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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: April Tools

| By John Petersik | April 1, 2013 | 7,817 Comments

Fab Freebie: April Tools

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***

Well the lucky April fool, er, person who’s getting the $500 gift card to the home improvement store of their choosing  – all thanks to Hometalk! – is… Rebecca (who says she and her husband really need a router table to change out some non-functional kitchen cabinets). Congrats!

Nope, this isn’t a joke. Someone somewhere in the world is gonna win $500 this week, and it’s all thanks to Hometalk. It’s a free community where DIYers and pros can exchange projects and advice, which makes it a great spot to discover new ideas (everything from major remodels to easy cleaning tips pop up). The photo-centric boards make browsing for inspiration a breeze and connecting with the creator is just as easy. And since Hometalk is all about helping you tackle our next project, they want to give you the right tools – which is why they’re serving up a $500 gift card to your favorite home improvement store (be it Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears or something else). Not a bad way to ring in April, right?

 HomeTalk Giveaway

  • PRIZE: A $500 gift card to the home improvement store of your choice, courtesy of Hometalk
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “TOOL ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … what tool you’ve been wanting lately and what project you’re hoping it will help you tackle. Have you had your eye on a certain saw to make your next building project easier? Do you desperately need a sewing machine for some pillow making? Or are you waiting on that nail gun to update some trim in your house?
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: This giveaway is available worldwide!
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, April 3rd or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
  • ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Hometalk.

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  1. dana828 says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    TOOL ME! I would love a paint sprayer, but my husband has decided that he needs a full set of mechanics tools so he can learn to change the oil, rotate tires, and replace the brakes on his car. Oh joy…

    Reply
  2. Maggie h says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    TOOL ME! I’d love one of the kreg crown molding kits!

    Reply
  3. Heidi says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    TOOL ME!! We’re in the process of buying our first house which we plan to fix up a bit so anything and everything would be of help to us! :-)

    Reply
  4. Lynette says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Yes, yes…a sewing maching for curtains…

    Reply
  5. Jenny@Simcoe Street says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Tool me!
    I would love a good drill. I always borrow one, would like my very own.

    Jenny
    http://www.simcoestreet.blogspot.com

    Reply
  6. keri says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Tool Me! I want to add a deck to the back of the house and put in some gardens so tools for both jobs ( and some sun to melt the snow so I can start!)

    Reply
  7. Matt M. says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Tool me!

    I’d like to own a good saw, drill, and laser level.

    Reply
  8. Ashley says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    TOOL ME!
    The list is long… but top three are a nail gun like yours, a sander to refinish furniture, and a Kreg set.

    Reply
  9. Elizabeth Baldoni says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    TOOL ME! I am envious of anyone with a tiled backsplash, so I’d like a tile saw so I can DIY something fancy, then copy your little tile update for the bathroom.

    Reply
  10. Tracy says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Tool Me! Not sure what tools I will need but we need to redo a laundry room/ mud room desparately!

    Reply
  11. Noccia Lindsay says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    Tool Me!!

    I need a whole bunch of tools since my husband and I just bought our first home but I think the most helpfull tools would be a paint sprayer and a sander.

    Reply
  12. Meg M. says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    TOOL ME!

    My boyfriend and I have our hearts set on a compound mitre saw. In the next year or so we are planning to do a completely DIY full-gut kitchen remodel. And yes, we are planning to build our own custom cabinets, which is where the compound mitre saw comes in to play. We’re just finishing up our full-gut DIY bathroom remodel now and we built the vanity with a simple and small table saw. Can’t wait to tackle the kitchen with a better tool!

    Reply
  13. Cassandra Beverly says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    TOOL ME…any tools to help us make our new 1914’s home ours! We have a long list of projects as little as painting to building a new garage!

    Reply
  14. Sara says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Tool me! I really need a miter saw!

    Reply
  15. Rachel says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    TOOL ME!! I would love a serger so I could sew with knits!

    Reply
  16. Campbell says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    TOOL ME! Kreg drill, nail gun, pegboard.

    Reply
  17. Jennifer S. says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    “Tool Me” . Nail Gun!

    Reply
  18. Lindsy says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    TOOL ME! I feel pretty set right now, but my husband has been wanting a circular saw for a while. He has really gotten into making furniture.

