# of Each
Tool Needed

Needed Tool / Comments

1-2

Backhoe with front bucket

1

Saw, table. 10-inch or 12-inch. Must have all safety guards.

3

Chainsaws

2

Slide compound miter saws

4

Power miter boxes

3

Electric impact wrenches

1

Forklift

6

Orbital jigsaws

4

Sledges, small

4

Tape measures. 100-foot length.

3

Bars, steel digging. 4 foot or longer.

1

Bobcat. Small bucket loader.

3

Bolt cutters. At least 24 inches long.

10

Brooms

15

Brushes, paint. ¼-inch to 3-inch, for oil- and water-based paints.

10

Brushes, scrub

25

Buckets, 5-gallon

10

C-clamps, large

6

Clamps, pipe. 4 to 8 foot. Bar clamps are not an acceptable substitute.

50

Cans. Empty coffee cans or plastic gallon jugs. Used to hold nails and screws.

3

Cat’s paws. Small 8- to 10-inch bars with one curved end.

5

Chalk lines. With extra chalk.

2

Chisel sets. ¼ inch to 1½ inch, with extra 1-inch and larger.

2

Come-alongs (2-ton minimum)

5

Crowbars. Steel pry bars.

55**

Drills, 3/8-inch. Heavy-duty, variable-speed, reversible.

4

Drills, ½-inch. Extra heavy-duty reversible.

5

Electric cords, 100-foot

5

Electric cords, 50-foot

12**

Electric gang boxes

20

Electrical splitters. Two-way and three-way.

60**

Electric extension cords, 25-foot

1

Extension ladder, minimum 24 feet. To reattach cone sheathing and for high trim.

TBD

Fencing. Snow or construction type, to cordon off site. Lineal footage needed will be discussed on Organization Day.

2

Fire extinguishers

120 pairs

Gloves, work. For example, heavy cotton.

10

Grinders, side. 4- or 4½-inch, use with metal cutting blades and flap discs.

3

Grubhoes or pickaxes

50

Hammers, carpentry. 16-, 20-, or 22-ounce

3

Hammers, sledge. 8-12 lb

20

Hardhats

30

Levels. 36-inch or longer

4

Lights. Four or more high-wattage emergency lights. Ask for use of truck with lights from fire departments, road crews, airports, rental companies, or military bases.

4

Light strings. 4 or more 150-foot light strings, each with at least 15 100-watt bulbs, spaced about 10 feet apart. Best if hardwired into panel box on its own circuit.

1

Megaphone

10

Nail punches. Used with hammers to drive nail heads down into wood. Large nail sets will also work.

100

Pencils. No 2 or carpenter’s (don’t forget a sharpener)

1

Pipe cutter. To cut ¾-inch and 1¼-inch diameter galvanized water pipe. A pipe vise is also useful.

8

Post-hole diggers. Hand-powered.

30

Rakes. Metal garden rakes.

8

Rasps, wood. All sizes, flat and round.

200 ft

Rope. ½-inch diameter preferred, 3/8-inch okay. To be cut into smaller lengths.

500 ft

Rope. Heavy string/nylon, for tying down tarps.

12

Routers

40

Safety glasses

6

Sanders, belt

1

Saw, band

25

Saws, circular

2

Saws, hand

25 pairs

Sawhorses

2

Sawz-alls

12

Scissors. Suitable for cutting medium-weight fabric.

15

Screwdrivers. Various sizes, Phillips and regular heads.

35++

Shovels. Long-handled spades preferred.

20

Sponges

2

Squares, bevel

20

Squares, speed. 6-inch

15

Squares, combination. 12-inch blade that slides.

4

Squares, framing. Usually 2-foot legs, L-shaped.

1

Staple gun

6

Stepladders, 6- or 8-foot, OSHA rated (light-duty ladders are not acceptable).

6

Stepladders, 10- or 12-foot, OSHA rated (light-duty ladders are not acceptable).

6++

Tables, banquet

50

Tape measures. 8-foot and longer.

5

Tarps. As large as possible.

1-3

Tents. As large as possible (at least 20x30 feet).

1

Tent or awning. At least 16x16 feet.

2

Tinsnips

1

Laser or builder’s level

8

Trash cans, 30-gallon

10

Utility knives

3

Vise grips

20

Wheelbarrows. Suitable for concrete mixing and transporting.

4

Wrenches, adjustable crescent

2 sets

Wrenches, Allen

1 set**

Wrenches, open-end. Set of various sizes, plus 6 9/16-inch.

5 sets

Wrenches, ratchet. With complete sets of deep-well sockets, especially 9/16-inch. Also ½-inch or 3/8-inch drive extensions, universals, and any other gizmos good for getting into tight spots. Should be 6 point.