Spring Cleaning Tool List

With the grass starting to grow and the weather turning nice, it's time to start thinking about yard work. Yes, I'm afraid it's returning to most of us this year. But the good news is that we've got some great tools for working on your yard.

For starters, no lawn is complete without a string trimmer. Simply mowing won't finish the job around the mailbox, trees, or even right up next to the house. A trimmer will finish that up and make it look freshly manicured, and it'll leave the other lawns "Green" with envy.

When you're done with that, you'll probably have some debris around. To quickly get that cleaned, you'll need a gas powered blower or even a cordless model. These will clean off your deck, patio, sidewalk and driveway in minimal time, and they'll be great when fall yard work comes around.

Now is a good time to mention safety work gloves. When working in the yard, work gloves are a good idea. There are sharp tools you'll be working with as well as sharp sticks, thorny flowers or vines and just plain dirty dirt. Work gloves will keep your hands clean and safe.

Once your lawn is under control, it's time to attack those bushes and shrubs. A hedge trimmer can quickly get it under control. Regardless if you're wanting to just trim or really shape your landscaping, a good quality hedge trimmer is the way to go.

For trimming trees or tall shrubs, adding a pruning blade to a reciprocating saw is the way to go. Recip saws are very versatile, powerful, and come in cordless or electric. The pruning blades have teeth specially designed for cutting through branches quickly. It's a fairly rough cut, but that doesn't usually matter on a tree.

For larger branches on shrubs or trees, you might need a chainsaw. While gas powered are the most common, we also carry cordless chainsaws which are powered from standard tool batteries. They won't run as long or cut as much, but they're lighter weight and very convenient when you don't need all the power of gas. Another option is an electric chainsaw, which is sort of in between for power, lighter than gas, but limited by the length of your extension cord.

Now that your whole yard is looking great, it's time to clean the car, right? Sure it is. It's time for a pressure washer. Not only will it clean the driveway, car and boat, but it's really good at cleaning the siding on the house and giving that final "Clean" look to your home.

With the right tools, Spring Cleaning can almost be fun!