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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. Jenny says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    GOTTA GET A…Demo Hammer so that I can plant a tree where the sidewalk is.

    Reply
  2. Meg says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Gotta get a pressure washer! Oooh, it’d be so nice to clean off the dirty grimy patio and front porch. And wash down the workshop before I paint it this spring. :)

    Reply
  3. ANV says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Gotta get a carpet cleaner. That long haired cat will be the death of me!

    Reply
  4. Jen says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    GATTA GET A TILE SAW. I want to put in granite tile countertops in the kitchen!

    Reply
  5. Lindsay says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    GOTTA GET a Pressure Washer! We live on the 2nd floor and the window in our dining room has NEVER been washed because it opens up or the demolition hammer. I would love to demo our bathrooms and kitchen!

    Reply
  6. lindsey says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    gotta get a compound miter saw. I’m dying to install some built ins in our living room!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    GOTTA GET A CARPET CLEANER!

    We need to clean our carpets so we can “stage” our home when we put it on the market. Then, we’ll need a lot more tools for the NEW place :)

    Reply
  8. colby says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    gotta get a paint sprayer. i really need to repaint our deck

    Reply
  9. Meghan says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    Gotta get an Airless Paint Sprayer. We just moved into our first house seven days ago and need to paint every single room. I’ve been at it for seven days and we’ve only gotten through the priming stage.

    Reply
  10. Kari says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Gotta have a tile saw. We need to finish tiling around our fire place. Unfortunately, my husband found himself unemployed last Thursday. We need to do this for cheap!

    Reply
  11. Julina says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    GOTTA GET A REAR TINE TILLER!

    We are taking out the weedy crabgrass and laying down new sod this summer. Can’t wait for a lush grassy backyard!

    Reply
  12. Kelsey T. says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    GOTTA GET a airless paint sprayer! My husband and I would like to do some paint jobs and this would be a fantastic help! Great giveaway…thank you!

    Reply
  13. Brandi U. says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    GOTTA GET A: Carpet Cleaner!

    We have a rabbit and so are in desperate need of a good carpet clean!

    Reply
  14. Tracy says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Gotta get a paint sprayer!!

    I think Im getting carpel tunnel from using the roller so much!

    Reply
  15. Kelly S says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Gotta get a jackhammer – to bust up our existing concrete sidewalk that does not go all the way to the street and replace it with pretty pavers.

    Reply
  16. Teresa L says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Gotta get a airless paint sprayer! This antique farmhouse is in need of some major painting.

    Reply
  17. Jenny R says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    Gotta Get A Tile Cutter to install new tiling in our bathroom. It’s time to get rid of the linoleum!

    Ps I just started reading your blog about a week ago and your projects and decorating have been so inspirational. I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

    Reply
  18. erin says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    GOTTA GET A CHAIN SAW. (Or a hedge trimmer, but I didn’t see one of those.) Trimming our boxwoods with pruners/loppers is like trying to shave my husband’s head with scissors. Or else the carpet cleaner… would be nice to have “shiny” clean carpet before the baby comes.

    Reply
  19. Nicole says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Gotta get a tile saw! I see this is a popular tool of choice. We plan to do a major bathroom renovation – we have LOTS to do!

    Reply
  20. Abby says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    GOTTA GET SO MANY THINGS … tile saw, airless paint sprayer, power washer, etc. We’ll be busy!

    Reply
  21. amy says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    GOTTA GET A… pressure washer!! Our back deck sorely needs it, and we need to clean before we repaint it. The previous owners of our house took their hot tub with them leaving us with a big, unpainted square in the corner of the deck!

    Reply
  22. Mrs. Q says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    GOTTA GET a cordless angled finishing nailer! My husband is remodeling a portion of our garage into a family room and this tool sure beats the old fashioned hammer powered by muscle! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  23. Laura W says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Gotta Get a Mid Tine Tiller! Seriously. Moving into a new house next month, and the yard is a MESS! I’d love to turn the corner into my own little garden, just in time for spring in Ohio!

    Reply
  24. Emily says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    GOTTA GET A Tile Saw! I’d buy a truckload of classic white subway tile and tackle two projects at once: my bathroom walls AND my kitchen backsplash.

    Reply
  25. Megan S says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Gotta get a finishing nailer!! My husband and I have recently started trying to fill our house with homemade furniture! I love designing it and he loves building it. Dining room table is next on the list! We love Home Depot- We were there 3 times this weekend!!!

    Great Give-a-way!

    Reply
  26. Kristi says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    GOTTA GET A TILE SAW! We need to tile the kitchen (the 20-year old linoleum is cracking!) — and the backsplash to match.

