If you encounter problems around the house and you have to repair or simply upgrade an item, it may be that you will need not only tools for fastening, cutting or joining but also tools for disassembling things. That is why you should know what such tools are there on the market which are fit for simple tasks around the house and that you may want to keep in your own toolbox just in case.
Before dismantling or trying to remove something you need to be ready for the mess after or for unpredicted findings. For example, when removing a carpet, you never know what you can find beneath it and whether you can deal with what is there yourself or you have to call in the pros. You should consider this since the pros are usually busy and have weeks ahead already scheduled.
The basic demolition tools for jobs around the house are not many: the pry bars, cat’s paw and cold chisel. The pry bars will be found in shops in several sizes. One that is 8″-10″ long is appropriate for a home tool kit. You can use it when you want to remove old tile for example: you will squeeze it underneath the tile and use it as a lever to do the removal job.
A cat’s paw looks like a crowbar only smaller. Basically it is a round or hexagonal bar of steel curved at one end in a cup shape with a V-slotted tip allowing you to have a grip around a nail head. It is meant for removing nails, only it won’t protect the surrounding wood. If you want the damage to the wood to be lesser, you can slide a shim beneath the “heel” of the V-slotted paw as you deal with the nail and work on making it glide out of its place.
A cold chisel is a tempered steel cutter that can cut metals without heat being used. It is used in pair with a hammer that will drive its point. Protective gear, especially goggles, is needed when using the two, since chips can fly out of the hard materials that are cut with them.
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