Wednesday, June 17, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon At Your Service
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EQU IP M E N T R E N TA LS , SA LES
& SE R V ICE • STOR AGE U N ITS
It’s the season of home projects
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
This may be the most
opportune time for home-
improvement projects ever.
Folks are spending more
time at home trying to main-
tain their <social distance=
and the opportunities beckon
to fill our time with produc-
tive efforts.
And, despite the evidence
of recent days, the calendar
promises that summer is in
the offing 4 and we all want
our home and yard to be a
nice place to enjoy those
long, warm days that surely
must be coming.
So, we get to work. The
crew at the new Sisters
Rental facility in Sisters has
been hopping, getting Sisters
folks lined out for those
projects. What are the most
popular projects in Sisters
Country right now?
1. Refinishing the deck:
<I think right now our
most popular thing is a deck
sander,= said Eric Spor at
Sisters Rental.
We spend a lot of time on
the deck during the summer,
and it seems that everyone is
trying to make it nice. That
means restaining and oiling.
A c c o r d i n g t o S p o r,
simply pressure washing
the deck may not be the
best course to prep it for
restaining.
<Pressure washing,
you9re basically forcing the
water into the wood, which
means you have to wait lon-
ger to apply your finish,= he
said.
Pressure washing also
does nothing to address
splinters and rough spots.
A well-sanded deck will be
smoother and accept stain
better.
2. Aerating the lawn:
An aerator pulls plugs out
of your lawn to allow water
and nutrients to penetrate
into the root system, making
for a healthier, more verdant
lawn. They9re easy to use.
<It9s just like mowing the
lawn,= Spor said. <We9ve
actually got a new one now
that9s easier to steer 4 it9s
got caster wheels on the
front.=
A few minutes of extra
work can make the lawn a
whole lot nicer through the
summer.
3. Mowing the pastures
and fields:
Those who have acreage
need to get the pasture grass
mowed down. It9s not just a
matter of aesthetics 4 keep-
ing grasses down is a criti-
cal element of maintaining
defensible space against
wildfire.
A tractor with a mowing
deck makes the job easy 4
and fun. Who doesn9t love
running a tractor?
<Just engage the PTO and
go,= Spor says.
4. Painting the house:
Painting your own house
is an ambitious project. If
you think it9s beyond your
skills 4 or your time-
frame, there are several top-
notch contractors in town
(although they may already
be booked for the sum-
mer). But maybe this is the
year when it makes sense to
devote the time and effort to
doing it yourself. And if you
do, you9ll save thousands of
dollars, Spor notes.
Good prep is key to a
quality paint job. Rent a
pressure washer and get all
surfaces thoroughly clean so
that paint adheres well and
lasts. A paint sprayer makes
a world of difference in the
time you9ll need to put in on
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
A deck sander is currently the most popular piece of equipment at
Sisters Rental.
the actual painting, the effort
you9ll expend, and the qual-
ity and consistency of the
final paint job.
Renting equipment and
buying your paint, brushes,
rollers and tarps won9t cost
you too much. Then it9s all
on you.
The possibilities for
home and landscape projects
are virtually limitless, and
the tools and equipment to
get the work done well are
readily to hand in Sisters.
The only limitations are
imagination, ambition and
the will to work.
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storage units, pumps, and so much more!
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SISTERS RENTAL IS
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NORTH PINE STREET
Efficiency is the name of the game at Sisters
Rental’s brand-new 6,400-square-foot facility at the
corner of Barclay Drive and Pine Street .
The new steel building and expansive lot will
allow the team to offer more rental equipment, in
addition to more yard and home-improvement prod-
ucts and equipment — good news as Sisters County
heads into the busy home-improvement season.
The space is also much more efficient for
mechanics and technicians, which will allow for
quicker turnaround times for equipment mainte-
nance and repair operations.
Sisters Rental is a regional headquarters for con-
tractors and homeowners alike, who need quality,
well-maintained equipment at fair prices with excel-
lent service to back it all up. The new facility will
allow the team to improve on that reputation.
Sisters Rental has also launched a new website
at www.sistersrental.com showcasing the product
lines they carry and rental offerings. Check it out!
Sisters Rental is observing COVID-safe protocols
to provide service to the community.
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