5 Tools You Need in Your Emergency Repair Kit

As a homeowner, you quickly learn to prepare for the unexpected. Whether it’s a leaky toilet or a loose lighting fixture, you’ve got to be there with a quick solution to help keep further troubles at bay. During your time owning a home, you’ve probably amassed a handful of tools to help you with these issues when they arise. It’s incredible how many jobs one simple tool can take care of!

Today, we’re giving you our top 5 repair kit staples that any homeowner should have on hand. Here they are:

• Screwdrivers, both Phillips and Flat head. We’re including this as one item because screwdrivers come in such a vast array of sizes, but if you have at least one medium-sized Phillips head and one flat head, you should be able to fix a majority of the screw-related issues that come your way.

• A power drill. Sure, you can anchor every single screw manually, but it’ll take a long time, and your hands will hurt. That’s why we’re putting a power drill on our top 5. It’s invaluable when it comes to construction and hanging.

• A tape measure. We hope you had one of these on hand when you moved into your house! From hanging new curtains to purchasing new furniture, you need a tape measure to help you set everything up in an even, attractive arrangement.

• A hammer. Your use of a hammer goes so far beyond tapping down nails – although that is a huge part of its necessity! If you’re a one-hammer kind of family, we recommend investing in a high-quality claw hammer so you can easily remove nails and have a crowbar handy when you need it.

• Spackle and a putty knife. Of course, spackle dries out over time, so you might want to invest in it on an as-needed basis. However, your putty knife is the tool you need for scraping and spreading – i.e. scraping off an old coat of paint before applying a new one, or spreading compound over a hole in the wall.

If you’ve already got all these tools in your emergency box, you’re a home-owning pro! Still, you can’t rely on this kit for major repairs. If your drywall repair issue is more than you can handle, get in touch with the Orlando drywall repair team at New Ceilings. Call 407-378-6040 to learn more today.