Comments on: Using the right tool is important http://diy.blogoverflow.com/2011/10/using-the-right-tool-is-important/ The Home Improvement Stack Exchange Blog Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:23:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.6 By: The Evil Greebo http://diy.blogoverflow.com/2011/10/using-the-right-tool-is-important/#comment-17 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:56:33 +0000 http://diy.blogoverflow.com/?p=35#comment-17 Absolutely true – and like auujay pointed out, you don’t need to buy every tool out there, a lot of these specialty, one time use tools can be rented for extremely reasonable rates. I spent hours one time trying to form flashing by hand, using 2×4’s, 1×3’s, I even tried making a wooden brake – what a waste of time and wood and hinges that was!

Finally I gave in, and rented a proper brake for about $30, and got my flashing done in no time. Same thing with drywall and ceilings – rent the panel lifter! It makes it so one person can hang a whole ceiling in a couple short hours.

]]> By: auujay http://diy.blogoverflow.com/2011/10/using-the-right-tool-is-important/#comment-16 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:29:28 +0000 http://diy.blogoverflow.com/?p=35#comment-16 The more work I do, the more I realize how true this is. I recently replaced the entire plumbing stack in my 2 ½ story 1926 house. It was cast iron that was starting the rust through. Having heard horror stories about how long it can take to cut cast iron pipe with a reciprocating saw, I opted to rent a soil pipe cutter from home depot. Probably the best $20 I spent, it made short work of the pipe and allowed me to cut it without ripping even larger holes in the walls.

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