Where To Rent Power Tools in Brooklyn?
Someone asked us last week to recommend a place to rent a floor sander and we didn’t have a good answer. We remember there was a place in Bed Stuy, on Nostrand maybe, where our contractor rented a couple of things during our reno, but other than that, we couldn’t be much help. We’re interested…
Someone asked us last week to recommend a place to rent a floor sander and we didn’t have a good answer. We remember there was a place in Bed Stuy, on Nostrand maybe, where our contractor rented a couple of things during our reno, but other than that, we couldn’t be much help. We’re interested to hear where readers have had good–and bad–experiences renting equipment.
Millers Tool closed.
I got a buffer rental at Coney Is. Ave and Newkirk at a place called PID
anonymous at September 21, 2006 8:02 AM: I think if you have to ask these kind of questions, you would be better off hiring the work done by a professional.
Anonymous at September 20, 2006 10:48 AM wrote:
“Of the two things you’ve got pictured:
#1 (floor sander) can easily rip holes in your floor
#2 (chop box) can easilly rip off your hand.
These are not ‘casual’ tool rentals…”
Any power tool, in the wrong hands, can do damage or injure the user, you would be better off hiring the work done by a professional.
I have to put in a plug for Total Tool Rental on Nostrand (Just south of Myrtle on the west side of the street). We’ve rented everything from them from scaffolding to floor sanders/buffers etc. but they have much more and are knowledgeable. If you are starting a renovation project I recommend you swing by to see what they have…it would have saved us multiple nightmares at the Nostrand Home Depot and the redhook/parkslpsouth lowes. Good luck!
GT Rentals, in outer Greenpoint at Apollo and Nassau– I really can’t say enough positive things about their selection, service (with instruction!), and prices. We’ve rented tons of stuff from them over the course of our renovation, from a pneumatic rock drill and huge compressor to a self-levelling rotary laser level. Often we’ve not been exactly sure what we need to accomplish a given task, and they have set us up with the perfect tool, accessories, advice, and phone support.
I rented a jackhammer from a shop on 3rd avenue and 15th street (sorry can’t remember the name). No instructions but it wasn’t too hard to figure out. I just turned it on and hung on. Price seemed fair and they were nice guys.
Millers Tools= the best
I hate all Home Depots everywhere, but I have a white-hot burn-in-hell hatred for their online department.
Another vote foe Miller’s on Coney Island Avenue. Nice people, fair prices, pretty well-maintained tools, help and instructions.
The TOOL RENTAL shop that B’stoner was referring to is on Nostrand near Myrtle Ave. It’s THE place in the area.