The Many Uses of Wood Shims
Wood shims are great things. But I’m not really sure if you should classify them as a building material or a tool. I think the fall into both categories. It’s surprising how many people buy wood shims just for installing windows or doors, but never use them for other things…
It’s a great idea to buy wood shims and have them on hand for multiple uses. Wood shims are not just for installing doors and windows. You may decide to buy a wood shims (they are cheap, so why not?) and keep a couple of packs in your tool chest for things like: a spare “wedge” for forcing two pieces of stubborn lumber apart or elevating a sheet of drywall against a wall prior to screwing in (place the wood shims in opposite directions to make them flat).
