The next five

The first five items on my top ten list are very essential to have, and you can pick up all five tools in a single kit at your local hardware or home improvement store.
The next five items are just as important, but are not necessarily used in everyday home care and maintenance.

6. Level – let’s say you decide to hang a picture, a wall hanging, curtain rod, etc. You want to make sure what you are hanging is not lopsided. Hence the level. Laser levels are really neat to use, but you can get away with using the low tech bubble level.

7. Wire brush - used to remove rust, paint and clean conductive areas.

8. WD-40 – always keep a can for lubricating joints and hinges, removing dirt and cleaning parts, loosening screws and bolts.

9. Ladder – either a step ladder or a 6 foot ladder, you will need one to get to those “hard to reach” areas.

10. Simple shop light – In case it’s dark… you need to see what you are doing.