Hardware Stores
Summit Tools
About Summit Tools
A hardware counter usually serves two very different kinds of urgency at the same time. One customer is a trades crew that needs a replacement part before the job stalls out completely. The other is a homeowner who has finally decided to stop borrowing from a neighbour and just buy the tool outright. Summit Tools works out of 1755 Springfield Road on the Pandosy side of Kelowna, on a route that carries a good share of the city's working traffic and makes the shop an easy stop between jobs.
What separates one tool shop from another is usually depth rather than sheer floor space. Ask whether the consumables that go with a machine are kept on hand, since blades, bits, batteries and chargers are what actually keep it running, and a cordless platform is only as useful as the support behind it. Ask how repairs and warranty claims are handled, because a tool sent away for a month is the hidden cost of a bargain. Staff who can walk you through the gap between a contractor grade unit and a lighter model built for weekend use will save you money in both directions.
Building work across the valley runs hard through the dry months, so spring and summer are the busy stretch for anyone selling to the trades. A quick call to 250-860-6404 is the fastest way to have something specific set aside before you drive over, and summittools.com is worth a look if you want to narrow down a line first. Springfield runs across the middle of the city, which makes the trip manageable whether you are coming down from Glenmore, across from Rutland or up from the Mission.
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