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      Tools and materials

      Although you can borrow tools and use found, salvaged and gifted materials, such as old bricks and left-over sand, you will inevitably have to buy some new tools and things like cement and wood. Tools and materials come from DIY outlets, builder’s merchants and local suppliers. You can make savings in time and energy if you buy the best tools for the task, and in money if you purchase the materials in bulk from local suppliers.

       What will I need to buy?

      TOOLS

      Measuring and marking

      You need a basic kit for measuring, marking, checking levels and setting out the site. Spray paint or chalk can be used for marking out straight and curved lines (not illustrated).

       Large tape measure

       Tape measure

       Pegs and string

       Spirit (carpenter’s) level

      Preparing the site

      These tools will enable you to dig, move and level earth. You can hire (rent) a compaction plate (power tamper) for preparing large patio foundations (not illustrated).

       Spade

       Fork

       Shovel

       Sledgehammer

       Rake

       Gloves

       Bucket

       Wheelbarrow

      Brick and stone

      This toolkit will allow you to break, chop and cut both stone and brick. You may want to hire (rent) an angle grinder or a cement mixer for big projects.

       (Stone) mason’s hammer

       Club hammer

       Bolster (brick) chisel

       Bricklayer’s (mason’s) trowel

       Masonry drill bit

      Wood

      If your designs include fences, gates, pergolas, sheds or decking you are likely to need the tools shown here.

       General-purpose saw

       Jig saw

       Electric (power) drill

       Cordless driver (drill)

       Twist bit (for drilling holes in wood and metal)

       Flat bit (for drilling holes in wood – not for metal)

      Gardening

      Apart from items like a spade, a fork and a pair of gloves, you may also need a mower and a small number of dedicated tools like those shown below.

       Garden shears

       Straight-bladed saw

       Long-handle secateurs

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