(NU) - When it comes to ba-sic home maintenance, manyhomeowners would rather pullout a toolbox than pay a repair-man to fix up little dings. For oth-ers, using anything more compli-cated than a hammer and nailseems out of their league.

Part of the problem? Findingthe right tools is crucial to a suc-cessful home repair, and first-time DIYers don’t always knowwhat tools they need for a partic-ular job. Even if DIYers figureout what tools they will need,they might be intimidated by theamount of shopping that needs tobe done.

Luckily, some companies aresimplifying the process of toolbuying for new and experiencedDIYers. For example, CampbellHausfeld, a tool manufacturer,has created four air-poweredhome project kits: a Home DécorKit, a Home Maintenance Kit andtwo Home Improvement ProjectKits. All four Campbell Hausfeldkits contain a bag for tool storageand an air compressor that deliv-ers up to 125 psi and an instruc-tional DVD.

The Home Décor Kit is de-signed for projects like woodcrafts, fabric crafts, wall painting,ceramic painting, upholstery, wallart, crafts and window treatments.

The Home Maintenance kitwill help homeowners keep theirhomes in tip-top shape. It in-cludes a one-gallon air compres-sor, a fastening kit, a caulking gunand drain cleaner kits. Home-owners looking to perform inte-rior sealing, exterior sealing, dri-veway maintenance repair, roofmaintenance, landscape mainte-nance, drain cleaning or clearingand stapling will find everythingthey need to get the job done.

The Home Improvement Pro-ject Kit comes in two variations-- one includes a one-gallon aircompressor, and the other in-cludes a two-gallon air compres-sor. Both include a fastening kit.The two-gallon compressor up-grade allows DIYers to tacklehousehold projects that requirebrad nailing, stapling or air brush-ing. However, while one kitcomes with a caulking gun, theother contains an inflation kit.

The kit with the caulking gunwill aid in projects like interiorsealing, exterior sealing, roofing,landscape, molding, building cus-tom furniture, creating outdooraccents and installing flooring.The model with the inflation kitis ideal for molding, building cus-tom furniture, creating outdooraccents and performing con-struction.

More information can befound at www.chpower.com or bycalling 1.888.CHPOWER (247-6937).

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