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Home Depot’s Guide To Renting Equipment For Home Improvement And Constructions

If you are the DIY kind and are planning to build a house or do some improvements, you might already know that there is no use in purchasing the equipment to own.

After you are finished with your project, chances are you will not need a jackhammer, a chainsaw, tail saw or other heavy tools in arm’s reach. Not only are they extremely expensive to buy, but take up a lot of space and are hard to maintain. That is why your best option is to rent the tools for as long as you need them.


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Fortunately, Home Depot offers one of the best renting services in the industry, with a wide variety of tools and equipment in their catalog dedicated to all types of tasks. Here is Home Depot’s guide to renting equipment for home improvement and constructions.

Renting Policy

Before renting any equipment, you should be fully aware of Home Depot equipment rental policies. The store offers a (entirely optional) damage protection service that relieves the customer from the obligation of covering the entire price of the tool in case it suffers accidental damages. The respective charge represents 10 % of the initial renting price, which will be released separately at the end of the renting period.

However, an important thing to know is that the damage protection service does not cover the loss of the equipment through theft or damages caused by abuses due to neglect and intentional acts of sabotage, or a failure to follow the instructions attached to the equipment. As a result, make sure you and your associates are fully familiarized with how the equipment functions. The rental prices vary according to the size and complexity of the equipment.

Home Depot’s Equipment Offer

Once familiarized with the policies and terms of agreement, it is time to decide what equipment you need. The Home Depot catalog contains a wide variety of tools dedicated to very specific construction or improvement jobs. You can read more about Home Depot’s rental services in this comprehensive review made by EquipmentRental.org. As a side note, if you can’t decide what types of equipment are suited to your needs, Home Depot offers a service that could make your choice easier. Employees are trained to make competent and relevant equipment recommendations, as well as doing measurements and installing equipment.
Once you get a rough idea about what you will need, it is time to browse through the catalog. Since each tool has a very specific purpose, we have comprised a list that will help you spend as little money on equipment as possible and more on materials and other fixtures that you will need to achieve the objective.

Let us start with a list of tools that are suited to general construction projects. Core drills, for example, are required in every serious construction or home improvement projects because you will need to drill deep holes through concrete. Another tool that could help you save a lot of time is an air compressor, which is especially useful for builders who plan to use pneumatic tools. Other must-haves consist of compactors, dust control vacuums, and rotary laser level kits.

General construction jobs involve demolishing certain areas of the house. For this, you can rent pro floor strippers, 36 “ bolt cutters, demolition hammers and various models of jackhammers.

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If you plan to repair or upgrade the plumbing system, Home Depot has a wide range of tools for this as well. The list of essential plumbing tools consists of ratchet soil pipe cutters, pipe threaders, plumbing snakes, and multi-head crimper sets. To clean or unclog the drains, consider renting an automatic or manual drain cleaner. Furthermore, while you are at it, it is always a good idea to rent roofer, submersible and gas trash pumps just to make sure.

When it comes to large-scale lawn and gardening work (tasks that most people do once or twice per year), renting equipment makes more sense than purchasing it. For basic cleaning tasks, we recommend renting backpack blowers, walk behind blowers and wheelbarrows. Tree maintenance, on the other hand, requires a very specific subset of tools like chainsaws, power pruners, and log splitters.

Another task that you will not be doing on a regular basis is exterior maintenance. Since the exterior aspect is the first noticeable thing about a house, you will need some painting equipment like drywall sanders, paint and texture sprayers and drywall lifts. Some of these jobs will require you to climb at certain heights, so renting high-quality ladders made out of aluminum and fiberglass is vital for your safety.

Finally, Home Depot also offers the option of renting large-scale equipment for builders who want to take their construction projects to the next level. However, be aware that, since these are large scale machine, renting them can cost quite a lot of money. Nevertheless, their catalog includes trenchers, chipper shredders, skid steers and even mini-excavators.

Conclusion

Ideally, every DIY builder should strive to spend less money on equipment and more on the materials needed to complete the project. This why renting the necessary tools instead of buying them is the more sensible choice – aspects such space and maintenance will not be an issue. Home Depot tapped into this DIY market and offers a wide variety of tools at reasonable prices. If you are not sure what equipment to rent, give this article a thorough read, and you will get all the necessary information.

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