Contractors tell us about their favorite tools.

He first learned about the tool from his old boss, Daniel Morris. When he hung out his own shingle, one of his first purchases was the Bostitch nailer from Price Grabber for $210. Stickle likes the high-capacity coils that increase his productivity by allowing the crews to spend more time on the roof rather than reloading. "They are not making as many trips up and down to refill their nail pouches, as I do not allow a box or bucket of loose nails (on the roof)," he says, "thus keeping down the accidental nail being dropped and squashed into the roof."