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What tool has made your job easier?

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My Associate and good friend Ron, who taught me everything I know about Paint, borrowed my new Dremel Multi-Max and used it instead of a Jamb Saw when installing flooring in his son's home.

They made multiple cuts at door jambs to add enough space to install their new flooring.

His reaction, "I went immediately to the Department Supervisor in our Flooring Department and advised him to sell this tool to every DIYer who purchases flooring. Worked really well ... A real time saver."

What tool has worked really well for you, saved time and made your job easier?

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Project after project, I think how much easier my tools made the work.

The name Dremel keeps coming up too ... here is another example "Plane Sticking Doors ..."

We just reset our store for Christmas and these tool are excellent stocking stuffers.

See your Hardware Associate or shop online.

What tool made your job easier?

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The most significant tool in terms of exterior painting in the last 30 years has been the advent of the powerwasher.The ability to quickly wash off field dust, paint oxides, loose paint, mildew, etc. has been a quantum leap in terms of increasing production at the same time as inceasing quality of the job.

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Pat_HD_ATL

Paint Associate
I have been an associate with The Home Depot for ten years and specialize in preparation and application of the full line of interior and exterior paints and stains sold by The Home Depot. I teach DIY Paint classes in faux finishing, wall and trim painting, furniture refinishing, and deck and hardwood floor resurfacing. Every day, I demo products sold under the Martha Living, Behr, Glidden, and Minwax brands. I assist pro-painters with specialty products like Graco Paint Sprayers, commercial-grade product selection, and order-only products for refinishing swimming pools. As a personal (not for hire) venture, I renovate homes and work with a cross-section of building materials from all departments at The Home Depot. I help customers with their entire project and often “walk” customers to departments all across the store to demonstrate products, services, and tools. In the local community, I served as a Scout Master in Boy Scouts of America for more than six-years. My son, an Eagle Scout and recipient of The Homer Fund Scholarship, is an Engineering student at Georgia Tech. My daughter is a guitar enthusiast, performed in the Color Guard with her High School Band, and was recently selected as a member of the University of Alabama Color Guard ... Roll Tide! She is enrolled in the School of Engineering. My personal interests include retriever training, fly fishing, outdoor food preparation and countless other outdoor activities. I also enjoy well-prepared seafood and listening to the waves crash onto the beautiful white sands of the Gulf Coast. I am a Founding Member of the East Cobb Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, whose resources are devoted toward conservation of wetlands. Based upon my customers’ feedback, I am the recipient of multiple Platinum Awards; THD’s landmark award for excellence in customer service.