re: General maintenance and improvement for my new house: what are the essential tools?

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Done.

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I've been in 3 houses I've bought over the years and each and every one of them was what could be called a "fixer-upper".

I was 24 when I got my first house and had few tools, but was in the trade of home repair and remodeling working for a cousin who was a contractor. He supplied all the big tools.

For things like sheetrock repair:

Utility knife
4 ft. T-Square for scoring sheets and cutting cleanly
4", 6" & 10-12" tape and float trowels
Mud pan or drywall hock
Texture hopper and gun

For trim carpentry:

Miter Saw
Coping saw and blades
Compressor with finish and brad nailer

General tools:

Circular saw
Tape measure
Pry bars, large and small
Maul
Screwdrivers
Drill and bits for metal/wood and for driving screws
6 ft. and 8 ft. step ladders
24 " Extension ladder

Painting:

GOOD BRUSHES---can't emphasize this enough
Roller frames
Good rollers
5 gallon bucket
Screen for bucket to run roller over to remove some paint
Caulk gun
Good drop cloths