Whew. We tiled a wall of our kitchen this weekend, using a suprisingly affordable 3x6 carrara tile from Bella Tile. When it came to cutting the tile, we of course had no wet saw on hand so we checked out the tool rentals at Home Depot. We were able to rent a wet saw for $26. That's the rate for four hours of use, which was plenty of time to complete all necessary cutting (it's a very small kitchen).
In all, we were so pleased with the experience that we wanted to share. We'll be sure to share photos once the grouting is complete.
Be aware, though. In researching tool rentals we came across a warning of bogus policies on rentals at Home Depot. Also, if you're at all questioning whether you can get the work done in a four hour window, just rent it for 24 hours (your options are 4 hours, 24 hours, or 1 week). The price difference on the wet saw is $26 for four hours vs. $36 for 24 hours.
Some of the other handy tools available for rent: table saws, paint sprayers, wallpaper steamers, and floor sanders.
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If you're going to rent a tool which requires a drill bit, blade or other expendable part to operate, make sure the part is included with the rental or will work with your own tools. I arranged to rent a hammer drill there once and arrived at the store only to be told that the drill's chuck would not accommodate my hammer drill bits and that I would have to purchase their drill bits. The bits only worked with their Hitachi drills rendering them useless with any other drill.
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I rented a floor sander for 24 hours from Home Depot and was given every extra bit from the special extension cords to sandpaper in 3 grades. I had to purchase separately only 1 of the 5 packs of sandpaper I left the store with.
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That's awesome. I"d really like to rent a floor sander, but I can't find the price on their website. (I'm also not 100% sure I can do the sanding myself...) Has anyone tried this?
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Thank you so much! I finally got the simple answer of what it cost to rent a tool at home depot.
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