Do You Buy Your Crew Tools?

Was having a discussion with my partner Heidi. She says most contractors do, I say they don't. Can I get a consensus?

The title should be "Do You Buy Your Guys Tools To Loose?"

One of the mysteries of the universe. The vortex of disappearing company bought tools.

No.

Yes we do.

Vaa: If $300 brok your R&M budget, I know I'm spending too much hahah.

We buy Porter Cable 20v cordless impact drills because they are cheap and decent, the batteries and chargers are cheap. We loose & drop them, so I don't want to invest in good ones. I'd rather have volume. The batteries go out regularly though, but I did buy a batch of refurbs, which were super cheap.

Vickie: We buy all tools except what fits on their belt. The only exception might be flat bars. I usually spend over $100 per year on flat bars.

Newbies/"apprentice" types need to have minimal hand tools, (i.e., bags, hammer, tape, chalk line, snips, knives,)

More experienced/"journeyman" types will typically have a skilsaw, cordless dill, a cord - if they're shinglers, they'll have their own compressor and air tools. Tile guys will have their own cut-off saw. Single ply guys have the typical hand tools, (i.e., scissors, rollers, etc,)

We provide if they don't have.