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One of the mistakes most do-it-yourself homeowners makes during
significant home improvement projects is in trying to complete
the job without the right tools. How many times have you tried
to use a flat-head screwdriver instead of the right wood chisel,
for example? You get the picture, right? All of us are guilty of
trying to take shortcuts or save money and opt to inventing what
I call "poor-boy" methods and ways to perform a home improvement
task using the wrong tool.
It's not that we don't know better. For we almost always know
when we're not working with the right tools. But, we either
can't afford the right tool at the time, or we're in a hurry and
don't want to take the time that it takes to run to Home Depot,
Lowe's or the local hardware store to buy the correct tool to do
the job.
This is particularly the cases when we're being asked to do what
I call "honey-do" projects. You know what I'm talking about,
right? That's when your spouse (notice I didn't say wife) is
sweet to you for no apparent reason and after buttering you up
tells you (notice I didn't say "asks you")"Honey, this weekend
when you have some time I would like for you to do [insert task
here] for me." Then before you can respond you hear, "Oh, and
while you're at it honey can you also do [task 2], and [task 3]
and [task 4] and ......." You get the picture -- that's what I
can "honey do projects" and almost all of them will require
tools to perform.
Notice to that honey-do projects around the house never come one
at a time, they usually come in bunches. And if you