Basic Tools Every Woman Should Own

Handy Tools to Have Around the House

The Mad Men days of the husband going off to work while the wife stays home are long gone. Nowadays, women don't get married until they've been living on their own for years, if they even choose to get married at all. In the past the man of the house worried about what tools were needed to perform the various fix it tasks around the house.

Single women, widowed women, divorced women and even married women can improve their self sufficiency by making sure they have the following tools on hand. Knowing how to use these simple tools will save time, stress and money that might otherwise have to go to a handy man.

Hammer

The first tool that every woman needs is a hammer. It doesn't have to be big, heavy or expensive. A cheap relatively small hammer will do just fine. Make sure it has two prongs on one side (this is for removing nails). Use your hammer to put nails in the walls in order to hang pictures to hammer bags of ice for the automatic ice cream maker. A hammer is an essential tool every woman should have at her fingertips.

Screwdrivers

Phillips versus Flat Head
Screwdrivers are the next essential tool. There are two main types of screwdrivers, a "Phillips head" and a "flat head". Make sure you have 1 of each. A Phillips screwdriver has a weird point with 4 "ridges" that form and "x". A flat head had a tip that is flat, with the two sides tapering to a point. The reason you need two types of screwdrivers is because there are two basic types of screws. The head of the screw that you need to screw in or screw out will tell you what kind of screwdriver you need to use. If the screw has 1 grove down the middle of the top of the screw, you will need a flat head screwdriver. If the screw has two groves that form an "x" then you'll need the Phillips screwdriver.

Why do you need them? Because door hinges, door knobs, and bathroom towel racks get loose! Having the right tool handy (a screwdriver) that will easily tighten up things around the house will prevent having to replace items later.