Manual Tools for Building from Scratch

Even if you want to build a huge house, you don't have to use complicated techniques. The list of necessary items includes tools that are accessible and familiar to everyone. Prepare your tools for building a house in advance. You may already have something.

1. Tools and devices for measuring and marking.

• Profiles
• Tape measures
• Building rulers
• Special pencils and crayons for marking
• Water levels

2. Tools for cutting elements of the frame and their assembly:

This list includes all kinds of saws and hacksaws for trimming lumber, axes that can slightly level the frame elements, ordinary hammers for nails, nail pullers, etc.

3. Tools for the construction of the foundation:

We need buckets for carrying sand, water, cement, and soil residues. You will need a spade for digging trenches and a shovel to level the area and pour soil or sand into containers.

It is necessary to purchase or rent a concrete mixer to prepare a solution and wheelbarrows to carry it around. Also, pliers are needed so that you can bend and cut the wires to reinforce the concrete.

4. Ladders, stepladders, scaffoldings.

To build a house, you will need all kinds of them with various heights and types. The cheaper option is the construction of homemade goats, ladders, and scaffolding from boards. But it is better to get at least a lightweight aluminum stepladder.

5. Tools for finishing.

You may need a utility knife, a foam nozzle, a construction stapler, screwdrivers, and special construction tape for gluing seams and joints to decorate a house.

Foam Nozzle

It is also recommended to purchase overalls, ropes with safety carabiners, special construction gloves, shockproof boots. Do not save money on your health and safety. Buy headphones to protect your ears from noise, eyeglasses, and other protective equipment. Thanks to all of the above means and the availability of the necessary knowledge, you can quickly build the house yourself.

7. What powered tools are needed

Automation is needed to make any production process faster, and this applies to construction as well. The use of powered tools can significantly speed up some operations.

To build a frame house faster, you need to purchase the following tools:

Perforator. This powered tool is needed for making holes in foundations and other concrete work.

Electric drill. It can be used to drill holes in the frame for threaded rods.

Jigsaw. It is difficult to accurately adjust the roof rafter system to the specified parameters without it. A jigsaw is needed for delicate work.

Screwdriver. It is useful when fixing OSB boards, drywall, lining, and other materials, which is carried out using self-tapping screws.

Grinder. It is absolutely required when working with reinforcement, concrete, tiles, stone, and other materials with similar properties.

Circular saw. It takes much more time, and it is way more challenging to cut the boards without it.

Find out which Power Saws for home construction you need.

The electric planer is used to level the boards' unevenness to join the elements of the frame structure.

Compressor pneumatic hammer. The frame of the house is assembled with nails. This means that there is a lot of work to be done manually. Alternatively, you can purchase a nail gun. Yes, this tool is expensive, but it will significantly speed up the work.

That's it for now, Part 2 gets more in depth as to what tools are needed, so make sure that you read it.