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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Tool Time

| By John Petersik | March 23, 2009 | 990 Comments

Fab Freebie: Tool Time

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

I’m not even going to dance around this one: we’ve got a $200 Home Depot gift card up for grabs.

This week’s stellar prize comes direct from Home Depot themselves as part of their “What’s Your Pro Project” contest. But the good ol’ HD isn’t just asking about your upcoming heavy duty projects, they’re looking to lend a hand too. Thanks to their 1,200 local Tool Rental Centers, you can borrow over 325 professional tools, from power and hand tools to yard, garden and electrical equipment. Sure beats buying that aerator you only use once a year.

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So if you want a shot at the $200 gift card, first check out their selection of tool rentals and then comment on this post with the phrase “GOTTA GET A [insert name of tool you’d most like to rent].” That’s right, to be eligible for the prize you have to tell us what tool you’d consider renting AND what project you might tackle with it (sorry folks, we’ve gotta be sticklers on this one). For instance, I’ve already been daydreaming about renting a powerwasher to do some heavy duty clean-up on our front porch. Plus, who doesn’t like cleaning and looking like a badass at the same time? If only I could powerwash the dishes…

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Alas, we’re not eligible for the prize (soooooo jealous of you guys), but at least we get to hear about all your power tool fantasies and the pro projects you might be tackling soon. Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, March 25th at 8pm EST and the prize is only available to United States residents. The one, randomly selected winner will be announced later in the week. Good luck…

Any other questions you may have are answered in our Giveaway FAQs. Screen grabs courtesy of Home Depot Tool Rental Centers.

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Comments

  1. Shanda says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:46 am

    Gotta get a drum sander!
    We bought our first house- a 1949 ranch cottage with the original wood floors that just need a little TLC in order to shine. I would love to refinish them with HD’s drum sander!

    Reply
  2. Tam says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:49 am

    WOW over 700 entries! Thats good that people are investing time and ideas into their homes..thats a good thing based on the times we live in..My hubby decided to do a garden..how I dont know..but I am cheering him on..even when the bugs come!

    Reply
  3. Emily says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Gotta Getta TILLER!
    We’re tearing up the ivy that covers 50%+ (EEK) of our back yard to reseed and actually HAVE a yard!!

    (I would have said power washer to get the carpet pad goo off our renovation-in-progress screenporch, but we can borrow that!)

    Reply
  4. Emily says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:54 am

    Gotta Getta Tiller!

    We really need to rip up the terrible ground cover in our backyard!!

    Reply
  5. Chris says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Gotta Getta Tiller!

    My wife is desperate to tear up the ivy taking over our yard!

    Reply
  6. jacklyn says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:56 am

    “GOTTA GET A DEMOLITION HAMMER”
    We’ve been dying to break up the 80 year old concrete drive and slab in the back and side yard and plant grass there instead. possible a bocce ball court on the side. My husband might resort to a sledge hammer if i don’t get him one of these! he’s going to break his back doing it that way!

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  7. erin g says

    March 24, 2009 at 11:59 am

    GOTTA GET A… 6.5 HP Pressure Washer! The north side of our house has an green tinge that needs to go! Also a demolition hammer to break up some random concrete. And an aerator. And a rototiller. I better get busy.

    Reply
  8. Ashley says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    GOTTA GET A trencher! I don’t see it on there but I know our local HD has them. We are hoping to tear out a lot of ivy in our front yard, till up the yard, install our own sprinkler system, then lay sod. A LOT of work!!

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  9. Laura says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    Gotta get a carpet cleaner! My three year old is a mess magnet! The carpets need a good cleaning to get rid of all those juice stains!

    Reply
  10. Holly says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Gotta get a rear tine tiller to get our garden ready for spring planting!!

    Reply
  11. Terri says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Gotta get a paint sprayer or drum sander. Paint sprayer because I have a whole house to paint, and the drum sander because I would love to refinish my floors!

    Reply
  12. Erin J says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Gotta get a Carpet Cleaner….so that one day I can move out of my apartment. I have a 70 lb dog. Did I mention my building doesn’t allow pets?

    Reply
  13. Emily says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Gotta get a Paint Sprayer! I couldn’t pass up entering this giveaway, although my odds don’t look great at all. I need to spray my kitchen island black and my mudroom cabinets white—pick me, pick me! I’ll send you before and after pictures.

    Reply
  14. Ashley says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Gotta get a carpet cleaner. We have two dogs that shed a ton, so our carpet is in need of a deep cleaning. Too bad there isn’t a tool rental center near us…

    Reply
  15. Barbara says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Gotta get an airless paint sprayer.

    Reply
  16. Amanda says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    gotta get a drum sander!

    We just moved into our first house a year ago and th original 1964 wood floors need some love!

    Reply
  17. the paper doll says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    I would totally rent that tiller so I can get started planting my garden!

    Reply
  18. Lauren says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:30 pm

    Gotta get a power washer! I love my deck and it’s time to power wash and re-stain and seal. Hopefully I get a headstart on the heat this time…last time I was laboring in 95 degree heat!

    Reply
  19. txhorns says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Gotta Get a Two Man Hole Digger to finish cleaning up stumps and fencing left over from the hurricane (yes, it was several months ago).

    Reply
  20. Bethany Peterson says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    GOTTA GET A Floor Maintainer. We’re going to put our house on the market soon, and our hardwood floors could use some spiffing up.