    Reply
  19. Meg says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    TOOL ME! bamboo flooring installation tools. thank you.

    Reply
  20. Sheri G says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    TOOL ME!
    Our kitchen reno project (well, whole house reno really, lol!) has been stalled due to unanticipated medical bills… I think a nail gun would be awesome for putting up trims!

    Reply
  21. DavesAnngel says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    TOOL ME!!!

    Oh please oh please oh please, TOOL ME!!!

    We need so many things, but right now a DeWalt Impact is at the top of my list.

    Oh please, random number generator, TOOL ME!!!

    Reply
  22. Carly says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    OMG we are moving into a 100 year old house at the end of the month…I’m sure I could use some cash for exterior paint!

    Reply
  23. Carly says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    Tool me!

    OMG we are moving into a 100 year old house at the end of the month…I’m sure I could use some cash for exterior paint and one of those paint sprayers!

    Reply
  24. Megan says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Do backhoes count? :) We’re tilling our soil in prep for a garden . . . maybe a power rake? ;)

    Reply
  25. Danielle Ferretti in Miami says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    TOOL ME please !
    I would love a paint sprayer and a palm sander. Would also love my own tool box with basic tools – this way I will not have to be begging my hubby to let me borrow his…. :)

    Reply
  26. Britta says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Tool me! I would love a table saw for our bathroom project.

    Reply
  27. Cindy says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    TOOL ME: Replace the kitchen counters!!! Or, the floor…bathroom….oooh!! And my hubby would sure need some tool-thingys to make that happen!!

    Reply
  28. Megan says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    TOOL ME!
    We need a nail gun somethin’ fierce! Oh and that cool kit John got for crown molding. Perhaps with that I could persuade my hubby to take the crown molding plunge.

    Reply
  29. Krista says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    TOOL ME!!! A new chainsaw is on the list for my hubby!

    Reply
  30. Penny says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    Tool Me!!

    Reply
  31. Nora E says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:26 pm

    TOOL ME!! I really want an air compressor :)

    Reply
  32. Nolwenn says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I need about 25 meters of curtains as well as a sewing machine!

    Reply
  33. Christina says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    TOOL ME!!! Either a circular saw or a jig saw. We’re currently building our patio furniture right now from an Ana White plan, and we may get more into the woodworking thing.

    Reply
  34. Theresa says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    TOOL ME ! After hearing so many people rave about them I really NEED (ok want) a nail gun to make certain projects a tad easier!!

    Reply
  35. Tamara says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    TOOL ME! I could really use a paint sprayer and a palm sander for all those projects that are waiting.

    Reply
  36. Courtney says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We’re in need of a nail gun or miter saw!

    Reply
  37. Oona says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’d love a Kreg Jig. You guys make it look so useful!

    Reply
  38. Kelly F. says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    TOOL ME! So many tools to so, so little time to acquire and use them all. I recently got a miter saw and a Kreg jig – now I want a router so I can make my own frames!

    Reply
  39. Jena C says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    TOOL ME!!! I would love a router to give our homemade furniture that extra finished touch.

    Reply
  40. Diana W says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    Tool Me! I desperately need a table saw!

    Reply
  41. Justine V. says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    Tool me!
    I’ve been jonesing for a nail gun and air compressor. This would go a long way in helping me get that!

    Reply
  42. Kathleen says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    tool me. I could really use a nail gun

    Reply
  43. Laura says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    Tool me! I would love to get a nail gun and electric saw.

    Reply
  44. Brianne says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    TOOL ME! Can I say paintbrush? Just bought a new place and I need to PAINT EVERY ROOM!!

    Reply
  45. ErinAnn says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    TOOL ME! I’d really like a router for a new dining table.

    Reply
  46. Katherine says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’m just starting my tool collection, so I could use a number of different tools! I just bought an orbital sander, but I could use a finishing sander for the cabinet doors I’m refinishing.

    Reply
  47. Tiffany says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We would like to get a compound mitre saw to build a strawberry tower, among other things.

    Reply
  48. Maggie says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I just bought a house in August, so I need all sorts of tools!

    Reply
  49. Hannah says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:37 pm

    TOOL ME! I could use a paint sprayer and a nail gun… and maybe a miter saw for projects all around the house!

    Reply
  50. Lacy says

    April 2, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Gardening tools and a drill are on my wish list!

    Reply
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