Tools

There is a selection of tools used to renovate houses in House Flipper. Many of these are unlocked through completing jobs. Some tools can also be upgraded from the perks menu to unlock greater efficiency.

Tool Name		Hotkey Inside	Hotkey Outside	Base Game or DLC	Usage
Laptop		N/A	N/A	Base Game	your own work laptop. Used to buy houses, view jobs, see HGTV DLC renovations, and view photos in your portfolio. The property that contains the laptop is your office.
Tablet		tab	tab	Base Game	used by your character to upgrade tools, to buy furniture, to take photos, and to view buyer profiles.
Move Objects Tool/hands		1	1	Base Game	move and rotate furniture and other items, also used to pick up trash and remove weeds.
Clean Tool		2	N/A	Base Game	(mop) cleans dirt, graffiti, spills, and other stains on objects, walls, roof, and floor.
Window Cleaning Tool	File:HF1 Window Cleaning Tool.png	N/A	N/A	Base Game	cleans windows.
Paint Tool		3	3	Base Game	change the color of walls, using one of the buckets of paint purchased in the shop.
Sell Objects Tool		4	4	Base Game	used to remove items for money, can also be used to remove trash.
Build Walls Tool		5	N/A	Base Game	create additional walls in order to make rooms. It is often paired with the build lintels tool in order to make a room with an entryway.
Build Lintels Tool		6	N/A	Base Game	used to separate rooms but still be able to enter the area. Doors can be placed directly underneath lintels unless another item or furniture is already blocking the way.
Demolition Tool		7	8	Base Game	(sledgehammer) removes interior walls.
Tiling and Paneling Tool		8	9	Base Game	apply panels, wallpaper, and tiles to walls. Requires that you have a stack of any of the aforementioned items in order to panel walls.
Flamethrower Tool		9	0	Apocalypse Flipper DLC	(added 10th June 2020) burns grass, weeds, and furniture. Must be refueled after sustained usage, fuel can be purchased in the shop.
Plaster		N/A	N/A	Base Game	used to fill holes in the walls of the house, a plaster bucket must first be bought from the shop to access and use it in the first place. Can not be accessed through the radial menu.
Vacuum		N/A	N/A	Base Game	you must first find a cockroach nest and then activate it. It is used so that the cockroaches can be sucked in and eventually removed from the house. Can not be accessed through the radial menu.
Shovel		N/A	N/A	Garden Flipper DLC	used to remove piles of gravel or remove mole hills on a lot. Also used in the planting cycle to dig the plant into the ground, and for pools and other plant/installs in the outdoor area. Can not be accessed through the radial menu.
Garden Hose		N/A	2	Garden Flipper DLC	removes dirt/stains from the outside of the house, waters plants in order to complete the planting cycle and can be used to fill ponds and swimming pools.
Axe		N/A	5	Garden Flipper DLC	cuts down trees.
Petrol Lawn Mower		N/A	6	Garden Flipper DLC	cuts grass and weeds faster and with more control over where you're mowing than the bush cutter.
Brush Cutter		N/A	7	Garden Flipper DLC	does not mow as precisely or as fast as the petrol lawn mower, but is able to reach areas closer to plants, a house, the fence or the side bushes quicker and easier.
Hoe		2 (press twice)	2 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to create a farm land to grow crops.
House Building Tool		3 (press twice)	3 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to build a house from scratch.
Grappling Hook		4 (press twice)	5 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to climb up high places to clean, or climb onto roof tops.
Drone		5 (press twice)	6 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to get an aireal view, take pictures, and water or fertilize plants or crops.
Paint Gun		N/A	4 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to paint a wall, just like the Paint Tool.
Chainsaw		N/A	7 (press twice)	Farm DLC	used to cut down trees that are too big for the Axe.
Leaf Blower		N/A	N/A	Farm DLC	used to blow away leaves, to make it easier to clean them up. Can not be accessed through the radial menu.
Claw Hammer		N/A	N/A	Farm DLC	used to repair roofs. Can not be accessed through the radial menu.