🛠️ Top 10 Devices You Should Get When Renovating Your Flat in Germany (Beginner-Friendly Guide + Pictures)
🛠️ Top 10 Devices You Should Get When Renovating Your Flat in Germany (Beginner-Friendly Guide + Pictures)
Renovating your flat in Germany in 2025 can feel overwhelming — especially when German hardware stores like OBI, Bauhaus, Hornbach or Toom look like giant labyrinths.
This super beginner-friendly guide shows you the Top 10 tools you really need, with pictures, simple explanations, and useful German vocabulary.
1. Cordless Drill / Screwdriver
Akku-Bohrschrauber
Why you need it:
Your No.1 essential device. You will use it every single day during renovation: drilling holes, putting up shelves, assembling furniture, installing curtain rods, lamps, and much more.
Vocabulary:
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der Akku-Bohrschrauber – cordless drill
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der Bohrer – drill bit
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das Drehmoment – torque
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der Akku – battery
2. Drill Hammer
Bohrhammer (for concrete walls!)
Why you need it:
Most German walls are Beton (concrete).
A simple drill won’t work. A Bohrhammer easily drills deep, clean holes.
Vocabulary:
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der Bohrhammer – hammer drill
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der Meißel – chisel
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der Beton – concrete
3. Measuring Laser
Laser-Entfernungsmesser
Why you need it:
You need exact measurements for kitchens, furniture, lamps, mirrors, tiles — everything.
Way more precise than a Zollstock.
Vocabulary:
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der Laser-Entfernungsmesser – laser distance measurer
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die Messung – measurement
4. Multi-Tool
Multifunktionswerkzeug
Why you need it:
A magic tool for cutting wood, plastic, metal; removing old silicone; sanding details; repairing small areas.
Vocabulary:
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das Multifunktionswerkzeug – multitool
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der Aufsatz – attachment
5. Impact Driver
Schlagschrauber
Why you need it:
Perfect for heavy furniture, kitchen installation, and screws in hard materials.
Vocabulary:
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der Schlagschrauber – impact driver
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die Schlagfunktion – impact mode
6. Electric Sander
Schleifmaschine
Why you need it:
To smooth walls, remove old paint, prepare surfaces for painting.
Vocabulary:
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die Schleifmaschine – sander
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das Schleifpapier – sandpaper
7. Stud Finder / Wall Scanner
Leitungsfinder / Wandscanner
Why you need it:
Never drill into mystery walls. This device finds:
✔️ electricity lines
✔️ pipes
✔️ metal
✔️ wooden beams
Vocabulary:
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der Leitungsfinder – cable finder
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der Wandscanner – wall scanner
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die Stromleitung – electrical cable
8. Electric Screwdriver
Elektroschrauber
Why you need it:
Best tool for IKEA furniture, shelves, small installations.
Vocabulary:
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der Elektroschrauber – electric screwdriver
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die Schraube – screw
9. Paint Roller Set / Paint Sprayer
Farbroller-Set / Farbsprüher
Why you need it:
Fresh paint transforms your flat instantly.
Sprayer = fast and professional.
Roller = easy and cheap.
Vocabulary:
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der Farbroller – paint roller
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der Farbsprüher – paint sprayer
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die Farbe – paint
10. Drywall & Spackling Tools
Trockenbau & Spachtelwerkzeug
Why you need it:
To fix holes, smooth walls, and prepare surfaces for painting.
Vocabulary:
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der Spachtel – putty knife
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die Spachtelmasse – filler
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der Trockenbau – drywall
⭐ Bonus: 10 Useful Hardware Store Words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Wasserwaage | spirit level |
| die Zange | pliers |
| der Schraubendreher | screwdriver |
| der Zollstock | folding ruler |
| die Steckdose | wall socket |
| das Verlängerungskabel | extension cord |
| die Arbeitskleidung | workwear |
| der Hammer | hammer |
| die Schutzbrille | safety goggles |
| die Bohrmaschine | drill machine |
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