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DIY Renovations in Korea: Equipment Rental?

 
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cdninkorea



Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:48 am    Post subject: DIY Renovations in Korea: Equipment Rental? Reply with quote

My soon-to-be wife and I want to fix up our apartment ourselves, which means stripping the ugly wallpaper and painting, sanding down worn tables and refinishing, and other tasks which require the use of power tools and painting equipment. Is it possible to rent tools like drills, sanders, and saws in Korea? I'd certainly prefer it to buying...
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dazzed



Joined: 26 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen one place near Shin nonhyeon station (line 9) in gangnam that rents equipments. It might be worth a try. It's close to that swiss cheesed building on the corner
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wormholes101



Joined: 11 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You mean you don't want to pay someone to put another layer of wallpaper of the other 7 existing wall paper layers??

lol, sorry couldn't resist!
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crescent



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: yes.

PostPosted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The odd hardware store (철물) will provide rentals, but in my experience you have to search them out.
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