Cost - Part 3

Since I mention in my previous post about the extra cost savings I wanted to add to my budget -e.g. I went out and bought some new tools :)

I, like most guys, love to go shop at Home Depot! That's my new Toys R' Us as an adult. So what did I buy? I bought the following tools at Harbor Freight with a 20% off coupon (http://dealspl.us/harborfreight-coupons/224530p) - used it two times now.

Roofing nailer - $47.98
Hook blades (2-5 packs) - $4.58
3/8" 100' rubber air hose - $27.99

In case you are wondering what Harbor Freight is, let me explain. I had never heard about it until I was researching another project we did (I'll have to post about that at a latter time - hardwood floors throughout the main floor in every room minus the bathrooms). I was researching floor nailers and found they were very very expensive. Well at the time my boss brought me a Harbor Freight flyer and told me about them. I used that nailer on 1200 sq ft of 3/4" Oak floors, then my friend borrowed it for his, and I just got done doing my mother-in-laws (about 600 sq ft). These aren't tools that you buy to last a lifetime, you buy them for one time jobs. But as I just mentioned - that nailer has been through quite a few jobs and still is going strong.

So in regards to the roofing nailer -  it was $119.99 on clearance since it was last years model which they had it on sale for $59.98, then with my coupon - $47.98. You can't beat that price. Go look at any home improvement store. Cheapest you'll find is $150 for one nailer. I now have two nailers.

???? Two nailers you think to yourself. Yes this is my second. I left the first out of my budget as I used some money I made for a side project to treat myself to a air compressor finally after many many many years of pleading with my wife to let me get one. I went to Home Depot one day and they had a sale too good to pass up - a 8 gal 1 1/2 HP Husky air compressor with 3 finishing nailers for $99.99. Yes I said that right all of that for $99.99. This is normally the part in the TV commercial where they say "But wait there's more!" In this case that's it, but it was one heck of a deal so I called my wife and we decided it was a good investment (e.g. I finally got my air compressor) and with the money I had leftover still from my side job I did I went and bought the roofing nailer as well. So there you go. You have my confession about how I left that out.

But now I'm ready and expect roofing to go much faster. I'm borrowing my mother-in-laws air compressor along with mine to run both nail guns at the same time. Should speed things up. I'll let you know how the equipment does.