14 Last-Minute Deals From Home Depot and Lowe’s Spring Sale Events

Spring isn't just the time for cleaning your home. It's also the time for renovating, refurbishing, and restoring. That yard work project you put off last fall? Those garage projects you wanted to do all winter when it was too cold to work out there? Now's the time to stock up on tools and gear, but you have to act quickly if you want to snag a deal. Home Depot's Spring Black Friday ends after April 28, and Lowe's SpringFest ends after May 1, and there are still deals on loads of our favorite gear from brand favorites such as DeWalt, Milwaukee, Ridgid, Klein, and Kobalt.

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Tool Deals

Gearwrench 232-Piece Mechanics Tool Kit for $269 ($26 off) Home Depot

The Gearwrench brand is my favorite entry-to-mid-level tool brand for chrome hand tools. Made in Taiwan, these sockets, combination wrenches, and ratchets have excellent manufacturing tolerances, meaning less slipping off bolt heads and potentially damaging them. This kit comes with only 1/4-inch and 3/8-inch drive sockets and ratchet handles, not 1/2-inch, but that shouldn't matter unless you're working on large projects, such as cars' axle components or building a deck. The organization box is also excellent, with sturdy slide-out drawers and built-in handles that make picking up the heavy box a breeze.

Milwaukee M18 Fuel 18V Cordless Hammer Drill and Impact Driver Combo Kit for $400 ($100 off) Home Depot

An impact driver is a power tool that delivers rapid, repeated forward thrusts as it rotates on a bolt or screwhead. It works wonders for stubborn screws and bolts that may be too rusted in place to remove without a power tool. An impact driver typically fits small screws and bolts. Similarly, a hammer drill delivers the same thrusts but is designed for drilling through tough materials that could choke up a normal cordless drill. This combo kit includes two batteries and a charger, so when you run one dry, you've got another to use while the first one is charging.

Milwaukee M18 Fuel Cordless ½-Inch