 5 -Pairs
These bags go with the shop vac we have! It takes a while to fill them and they’re easy to install and take out!
Shop-Vac 2 -Pack 14-Gallon Dry Collection bag
Microwave Duct
Here is a lot of the stuff we used while venting our microwave out our roof
We used this for our microwave ducting
IMPERIAL 6-in x 5-ft 30 Gauge Galvanized steel Round duct pipe
We used this for our microwave ducting!
Broan Universal Roof cap Black
We used this for our microwave ducting!!
IMPERIAL 6-in 30 Gauge Galvanized steel Round Adjustable 90 degree Duct elbow
We used this for our microwave ducting!
IMPERIAL 30 Gauge Galvanized Steel Rectangular Stack ...
We used this for our microwave ducting!
IMPERIAL 6-in 30 Gauge Galvanized steel Round Straight stack Duct boot
Tools and Such
From power tools to yard tools, here's our growing collection
This is our current drill. It's handled all our needs so far and we've gotten a lot of use out of it!
BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX POWERCONNECT Cordless Drill Driver Battery + Charger Included
A good starting drill bit set for all your DIY needs
BLACK & DECKER 130pc Drill/Drive Set
Our current lawn mower that works really well for us. The battery keeps enough charge to cut our front and back yard.
RYOBI 40V HP Brushless 21 in. Cordless Battery Walk Behind Push Lawn Mower with 8.0 Ah Battery and Charger RY40HPLM05K
Our electric string trimmer works well but I think we will upgrade it in the future. But it gets the job done for now!
RYOBI 40V 15 in. Expand-It Cordless Battery Attachment Capable String Trimmer & Pole Saw with 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger RY40ST01K-RYPRN
Our current electril lead blower!
RYOBI ONE+ 18V 100 MPH 350 CFM Cordless Battery Variable-Speed Jet Fan Leaf Blower (Tool Only) PCLLB01B
Deck Reno
We used this wood to update some split planks on our back deck!
Severe Weather 1-1/4-in x 6-in x 8-ft Standard Southern yellow pine Above ground Pressure Treated Lumber (Recommended for Deck Boards) Lowes.com
We used these boards (in different sizes) to replace some split boards on our back deck
Severe Weather 1-1/4-in x 6-in x 10-ft Standard Above ground Pressure Treated Lumber (Recommended for Deck Boards) Lowes.com
These are the screws we used (with our electric drill) to replace and better screw down planks on our back deck
Deck Plus #10 x 2-1/2-in Wood to wood Deck Screws 73 -Per Box
We bought this to clean our deck after we sprayed with homemade wood cleaner and it did a great job! I think we’ll be finding a lot more used for this brush
Rubbermaid Commercial Products 12-in Poly fiber Stiff Deck Brush Lowes.com