DIY Garden Build Tools

kieran15harrington
Mar 7
2 min read

Building a garden involves various tasks, from hard landscaping to assembling furniture and structures. We need a range of tools to assist us with these tasks. Depending on your project, you'll need a variety of tools.

Here's a list of essential DIY garden build tools that we reccomend:

1. Measuring and Marking Tools

Tape Measure 5m: Helps with layout and measurements for planting or building.
Tape Measure 30m: We reccomend a larger tape for measuring your garden and setting out your plan with marking paint.
Level: Ensures that patios are falling correctly.
Garden Line/Marking Paint: For marking pathways, patios and garden beds.

2. Protective Gear

Gloves: Protect your hands from sharp objects and dirt.
Knee Pads: For comfort when kneeling or working close to the ground.
Work Boots: To protect your feet from sharp objects or rough terrain.
Safety Glasses: When using power tools or cutting materials.

3. Hand Tools

Shovel: For moving aggregates/soils and mixing cement.
Spade: Good for digging holes and moving materials.
Landscape Rake: Used for leveling aggregates & soil.
Hand Saw: For cutting posts or other wooden materials.
Wheelbarrow: Essential for transporting aggregates, materials, soil, compost and tools.
Trowel & Float: Used for mixing and spreading mortar.
Rubber Mallet: Tamping patio slab without marking
Brush: Both hand held and stick brooms keep your work space clean.

4. Power Tools

Cordless Drill & impact: Useful for assembling garden structures and hanging fixtures.
Electric Tiller:
Angle Grinder: Helpful for cutting metal or stone when building garden structures like fences or gates.
Power Saw: Ideal for cutting wood for raised beds, garden boxes, or other garden furniture.

5. Hire Tools

Mixer: A concrete mixer can help speed up the process when installing patios that require a large amount of mortar mix.
Wacker Plate: When laying gravel, paving stones, or creating a solid base for garden paths, a vibrating plate compactor ensures the surface is level and compact.
Disc Cutter: Great for cutting larger tiles.

5. Other Notable Tools

Hose pipe/water source: A water source is nessacary for the mixtures of materials and washing down surfaces.