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How to Select and Prepare Your Building Site:
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Work Gloves
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Safety Glasses
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Step Ladder
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No. 2 Phillips Screwdriver (Magnetic Tip Preferred)
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Utility Knife or Scissors
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Pliers
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Carpenter’s Level
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Tape Measure
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Power Drill (Cordless, Variable Speed)
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Nut Driver or Wrench
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Square
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String (for squaring the frame)
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Awl (to align holes)
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Lumber and/or Concrete
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Hammer and Nails
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Spade or Shovel
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Hand Saw or Power Saw
WHAT YOU NEED
RECOMMENDED TIME SAVERS
BASE PREPARATION TOOLS
