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Tools

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Tools are integral aspects of building or renovating a house. Without tools, you can't do most home improvement projects. Fortunately, Hometalk has your questions about tools covered. There are tons of experts who work with tools, from pros to experienced DIYers. Need information about tools for a project? Ask a question to the community, and a Hometalk member who is familiar with tools will surely help. There's nothing like celebrating a successful project by posting it on Hometalk, and it helps others when you mention which tools you used.



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  • There are other things on the site, too, like landscaping ideas, tips, flowers, and more.
  • Getting questions answered is another nice aspect of the site.

A Garden Tool to Find Plants For Specific Conditions

I have a flower bed in my backyard under a huge fir tree. This means any plant that lives under it must like dry shade. I've found it's hard to find plants for dry shade - right now ...»
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Jami @ An Oregon Cottage Pleasant Hill, OR on May 09, 2013
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    Jami @ An Oregon Cottage on May 10, 2013
    Thanks, Douglas! I do have an area I want to plant only natives in - that would be great to ...»
    use that tool so I'd know for sure the plants are truly native in our area. I didn't know about that. I wish these tools were around when I was planting our barren landscape years ago! Maybe I'll have to move just to have a blank slate again. ;)

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Maximize Your Outdoor Space with These 6 Essential Garden Tools

Now that spring is well underway, you've probably been hard at work outside getting your lawn and garden in tip-top shape for summer. Keeping your green spaces beautiful is about much more than just firing up the lawn mower; you'll also need tools for digging, planting and weeding. Whether you're planting tomatoes, flowers or shrubs, or just taking care of the plants you ...»
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Wet & Forget Downers Grove, IL on May 06, 2013
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  • This is the paintbrush I almost threw away because the paint had been dried on there for almost a year.
  • Now it looks like this ~ and I couldn't believe how easy it was to clean.

Save a Dried Up, Paint Encrusted Paintbrush with this Easy Tip

Don't toss your paintbrushes just because you didn't clean them and now they're dried up and hard as a rock. Let me show you the easy way {without chemicals} and you can be painting with them again today.

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Mary Beth Coraopolis, PA on May 01, 2013
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    Patty S on May 06, 2013
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  • Repurposed Dresser into Tool Chest.
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An Inexpensive Way to Hide All Those Tools

My husband wanted a new tool chest for all his new tools, but I wasn't willing to shell out $400 for a brand new one. Instead, we got creative with what we had. We have a basement full of ...»
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The Golden Sycamore Livonia, MI on Apr 30, 2013
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Where can I get my lawnmower's blade sharpened?

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Fran Atlanta, GA on Jun 02, 2011
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    Melissa Sandoval on Apr 25, 2013
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  • So far I've installed 80 feet of molding in this room and have made about 65 miter saw cuts. And I'm only halfway done!

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Will I have all my fingers after I finish this molding project? In this post, I show my molding progress and give some helpful tips for keeping all your digits :) when operating a miter saw.
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Living Rich on Less - Sus... Huntingdon, PA on Apr 22, 2013
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TaniaC Fairfield, IL on Aug 13, 2012
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    Ha... a lot of good Suggestions... Thanks For all your Input..:)
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  • Excavation completed for new paver walkway.  All extra dirt was hauled off.
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Having read a recent post about dry laid flagstone versus pavers, I wanted to share a series of photos showing the

proper installation of pavers. I took these photos documenting each step of the process of installing a paver walkway. ...»
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Southern Trillium LLC Stone Mountain, GA on Dec 21, 2011
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    Southern Trillium LLC on Apr 08, 2013
    Kim, most pavers used are a concrete product. Therefore, they can be damaged by salt just as ...»
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Properly drilling into brick

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PineHallBrick Winston Salem, NC on Apr 01, 2013
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    PineHallBrick on Apr 04, 2013
    Hi Clay! This is a "do it right the first time" situation. If the bracket is installed ...»
    properly, which means it has no movement when the flag is attached, it will hold without damage to the mortar joint. Use a strong masonry adhesive and screws to attach the bracket. Then, check it from time to time to make sure it hasn't loosened up.

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Weed Wrench

Anyone have a weed wrench for rent? I'm in north, north Decatur (folks across the street get heir mail from ATL PO). Those available on the The Weed Wrench website seem to be available to ...»
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Tom Decatur, GA on Mar 17, 2013
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    Tom on Mar 22, 2013
    Gary, thank you for your reply but it was from looking at that link and contacting one of the ...»
    non-profits that urged me to ask my question here on Hometalk. The real irony here is that I am less than one mile away from one of those Wrenches and could get it back to the loaner in 4 hours time. :-)

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