Running a home remodeling business comes with its challenges. Chief among them may be narrowing down which tools offer the functionality and versatility necessary to meet the needs of the various jobs a contractor has going at once. Lugging tools from jobsite to jobsite is a chore in itself, so portability and mobility are essential components to consider when upgrading your toolkit, but independence from cables and cords is key to getting all your jobs done conveniently and efficiently.
Cordless tools limit the need for you and your employees to be constantly navigating around cords and clogging up valuable outlet space. Each jobsite presents its own challenges, whether it’s a cramped workspace or limited access to electricity, and forgoing the need to be plugged in at all times changes the landscape of the jobsite in your favor. Here’s everything you need to know about the three best cordless tools for your home remodeling business:
Cordless Drills
A quality cordless drill is a convenient and versatile option for home remodeling contractors. Today’s cordless drills are stronger, lighter and more durable than ever. . They offer improved technologies and battery life and a long list of accessories that make for a superior alternative to their corded counterparts.
Cordless Drills like the Festool Cordless Hammerdrill QUADRAVE provide the functionality to tackle easy overhead drilling at one job and hammer drilling through concrete at the next. The Hammerdrill comes with additional features like a FastFix interchangeable chuck system with a right angle attachment and a brushless EC motor for maximum convenience and battery life.
Cordless Jigsaw
Corded jigsaws are the most powerful saws of their kind, packing the power to cut through tough material like hardwood and metal, but they are limited by the length of their power cord. If you need a portable saw to cut curves a good distance from your power supply, you’ll want a cordless option. Removing the need for a trailing power lead frees you up to work wherever the job requires.
The Festool Carvex PSC 420 Barrel-Grip Jigsaw offers the added convenience of a FastFix blade-changing system, as well as a base-changing system that can be used to adapt to any situation, including a circle-cutting base, a butterfly-style angle base, and a base that protects delicate surfaces during cutting. Harmful airborne dust is an ever-present concern in the remodeling business, but the Carvex offers an adjustable chip catcher that can be adjusted up and down as needed to aid in dust extraction.
Cordless Circular Saw
Circular saws are an irreplaceable tool for home remodeling contractors. The circular saw provides the repeatability and accuracy you’ll need to make exact cuts on such materials as framing, lining boards, roof battens, and deck boards, but they generally require a designated area to serve their function. Cutting back on cords at the jobsite also works to eliminate fixed workstations for your larger tools. Removing the power cord from the equation makes for a truly portable option that frees up valuable real estate and literally transforms the jobsite.
With the Festool HKC 55 EBQ Cordless Circular Saw, contractors get a track saw, a cutoff saw, and a miter saw in one tool. This is a saw you take to the lumber, rather than the other way around. You won’t need to sacrifice power for portability, as the HKC provides a stream of power anywhere on the jobsite with a brushless EC-TEC motor powered by Festool’s new airstream 18v 5.2ah lithium ion batteries.
Time is money in the remodeling business, and you’ll save plenty of both by eliminating the unnecessary cords tethering you to power sources. Tool portability is important on the jobsite and off, and cordless tools go along way toward transforming your work-space and maximizing your productivity.
