Home Decoration Tools Vital for Remodeling Projects

DIY home decorating is all the rage now. Couples are veering towards designing their home themselves than handing the task to an interior designer or home decoration contractor. While you would have watched numerous of YouTube videos to understand home decorating 101, you should also be aware about various home decoration tools that will come in handy for your home decoration.

Home decorating tools also come in handy for interior designers and contractors as well. These people tend to have hand tools as well as power tools like jackhammers that can break up the asphalt for a flooring projects. This article will discuss hand tools and power tools that are required for basic home decoration and remodeling projects.

Home decoration tools and their uses

There are many kinds of home decorating tools that you will end up using for one task or the other during your remodeling or interior designing project. However, there are few basic power tools and hand tools that are a basic necessity for the tasks at hand. Here are some of the home decoration tools that are useful for your project.

1 - Tape measure

Tape measures and yardsticks are two thing found in any toolbox be it a construction worker’s tool box or a home owner’s toolbox. If you want to buy an artwork for hanging on the wall, you would first need to find the dimensions of the painting and then measure the wall to see whether the wall can fit the painting comfortably. Here a tape measure comes into use.

Another example would be measuring the floor space. Let’s say you found this beautiful persian rug online that would go well with the color scheme of your living room. Since Persian rugs are expensive you should first measure the floor space you plan to place it on. Simply open up your tape measure, measure the space on the floor and match it to the dimensions of the rug.

The most important selling point of a tape measure is that you don’t need another person to hold one end to keep it in place while you measure the area. You can measure the length of the wall, calculate the area of the floor space and measure the space for cabinet and furniture installation with a measuring tape.

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2 - Power drill and drill bits

Power drill is a power tool and is found in every home owner’s tool box. For construction workers this is a basic necessity. Drilling needs occur occasionally in every house. It could be to hang paintings, attach a hook or hang potted plants from your balcony’s ceiling.

A drill is commonly used for carpentry, plumbing and electrical work. It can create holes in holes in wood, metal and plastic easily. It is more effective and doesn’t create a mess like the hammer and nail. Every tradesperson in any discipline will possess at least one power drill in his toolkit.

As you might already know there are different drill bits you can use with a power drill. There are twist bits, spade bits, auger bits, etc. These bits must be used according to the material you are going to drill. For example, twist bit as the name suggests has a twisting action that helps it to bore through material. This is ideal for drilling wood and metal surfaces.

The most common use of a power drill is to drill holes into which appropriate screws are placed. Imaging you got a shelf to hang on your wall from Ikea. Now you have to hang it in place yourself. The first thing you would do is drill a hole in the wall you want to place it on. This is the most simple use of a drill.

Let’s say you wanted to take your home decorating to the next level by building your own furniture. Or you got flat packed furniture. Both these situations necessitates the use of a drill. A power drill is of importance here. Screwing in the legs of a table or a chair is the simplest of the uses of a power drill while building your own furniture or putting together furniture you bought from Ikea.

Keep in mind that there are different types of power drills. There are standard drills, hammer drills, core drills, etc. Standard and hammer drills are the most common home decoration tools found in households. Hammer drills are more powerful than standard drills and are powerful enough to drill through any material. For any task make sure you are using the right drill and the right drill bit.

3 - Stud finder

You probably already know that when you want to attach a nail to the wall you have first got to find the stud in the wall. Stud is a wood framework on the walls of your house that helps hold in place windows, doors, interior finish, etc. When you decide to hang shelves or mount your brand new TV on the wall it is important that you first find the stud in your wall so you can drive your nail in the stud which is a load bearing system.

Of course you can’t just feel the walls for locating the stud. You would need to use a stud finder to locate the stud in your wall. A stud finder is a DIY interior designing tool, also used by professionals, to help find the framing studs that hold your drywall in place. It also helps you avoid hitting electrical wires while you are drilling the wall.

A stud finder works by finding differences in electrical properties or the density within the wall. Some of these devices find the stud using a magnet to locate screws and nails in the stud. Others apply an electric current to measure the electrostatic field within the wall. Some can scan for electrical wires that are placed within a stud.

4 - Rotary tool

A rotary tool is a handheld power tool that is used for carving, engraving and polishing from a home decoration point of view. Just like the power drill, this tool also has different kinds of bits that are suited for specific tasks. There is router bit, wheel bit, carbide cutter, diamond wheel points, etc., each with a specific task.

To understand what a rotary tool is better let us look at an example. The Garvee Mini Cordless Rotary Tool is a versatile tool that is designed for home decoration. It can perform cutting, drilling, sanding, polishing, engraving, grinding and etching. All DIY decoration tasks are taken care of by the Garvee rotary tool.

Now the question would be how exactly does the rotary tool work. Let us look at a few examples. Imagine you want to engrave and etch an artwork into a piece of wood. You would take your rotary tool, attach carbide rotary bits and start carving the shape you want. Once you finish carving you go to etching. For etching you simply remove the rotary bit and fix a router bit in its place. Router bit helps you etch your wood piece.

Let's say you want to polish your antique furniture. Take the rotary tool and fix the polishing point or polishing wheel on the tool. Spread wax or polishing compound on the furniture. Switch on the tool and start polishing. Make sure you have got the right speed setting so as not to stress your furniture.

5 - Sander

Imagine you want to remodel your house. The house was built a long time ago and you feel you want to add some elements that would lend modernity to your house so you can keep up with the times. You will notice that your walls are covered with drywall that needs sanding before you can apply a fresh coat of paint.

Here a sander comes handy. A drywall sander can smooth over stony surfaces within just a few rotations. Usually sanders can handle surfaces including cement wall, putty wall and concrete wall. It can even polish wood surfaces if you are trying to build your own furniture.

Sanders are usually used when you have to repaint wall surfaces. Sanding is essential to get a smooth even surface so you can apply primer and paint on the surface. This will allow a smooth finish for the wall paint.

Home remodeling projects require many other tools as well. For example, safety goggles and gloves are very important when you are doing any remodeling project. This protects your eyes from dust and debris and your hands from cuts and bruises that may happen.

If you are sanding or using a rotary tool to etch a wood piece, a safety goggle and gloves are a must. These two activities produce a great deal of dust which can be harmful for the eyes. Get goggles that give you visibility at the same time provides you a snug fit. This will ensure that you are comfortable for long hours of use.

Gloves will help you from getting poked by splinters on the wood. It will also ensure that your palms are not being stressed by activities like sanding and using the rotary tool. Choosing not to use gloves while doing hardy tasks can lead to blisters and harden the skin on your palms and fingers.

While people are choosing DIY home decoration projects, it is necessary to know all basics about decoration. Watching videos about decoration and reading up on home decorating tips can give you a great deal of knowledge on home decoration.

Additionally, read up about home decoration tools that can make your remodeling project convenient for you. Invest in tools that are affordable but give you all the necessary features that you want. They should be durable as well so you can handle home decorating tasks that you want to take up occasionally.