Climb to New Heights with Your To Do List!

5/27/2020

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This post is sponsored by The Home Depot.

With lots of time spent at home because of the lockdown plus beautiful, mild spring weather, Steph and I have been busy checking off a lot of maintenance projects that had been put off far too long!

Luckily, many of the tools we received for this quarter's The Home Depot ProSpective tool campaign to use and review lent themselves to our outdoor home maintenance projects.

The most versatile of the bunch was a 23 foot multi-positional ladder by Gorilla Ladder. We've purchased many Gorilla Ladders products over the years so it came as no surprise, that we were expecting great things from it!

We put together an entire video just to showcase all the things it can do. We used it to install a new garage lighting fixture, clean the screen porch inside and out, clean out the gutters and try out the scaffolding feature to clean the tallest windows at Steph's house. It did not disappoint.

I should point out that we have a love/hate relationship with ladders, especially the really tall ones. We learned that we both are afraid of heights while painting the house when neither of us could go past the sixth rung of an extension ladder. We finished that painting trim work with a creative brush we safely used from the ground!

Anyway, if you are looking for a ladder that feels secure, this is the one. Order online at The Home Depot and pick up curbside! It's a super convenient way to shop!

Read on to see what other tools we used to clean, maintain, and to make improvements at Steph's house.

Tools:

Gorilla Ladders 23' Multiposition Ladder w/Top Cap (Tool-Only) (Home Depot)
Husky 19 in. Pro Hybrid Tote with Tool Organizer (Home Depot)
Husky 144-Tooth Ratchet Set (3-Piece) (Home Depot)
Husky 20 in. Pro Tool Tote with Removable Tool Wall (Home Depot)
DIABLO 5-1/2 in. x 30-Teeth Metal Cutting Saw Blade with Bushings (Home Depot)
DIABLO 5-3/8 in. x 30-Teeth Metal Cutting Saw Blade with Bushings (Home Depot)
DIABLO 6-1/2 in. x 48-Tooth Steel Demon Ferrous Metal Cutting Saw Blade (Home Depot)

Getting into tight spaces with the Husky long handle ratcheting set.

The first big project was maintenance and cleaning on the porch. We took the time to make sure all the nuts were tight on her porch furniture using the three piece Husky long handle ratcheting set.

This tote! It's a tool tote, but it was perfect to stage all our cleaning supplies to carry them to where they were needed. The top is open making it easy to access everything.

Husky tool tote has lots of pockets for tool storage.

See? Everything is super easy to access. We move things from house to house based on our projects and this tote is perfect for that. We can fill it up, carry it to the car and take it to where it's needed.

Another project we tackled was installing a "permanent" temporary fence to keep Mac the greyhound in the backyard. Why did we need a circular saw with Diablo metal cutting blades? To cut rebar of course! Steph designed a fence that used rebar stakes, covered with PVC pipe with garden fencing zip tied into place. It's a pretty cool design! You can check out that full video and post here.

Putting the Diablo metal cutting saw on the Makita circular saw.

We tried out the blades on two different circular saws. See that arrow on the blade? It's important that it matches up with the directional arrow on the saw.

Cutting the rebar with a Diablo metal cutting blade and Ryobi circular saw.

It cut like butter! Notice we put the rebar in a vice to secure it. On the other end, we added blocks of wood to keep the rebar from sagging. It was much easier to cut this way.

We used a Makita circular saw to cut the rebar as well.

We had great results with the Makita as well. Note: be sure to wear all the protective gear when cutting metal. Steph had a little mishap which we share in the video. She's fine, but ALL the PPE is necessary for making this kind of cut.

This is the second open tote we used this quarter. This one has a great place to stash long tools or materials right here on top! We used this tote to stage our tools and material for the garden gate we built.

Husky tote all filled and ready to build the garden gate.

Using the Husky open tote for all the tools and supplies.

We actually ended up using both totes for all the tools and materials needed to build and install the garden gate.

So during this quarantine period we were able to clean the screen and siding on the porch, tighten all the porch furniture, build a garden gate, clean the gutters (that was all Steph), apply Wet & Forget to the siding and driveway, and build a fence for Mac! Whew, I think it's time to go do some stuff at my house.

Hey Steph, fill up the totes and lets head to my house, I have a pretty long "to do" list myself!

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FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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