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Show DESERET MORNING NEWS/ SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCT. 9, 2003 eerieBbem nn ‘ 3 Do-it-yourselfers can rent just the right tools which now ha 14 loca around the Salt Lake Val ley, offers more than5,000 rent able items, ranging from silverware for garden parties to four-wheel drive backhoes for major earth-moving Havingthe right tools can turn a difficult, messy job into work that is quick, simple and professional The problemis, most people can ill afford to invest in the pany tion ers are remodeling anddirt work equipment. project, we want to makeit con venient and easy. We don't Flooring is a popular task want them to haveto run all over town, so we not onlytry to with homeownersthese days Trying to put down ceramic tile have everything a homeowner could want or need for a job, but we haveseveral of each projects to hand sander wouldbe nearly impossible without a special saw. But, not many people are anxiousto go Theidea behind Diamond Rental is and always has been out and spendalot of moneyon a saw they mayuse only once digging post holes Which, of course, led to Dia mond Rental entering the do-it yourself market some 20 years ago with a full rangeof rent to help make life easier on the able tools anywhere in thecity.” The company started out The same holds true for hardwoodfloors. Special tools are required, and a home owner isn't likely to purchase the necessary equipment, but is morethan willing to rent. “Take, for example,tillers. We may have 10 tillers available on any weekendat each of our locations. That's a lot of tillers we can have available tools and equipment required for many of the simplest of household jobs like painting, putting down ceramictile or homeowner, which is one rea son why the 14 locations are strategically placed, “to try and be only 10 minutes away from And, led to the rental com pany increasing its inventory of tools over the years to include not only household tools, but equipment, suchas tillers and lawn edgers, eventually gradu ating into saws, tractors, back hoes and boomlifts Currently, among the more popular items with homeown also larger equipment for con tractors and party accessories All total, said Tex Parker, sales manager, the rental com Fi 4 igiES = A) ; Diamondhasall the necessary renting mainly gardening Py tools for hardwoodfloors, including air hammers, sand ers and floor finishers, as well as for ceramictile Ourobjective is to be a one stop service to our customers If they need special tools for a pA; i 5oe tool,” he said. for customers.” Paint sprayers are another popularrental items for homeowners, whether it’s for painting an inside room orthe exte rior of a home. During the summer,the walk-behindtrenchers for put ting downpipe for sprinkling systems are a hot item. The alternative to a trenchers is the sander we'll credit them with the sandpaper they didn’t use. It makesit easy and convenient. What wetell our customer, too, is there’s no such thing as a dumb question.” Customers have the option of visiting one of thelocations to pick up rental equipmentor Diamond Rental will deliver. Along with tools and equipment, Diamond Rental has also entered to entertainment area, offering everything from baby highchairs for those with visiting infants, to party tents for weddings and gatherings, to silverware and glasses. All, as Parker pointed out, the tools are there to make the job easier for the customer. Which,of course, requires making sure the customergets the right tools in order to do the right job. diggingis to dig the trenches by hand. Forlarger jobs in the yard, Bobeats are popular. The landscape tractors with a scoop on the front are ideal for moving dirt, grading a yard in preparation for grass or sod, or moving rocks. “With all of our equipment we go to great lengths to make sure the customer knowsall there is to knowaboutthe equipment.In the case of a sander for hardwood floors, for example, we'll take 15 to 20 minutes just going over howto use it,” said Parker “Then we'll make sure the customer has more sandpaper than would be required. This waythey won't need to make return visits to get more sand- paper. And, when theyreturn p—_ aL tnd Out What Mewll!SOUTH TOWNE EXPOSITION CENTER OCTOBER 10TH, 11TH AND 121H . 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