    Reply
  27. Beth Ann says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Gotta get a sod cutter to do some landscaping around our yard.

    Reply
  28. Karin Smith says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    GOTTA GET A SANDER! We have an old swing set to restain or paint before both my little girls are full of slivers.

    Reply
  29. Claire says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Gotta Get a nail gun! And an auger!

    We have a backyard that holds about 75+ trees, which has made growing grass very difficult. AND we have a dog who loves to dig and run around so fast that the ground is all torn up. We would love to build a deck this summer so that we could actually enjoy spending time in our backyard. Obviously a nail gun would really speed up that process, and I imagine we will need an auger to dig the footers. We could use the giftcard to buy the wood!

    We have used the tool rental center for many other projects, and it really is convenient!

    Reply
  30. Stacy says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Gotta get an Airless Paint Sprayer! I just had my 2nd daughter, and now that I’m not pregnant anymore, it’s time to get rid of all these boring white walls in my house! I can’t wait to paint and decorate a girly bedroom for my daughters to share!

    Reply
  31. Carrie L. says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    GOTTA GET…just about all of these tools! a tiller would be so nice to cut through the tough CO Clay for my flower beds and garden. But, I think I would go with the tile saw. Redoing the bathroom floor and shower tile as well as the kicthen.

    Reply
  32. OrangeG says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    GOTTA GET a 2-MAN HOLE DIGGER! We are finally able to start on the privacy fence we have wanted for eight years.

    Reply
  33. Nate says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    GOTTA GET A TILE SAW!!! My beautiful new wife deserves a new kitchen floor!!!!

    Reply
  34. Kathleen says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    Gotta get a drywall lifter! That’s right…we don’t have walls in the majority of our house. A lifter is on our to-rent list as somehow no one really wants to help us hang drywall (gee, I wonder why?!).

    Reply
  35. Aviva says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm

    Gotta get an airless paint sprayer! I would LOVE to try one of those out instead of the rollers. We just moved and are going to be painting quite a few rooms. :)

    Reply
  36. Tiffany says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    GOTTA GET A(N) AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYER!! We have started to finish our basement, and let’s just say this is a HUGE project!! We practically live at Home Depot right now! So this gift card would come in HANDY!!

    Reply
  37. Ashley says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    gotta get a carpet cleaner!! Lifted up a rug the other day and the difference between the carpet under the rug and around the rug was EXTREME!!

    Reply
  38. Sarah H says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Gotta get an airless paint sprayer! We’re building a house and I sure don’t want to prime and paint 2300 square feet of walls and ceilings!

    Reply
  39. Aliya says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    GOTTA GET A POWER WASHER! The white siding on our two-story colonial is showing some nasty yellow stains — this would be the perfect spring project.

    Reply
  40. Chandra says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Got get a tile saw. I would so love to put a backsplash up in our kitchen DIY style but have avoided the project because of the tools that I would need and don’t have.

    Reply
  41. Michele says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Gotta get a Pressure Washer and clean up our deck!

    Reply
  42. pagalina says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    GOTTA GET A POWER WASHER! Living in a humid place like Richmond means that the bricks and siding of our house gets mildewy and mossy. I love the idea of being able to rent tools from Home Depot!

    Reply
  43. Hattie says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Gotta Get an Anti-Mold Room Fogger!

    A mold-free bathroom without bleach? This seems too wonderful to be true!

    Reply
  44. Miranda says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Gotta get a 6.5 HP pressure washer!!

    The siding is looking dingy after the long winter and could totally use a pressure washing!!

    Reply
  45. Danielle says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    GOTTA GET A pressure washer or a paint sprayer. Trying to touch up our house for sell. Tough market in Phoenix!

    Reply
  46. melissa says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Gotta Get a tile saw!

    My kitchen is lacking a backsplash and I’ve already got the tile… just need the tools.

    Reply
  47. Brandi H. says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    GOTTA GET – I would rent the carpet cleaner. The upstairs carpet in my home needs a good cleaning. I had the downstairs replaced with bamboo so that is taken care of. The previous owners had a dog, so there is a lot of hair hiding upstairs I am sure and my son has asthma. Thanks.

    Reply
  48. Erin says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    GOTTA GET A airless paint sprayer to repaint our shed to match our house :)

    Reply
  49. Janine says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    Gotta get a Tile Saw!!

    I would love to tile my fireplace surround with some sleek tan colored glass tiles. This has been on the “to do list” for months so a rented tile saw would really get the project started right! :)

    Reply
  50. Bill Bailey says

    March 23, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    GOTTA GET a miter saw to add new base molding after having our floors refinished!

    Also GOTTA GET hand held hole digger to put in a new fence!

    Thanks!

    Reply
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