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You know, we're really lucky here in the tri-state area. We've got a lot of tool rental and equipment rental stores where you can find an assortment of really great tools, both large and small, that'll help you make your jobs go a lot faster, a lot smoother, and often they'll save you money
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Why don't we go in right now and take a look at some of the really cool tools. Manlifts are really great tools, and I'll tell you why
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These things allow you to inspect your gutters, maybe inspect your roof
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or even do painting in case you're afraid of working on ladders. They're really swell tools
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You know, if you've got some brush in your yard, chippers are a great tool to rent
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and I'll tell you why. You can actually make your own mulch for free. They're safe to operate if you follow the instructions
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Baby backhoes are the best in case you've got a trench that you want to dig in your backyard, whatever
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These are small. They'll fit around small areas of your yard, and they're easy to maneuver
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I'll bet you didn't know that you could get electric jackhammers. These are lightweight. Most people can use them
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They come with a great cart that lets you move them around easily and assorted bits to break up any type of concrete
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All right Now if you want to break a hole in a concrete wall or maybe a concrete block wall this is the tool to use They called demolition hammers And you go ahead and put bits in them hold them up and blast right through a concrete wall
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All right, have you got a ceramic tile job coming up soon? Well, I know you're going to have to make
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a cut like this. It's an L-shaped cut where you've got to take a corner out of a piece of tile. Well
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the only way you can do that is with a diamond wet saw like this. These things are water-cooled
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blades and they cut through tile like a hot knife through butter. Now here's a really neat
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tool. It's like your own personal steamroller. What they're really called is a vibratory compactor
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Now you can use these around your house if you're putting in some gravel for a patio. Maybe you
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want to compact some soil or you've got some large blacktop patches that you want to go ahead and
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get really nice and smooth. They operate with a really great gasoline powered engine. One stroke
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of the handle and you're ready to go. Okay, keep in mind that we looked at some big tools. Remember
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that the tool rental and equipment places have small hand tools like this as well. And these
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things will make your job go smoother, faster, and you're going to save a lot of time and money
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I'm Tim Carter reporting from Blue Ash. If you want to discover more home improvement tips
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go to askthebuilder.com
