• Home Improvement
    • DIY
    • Remodeling
    • Woodworking
    • Accessories
    • Home Design
      • Furniture
      • Organize
      • Tips
      • Decor
        • Interior
        • Exterior
    • Design Ideas
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Dining Room
      • Living Room
      • Kitchen
  • Gardening
    • Backyard
    • Front Yard
    • Landscaping
  • Building Staircase
  • Categories
    • Home Improvement
    • Decor
    • Gardening
    • Woodworking
    • Lifestyle
    • Green Living
    • Real Estate
Dream Lands Design
  • Home Improvement
    • DIY
    • Remodeling
    • Woodworking
    • Accessories
    • Home Design
      • Furniture
      • Organize
      • Tips
      • Decor
        • Interior
        • Exterior
    • Design Ideas
      • Bathroom
      • Bedroom
      • Dining Room
      • Living Room
      • Kitchen
  • Gardening
    • Backyard
    • Front Yard
    • Landscaping
  • Building Staircase
  • Categories
    • Home Improvement
    • Decor
    • Gardening
    • Woodworking
    • Lifestyle
    • Green Living
    • Real Estate
Featured image - 5 DIY Jobs Easily Accomplished with an Oscillating Multi-tool
You're here: Home Home Improvement 5 DIY Jobs Easily Accomplished with an Oscillating Multi-tool

5 DIY Jobs Easily Accomplished with an Oscillating Multi-tool

  • Perla Irish
  • August 17, 2020
Total
3
Shares
0
0
3
0
0
Table of Contents Show
  1. Trimming Screws, Nails and Pipes
  2. Removing Grout
  3. Sanding Wood
  4. Modifying Cabinets
  5. Slicing Through Plasterboard

Few inventions have transformed the world of DIY quite as dramatically as the oscillating multi-tool. It’s a device that can be adapted to a whole range of tasks. Because it doesn’t rotate or reciprocate, there’s minimal risk of an injury occurring.

What’s more, the availability of lithium-ion batteries means that you can easily carry it from room to room with minimal hassle – and those batteries can often be used elsewhere. For example, Ryobi batteries can be fitted into multi-tools, grinders, drills, and a host of other tools.

So, what DIY jobs might you use a multi-tool for?

image - 5 DIY Jobs Easily Accomplished with an Oscillating Multi-tool
5 DIY Jobs Easily Accomplished with an Oscillating Multi-tool

Trimming Screws, Nails and Pipes

If you’ve finished a DIY project, there’s nothing quite so distracting as extra nails and pipes that are poking out where they ideally shouldn’t.

This not only looks ugly, but it can be distracting, too. These things tend to be packed into tight spaces. After all, nails and pipes employed to join different structures together. This makes them hard to address with a handsaw.

But a multi-tool is compact and can be easily bent into awkward spaces. Thus, a stressful, time-consuming job is done in seconds!

Removing Grout

Freshening up a bathroom or kitchen area might mean dispensing with the old grout. A multi-tool allows this to be done easily, and without disturbing the surrounding tiles – though if you have the right attachment, you can also cut into the tiles themselves.

Sanding Wood

While it isn’t quite big enough to take the place of a dedicated sander, a multi-tool can be used to prep any wooden structure before it’s repainted. It’s especially adept at tackling those blemishes that might stand apart from the rest of the surface.

Moreover, many of the wooden objects you’ll be sanding come with narrow edges and other hard-to-reach places.

A multi-tool makes quick work of them. If you’re restoring an old piece of metalwork, then among your first jobs will be to get rid of the layer of rust.

This can be done with the same sanding procedure – though you’ll need to track down a suitable attachment.

Modifying Cabinets

If you want to thread wires through an office, or pipework through a new bathroom or kitchen, then you’ll want to be able to create neat, clean holes in the interior of your furniture, and you’ll be able to do it in a matter of moments.

The cuts made using a multi-tool can be placed exactly flush with the bottom of a cabinet interior – which makes them ideally suited to this task.

Slicing Through Plasterboard

If you’re installing a new plug socket or ethernet outlet, you’ll want to be able to slice through the wall.

Cutting a neat square of this sort is virtually impossible with traditional tools unless you’re happy to resort to an incredibly time-consuming workaround. But with an oscillating multi-tool, it’s easy and takes mere seconds.

For much the same reason, a tool of this sort makes it easy to cut through individual floorboards and thereby accessing the space beneath. Small wonder that it’s an indispensable part of every electrician’s arsenal!

Total
3
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 3
Share 0
Share 0
Perla Irish

Perla Irish, who is more familiarly known as Irish, is the Content Manager at Dreamlandsdesign.com. She loves following trends around home and garden, interior design, and digital marketing. Through this blog, Irish wants to share information and help readers solve the problems they are experiencing.

Related Topics
  • tools
Previous Article
Featured image - Don't Miss These Telltale Signs of Water Damage

Don’t Miss These Telltale Signs of Water Damage

  • Perla Irish
  • August 17, 2020
View Post
Next Article

Epoxy Grout vs. Cement: Which One Should You Use?

  • Perla Irish
  • August 17, 2020
View Post

Subscribe

Subscribe now to our newsletter

You May Also Like
Switching to LED bulbs can boost home efficiency easily.
View Post

Energy Heroes – 6 Genius Hacks to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

  • July 9, 2025
Anti-fatigue mats cushion feet and support balance, helping seniors stay active and independent.
View Post

Why Seniors Should Consider Anti-Fatigue Mats at Home

  • July 7, 2025
Outdoor patio with natural flagstone pavers, surrounded by lush greenery and bathed in soft sunlight, highlighting a rustic garden setting.
View Post

Flagstone Pavers – A Natural Choice for Timeless Outdoor Beauty

  • June 30, 2025
Professional commercial movers save time, money, and reduce risks better than DIY options.
View Post

Commercial Moving Services vs. DIY: What’s Better for Your Business?

  • June 27, 2025
Digital dashboard showing HOA management tools with calendars, documents, chats, and board members collaborating around a table in a suburban neighborhood.
View Post

How Anyhoa is Simplifying HOA Board Management for Communities

  • June 26, 2025
Transform traditional interiors into modern spaces.
View Post

How to Reinvent Classic Styles for Today’s Home

  • June 24, 2025
Close-up of a clean gutter system on a house with clear water flowing smoothly.
View Post

When to Repair vs. Replace Your Gutters

  • June 19, 2025
Bright modern kitchen with textured white oak cabinets, light speckled quartz countertops, and soft, diffused ambient lighting during a cloudy afternoon, showcasing a minimalist design with a farmhouse sink and subway tile backsplash.
View Post

Light Warm and Luxurious: The Rise of White Oak Kitchen Cabinets in Kitchen Design

  • June 19, 2025
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Disclosure
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Us

Input your search keywords and press Enter.