Tools I use as a home owner committed to investing sweat equity.
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Landscaping
Bathroom
Kitchen
Miscellaneous
Landscaping
Quick charge and very user friendly
RYOBI 40V 15 in. Expand-It Cordless Battery Attachment Capable String Trimmer with 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger RY40ST01K
Strength varies with trigger pull. Charges quickly and the battery is interchangeable with other tools.
RYOBI 40V 120 MPH 550 CFM Cordless Battery Leaf Blower With 4.0 Ah Battery and Charger RY40LB01K
Light enough anyone in the family can push it and efficient enough that we only have to do it once. Definitely recommend getting a backup battery, or let the battery run out and use it as a guage for when you deserve a break!
RYOBI 40V HP Brushless 20 in. Cordless Battery Walk Behind Push Lawn Mower with 6.0 Ah Battery and Charger RY401170
Used this to protect the compost from critters and it worked great!
Everbilt Green Plastic 1 in. Mesh 3-1/3 ft. x 25 ft. Garden Fence Hardware Cloth 889250EB12
Bathroom
This is the most affordable kit that has everything you need. The cheaper kits don't come with the roller or the sand paper or the tack cloth and those things add up. It's worth getting this all in one kit.
BATHWORKS 20 oz. DIY Bathtub and Tile Refinishing Kit- White BWK-01
Kitchen
We upgraded our kitchen by using this paint on our cabinets. It goes on so smooth and actually looks a little better on the spots we missed when sanding so if sanding feels beyond your skill level, you can go ahead and just use a liquid sander.
BEHR PREMIUM 1 gal. #N480-5 Adirondack Blue Semi-Gloss Enamel Interior/Exterior Cabinet, Door & Trim Paint 712301
Our cabinets had about 50 years of grease so we used this and an orbital sander, but the intent was to just use this and there were definitely spots where this would have sufficed.
Klean-Strip 1 qt. Liquid Paint Sandpaper QKLS285
Easy to hold and control while still being powerful.
Milwaukee M18 18V Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless FUEL 5 in. Random Orbit Sander (Tool-Only) 2837-20
We used these on our cabinets in the kitchen upgrade. It looks so elegant against the Behr Adirondack Blue!
Liberty Phoebe 3 in. (76 mm) Modern Gold Cabinet Drawer Pull P33746C-117-C
Such a luxurious touch to the midcentury modern upgrade. I was worried it would clash with the cabinet handle gold but they go great together!
GlideRite 3 in. Satin Gold Classic Bin Cabinet Drawer Center-to-Center Pulls (10-Pack) 953-SG-10
They don't make 'em like this anymore! My kitchen had the original hinges from 50 years ago and they had dug so deep into the wood that I couldn't cover up the marks with the paint so I wanted new (read: not rusted) ones, but that had the substantial...
Murtenze 4 Pack 3.5in Gold Antique H Hinges
Miscellaneous
More than a couple random wood things just need a layer of glue. One was our door, somehow the paneling started coming undone and it caused the door to get stuck. The paneling on the side of the kitchen counter did the same thing. A little bit of ...
Gorilla 4 fl. oz. Wood Glue 62020
You can spend $50 for a plumber to come unclog your sink or learn how to remove the p-trap and clean it out yourself!