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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. Megan says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    tool me!

    I need power tools!

    Reply
  2. Julia says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME! I’ve been wanting a Dremel for pretty much forever just because I love the multiple functions, but YHL’s recent board and batten project has me really interested in nail guns! ….even though we live in an apartment still and likely wouldn’t use it for awhile :)

    Reply
  3. kevin says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    “TOOL ME” and tell us…i want a kreg jig or jigsaw

    Reply
  4. Katy says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’d like a tile saw so we can retile our entryway!

    Reply
  5. Liz M says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    “TOOL ME”
    Hubby has been asking for a nail gun.

    Reply
  6. Rebecca S says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME! I can think of lots of things we could use!

    Reply
  7. Lindy says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Tool me! We need a table saw to finally finish our flooring project!

    Reply
  8. Amanda says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME!! I want a tile cutter soooo bad! Desperate to rip up the linoleum in my kitchen and replace it with slate-look porcelain tiles

    Reply
  9. Carissa T says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME!!
    Lately my tool has been a paint brush. I have been painting doors and baseboards like mad lately. Finally finished all the doors and now onto the dreaded baseboards :(
    I would love to start doing some landscaping but the snow just won’t go away!

    Reply
  10. Jenn says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    TOOL ME! I’ve been wanting a staple gun. I’m a DIY noob but I have a lot of projects I want to tackle with that darned thing. :)

    Reply
  11. Sally says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool me! A sewing machine would be great – I’ve wanted to make curtains and pillow covers for our living room for a while now, but there’s no way I’m doing all that sewing by hand!

    Reply
  12. Lee says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!
    I want to help my sister w/her new house.

    Reply
  13. Callie says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME! We just bought a total fixer upper so we need lots of tools! I’m thinking everything from safety goggles to a nail gun :)

    Reply
  14. Jenni says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool me!

    The next tools on my wish list are a nail gun and paint sprayer

    Reply
  15. Crystal says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool Me – a kreg jeg!

    Reply
  16. Amy @ a new old house says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    The hubby is always mentioning tools that he “needs” to get… yesterdays’ was some sort of pulley system to get 8 foot sheets of plywood into the attic through the window!

    Reply
  17. Barbara says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I am just starting out with diy. I would love to build Ana whites storage bed. So tools for that.

    Reply
  18. Brittney says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!
    A nail gun for various projects would r.o.c.k. for sure!

    Reply
  19. Amanda says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME! We need everything John listed for crown moulding. We have some up…but it is not pretty and it needs to be done pronto!

    Reply
  20. Thanh says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool Me! It would definitely have to be a table saw. Oh the places we will go!

    Reply
  21. Marielle says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’d like to get a nail gun and I’d love to do the board & batten project in my dining room!

    Reply
  22. Amanda K says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME! I want a wet saw!!!

    Reply
  23. danielle says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I would LOVE a table saw! Seriously, in the words of Rachel Zoe, it would be mag

    Reply
  24. Mike says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool Me! I’ve been wanting a miter saw for a while now. My wife says she NEEDS one. haha. I’m a lucky man!

    Reply
  25. Christine Cohen says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Tool me!!

    I’ve been wanting a nail gun for a looong time!!

    Reply
  26. Katy C. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    We could really use a power washer to do some cleanup outside!

    Reply
  27. Liz says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I want my own orbital sander. I keep borrowing my friend’s, and I’d really like my own. I have a house full of overpainted wooden trim and plaster walls that all need repeated stripping and sanding, and it would be so much better if I owned my own tools! I’d also get a shop-vac to go with it, to suck away all the dust as I sanded. :)

    Reply
  28. Kristina says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME!!

    You name it, we need it! We just recently bought are first home and are literally getting by with a hammer and a cordless drill! HELP US!!

    Reply
  29. AshleyPatterson says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME!!

    We need so many things that I don’t even know where to start! We are currently trying to update our newly purchased home, so any tool would be beneficial for us at this point. :)

    Reply
  30. Kara says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME! New extension cords, hot knife, tile saw…the list goes on!

    Reply
  31. Lauren says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME!!

    I would get a nail gun and an electric sander for sure!

    Reply
  32. Heather says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Tool Me! I am in desperate need of a new miter saw. Mine is broken and I use it all the time.

    Reply
  33. Melinda says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME! We need a wet saw to do our own tile work. :)

    Reply
  34. Tara says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME! We’re talking about getting a wet saw to do a couple projects in the pipeline…bathroom, laundry/mudroom, flagstone patio.

    Reply
  35. Wanda says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Tool Me! I need…everything?

    Reply
  36. Chrissy says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Tool me! I need it all!

    Reply
  37. Lakshmi says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Tool me!

    I need everything, but I’d love to update a room in my parents house…haven’t decided which one yet!

    Reply
  38. Ben B says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME

    I need a good table saw to finish a fence!

    Reply
  39. Kate d says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    TOOL ME!! We would love to update our bathroom ourselves and could use lots of tools for the job! Thanks!

    Reply
  40. Lara S. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Tool me! I would love to buy my husband a new drill. He got rid of his old one and needs a new one!

    Reply
  41. Emily S. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME! We’d love a good quality power sander to tackle some furniture refinishing that needs to get started around here…

    Reply
  42. Sally says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME! Hubbie wants a new sprayer!

    Reply
  43. Jenna says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME! I am in desperate need of lawn tools.

    Reply
  44. Esther says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME!

    Reply
  45. Jenna B. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Tool me! We just poured foundation on our new house so I’m sure we’ll have quite a list soon :)

    Reply
  46. Abby says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME!

    I’ve really been wanting a staple gun…and a jigsaw…are those lame tools? I don’t know. I just really want to tackle some pinterest projects and I feel like they would help so much!

    Reply
  47. Amanda says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Tool me! I need to get everything for tiling my backsplash! Can’t wait…thinking of doing penny tile like you!

    Reply
  48. Wendy B. says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    “TOOL ME!”

    I think we’re gonna need a new lawnmower this year! Also since we just traded carpet for floors I was thinking I’d like a broom vac!”

    Reply
  49. Kaylee says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME
    Well I need a new drill because mine stopped working, but I would also love a table saw!

    Reply
  50. CW says

    April 1, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    TOOL ME! We just bought a new house that needs lots of work. One of our first projects is painting so a sprayer would be great! Though we need lots of other tools!

    Reply
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