Late summer on the Front Range is its own little season. The grass is worn out, the yard is dry, the kids are heading back to school, and there’s usually a two- or three-week window before fall projects take over where the weather is actually good for getting things done. Hot mornings, cool evenings, no snow to plan around yet. If you’ve got a list of projects you kept putting off in June and July, this is the stretch to knock them out.
At Arvada Rent-Alls, this is one of our busiest times of year, and it’s not because of any one project. It’s because everybody’s list looks a little different this time of year, and most of it needs equipment that doesn’t make sense to own for a few weekends of work. Here’s what we’re seeing people rent for right now.
Colorado’s had another hot, dry summer, and lawns and beds are showing it. Late August into September is actually a great window for aerating and overseeding cool-season grass before it goes dormant, and it’s a good time to get ahead of the brush and weeds that took over anything you didn’t get to in the spring. A rental aerator or heavy-duty trimmer covers more ground in an afternoon than most homeowner tools manage in a week. Take a look at our lawn care equipment if your yard needs a reset before the weather turns.
If branches are hanging low, trees need thinning, or a corner of the property turned into brush over the summer, now’s the time to deal with it, before wet leaves and snow make it a worse job later. A rental chainsaw sized for the work beats fighting through it with something underpowered, and once you’ve got a pile of cuttings, a chipper turns it into mulch instead of a truckload of debris. Our tree care, stump grinder, and log splitter rentals cover both ends of that job.
Every year we see the same thing: a patio or walkway project that started full of ambition in June and stalled out by July. Late summer, before the first cold snap, is your last easy shot at pouring concrete or compacting a base without fighting the weather. Whether you need a plate compactor to prep the sub-base or a concrete mixer and buggy to finish the pour, our compaction equipment and concrete and brick equipment can get that project across the finish line before you lose the good weather.
Between dry conditions and a busy construction season across the metro, everything from siding to driveways to equipment has a layer of grime on it that a garden hose won’t touch. A rental pressure washer handles it in a fraction of the time and does a noticeably better job on decks, concrete, and vehicles. Browse our pressure washer rentals before you spend a Saturday scrubbing by hand.
Yard waste, old fencing, leftover pallets, whatever’s been piling up all summer- late summer is when most people finally deal with it. A utility trailer rated for the load turns a dozen truck-bed trips into one or two, which matters when you’re trying to wrap up a project before your weekend runs out.
Colorado nights start dipping toward freezing earlier than most people expect, and a hard freeze on a system that still has water sitting in the lines can crack pipes and blow out valves you won’t discover until next spring. Blowing out your sprinkler system with compressed air is the cheapest insurance you can buy for an irrigation system, and it’s a job worth doing before the first cold snap catches you off guard. Our Emglo electric air compressor has the CFM to clear water out of residential lines without the noise or exhaust of a gas unit, so it’s a good fit for getting this done in a driveway or garage.
The Front Range has a habit of turning fast once September hits; one week it’s 90 degrees, the next there’s frost on the pumpkins. Renting instead of buying means you can knock out this whole list without a garage full of equipment you’ll use twice a year. Stop by our Arvada or Littleton counter, and we’ll help you put together the right gear for whatever’s left on your list.
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