    Reply
  21. Kara says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    GOTTA GET A COMPOUND MITER SAW! We want to do crown mouldings in our kitchen and dining room!!

    Reply
  22. Jess says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    GOTTA GET A CARPET CLEANER!!!

    We just bought a new house and with all the contractors and repair people tromping through the house, our new carpet isn’t looking so new anymore! :( Help!

    Reply
  23. Jay says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Gotta get a 4 HP aerator. Letting my roommate get a dog = backyard resembling the Sahara.

    Reply
  24. Amanda says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    Gotta get an easty rooter! Our sprinkler system needs to be able to work off the backyard water spout and not just the front.

    Reply
  25. anna cordes says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    gotta get a rototiller! i have the cutest little fenced off garden plot in my back yard that would be WAY better served as a garden (post rototill) than a fenced in plot of grass. ha ha.

    Reply
  26. Laurie says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    GOTTA GET A Plate Compactor, my new patio will be smooth and even!

    Reply
  27. Stephanie B says

    March 24, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Gotta get a Tile Saw, so we can redo the bathroom and kitchen floors or a paint sprayer so we can redo our fence. We moved in Saturday and the list is long on our to do list.

    Reply
  28. Betsy M says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    “Gotta get a power washer”
    We are hoping to paint our yellow steel siding on the house this year and it needs to be clean first! Oh, the aerator for the lawn and the tiller for the garden would be nice as well!! Oh, and the tile cutter for a back splash too. :)

    Reply
  29. Karen says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    Gotta get… so much! My husband and I have been renting for years and are hoping to buy a house by the end of the year. And that means that we will be spending our fair share of time in Home Depot buying things like a power washer, lots of power tools, and other much-needed things for our new home.

    Reply
  30. Ashley says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Gotta get a pressure washer! Our wooden deck and fencing needs a serious deep-cleaning before we re-stain and waterseal it this spring. Also, a cat in the neighborhood recently decided to terrorize our dogs while we were out and the front of our white house is now covered in dirty paw prints. I had no idea cats could jump so high! Needless to say, our entire exterior could stand to be cleaned.

    Reply
  31. Scott says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Gotta get a corner grooving tool! Would make weatherstripping my doors sooo much easier!

    Reply
  32. Beth says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    gotta get a chainsaw to cut up the fallen trees in the woods behind my house!

    Reply
  33. Nick says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Gotta get that nailer! I am in the beginning stages of finishing my basement, so this is perfect!

    Reply
  34. Sara Wade says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    Gotta get a rear tine tiller!

    We’ve just cut trees and put up a fence, and now it is time to dig the new flower beds!

    Reply
  35. Leslie says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Gotta get a tile saw for our outdated kitchen that needs so desperatly to get out of the 80’s and into 2009. I would love to have a tiled back splash.

    Reply
  36. lauren @ yardcandy says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    GOTTA GET A mid tine tiller.

    we’re planning a pretty big veggie garden and could really use one of these! great freebie this week!

    Reply
  37. Hazel says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Gotta get a Carpet Cleaner!
    1 rental house + 1 dog + white carpets = need for professional level cleaning.

    Reply
  38. Laura Nichols says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Gotta get get a carpet cleaner! Could I add more to that list? Because I could….

    Reply
  39. Angela S says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Gotta get a 2 man hole digger to install our new fence so we can’t see the neighbors anymore!

    Reply
  40. Micki says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Gotta get a rototiller to get the victory garden in! I would also love a power washer and a skill saw.

    Reply
  41. Shifra says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    Gotta get a carpet cleaner to clean the carpets in our new house that we can’t replace yet! Previous owners had two huge dogs and I don’t want to know what is in those carpets.

    Reply
  42. Christine Archibald says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Gotta get the powerwasher!! My pup is a digger and dug up a huge flower bed next to the patio. Now allthe dirt is caked on all over the patio, and is in desperate need of a good powerwashing! Help!

    Reply
  43. Cathleen says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    Gotta get a carpet cleaner! Our carpet needs a good cleaning after having our dog track in all kinds of dirt.

    Reply
  44. sarah says

    March 24, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    GOTTA GET A TILE SAW! It was a toss-up between the massive carpet cleaner and the sweet tile saw because both would come in REALLY handy with our new house (the previous owners not only left their “touches” all over, but also their footprints and dirt), but with the tile saw we could rip out all the hideous tile in our master bath and add a new tile backsplash in the kitchen!

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  45. Michele says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    Gotta get a Tile Saw! The 1981 tile is the last thing that needs to be replaced to finish our condo update, and how nice it would be to save money and do it ourselves! I think we’ll need some serious tutelage though!

    Reply
  46. Chelsea A says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    GOTTA GET An airless paint sprayer. our entire house needs to be repainted and we have vaulted ceilings. This would make a never-ending project be quick as a fox.

    Reply
  47. holly says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    GOTTA GET an electric breaker! our new house has a broken up driveway and the boxer dog needs some room to run. plus, what a cool way to announce yourself to the new neighbors!!!

    Reply
  48. Casamacho says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    GOTTA GET A finishing nailer. We’re always borrowing this from a family member for random projects. We really need our own!

    Reply
  49. Melissa says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    GOTTA GET A AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYER. This would be great to paint our nursery and our living room that has cathedral ceilings!

    Reply
  50. heather says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Gotta get a… cordless nail finisher! My husband is planning to build my sons a treehouse, and that would help to make it go a lot quicker!

    Reply
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