Buying guides and reviews
Buying Guides
There is no single best framing nailer, and any roundup that tells you otherwise is selling you a brand. If you are hunting for the best framing nailers for home builders, the hone…
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The best finish nailers for baseboards are cordless 16-gauge models with tool-free depth adjustment and an angled or straight inline magazine, because baseboard is thin decorative…
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Yes, a nail gun works well for fencing, and the right cordless model removes the compressor, the air hose and the gas cartridges from the job entirely. The catch is that there is n…
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If you want the fastest, most even finish on interior walls, the answer is a stand-mounted airless sprayer that pulls paint straight from a bucket. We spent weeks working through t…
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Yes, paint sprayers are good for fences, and on a fence of any real length they are the difference between a weekend and a week. An airless pump pushes paint through a small tip at…
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A heat gun for paint removal is the fastest way we know to get an old painted door back to bare wood without a drum of chemical stripper or an afternoon of sanding dust. We spent t…
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The best electric pressure washer under 300 dollars is the Sun Joe SPX3000. It delivers 2030 PSI of working pressure at 1.76 GPM from a 14.5-amp motor, ships with five quick-connec…
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The Westinghouse WPX3200 is the best gas pressure washer for home use overall, because 3200 PSI at 2.5 GPM, a 212cc OHV engine, a maintenance-free axial cam pump and a three-year w…
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Most workshop owners buy the first shop vac that fits the budget, then discover the filter clogs in ten minutes and the hose keeps sliding off the port. We spent weeks moving twelv…
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Yes, you can use a shop vac to get water out of a basement, with two conditions that are not optional. Cut power to the flooded circuit at the breaker before you step into the wate…