Power Tool Basics – What You Need to Maintain Your Home

If you’ve just bought a home, it may be time to consider your home maintenance needs. Most people dream of their own homes. Still, it comes with responsibilities, including the need to maintain it.

You can save on home maintenance costs if you do some of the repairs yourself, but you’ll need some basic power tools to get you going. The team at Grand Lake Ace Hardware Stores in Oakland, California, has helped many new homeowners to start their power tool collection, and they’d love to help you.

Ace Hardware Store, California stocks all the tools you need across a range of famous brands. Our advice is to buy quality cordless tools. They are easy to handle, and modern batteries will last as long as it takes to do most home repair jobs. Many cordless tools come in kits with other required components, making them cost-effective.

What Power Tools You’ll Need

Here's what the Ace Hardware Oakland, California team, believes you’ll need to start your home workshop.

●Drill drivers – no household can do without a drill driver. These versatile tools have an assortment of attachments useful for so many jobs. From, drilling holes to sharpening tools, and mixing paint to driving screws, a drill driver can do it all.

●A jigsaw – comes with a range of blades that will enable you to cut holes and curves in wood and other materials.

●A hand-held orbital sander – take the effort out of big sanding jobs with an orbital sander. These lightweight tools are so easy to use.

●Compound miter saw – used for accurate angled cuts in PVC piping, cornice, and decking. Without a miter saw, you’ll find it very difficult to join materials at an angle.

●Grinder – used to smooth surfaces like wood, steel, and other materials using a tough ceramic disk.

Find all you need at Ace Hardware Oakland, California

These are just a few tools you’ll need in your do-it-yourself repair kit. Come to your local Grand Lake Ace Hardware Store in Oakland, California, and let us help you start your home workshop today.

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