Home Depot Spring Black Friday Deals 2026: The Grill, Mower, and Power Tool Picks Worth a Look

Introduction

Home Depot’s spring Black Friday event runs April 13 through the 23rd, giving you ten days to work through a flyer packed with grills, mowers, combo kits, and hand tools. Not everything on sale deserves your money, so this rundown focuses on the items that make the most sense for typical homeowners and DIYers, plus a few honest warnings about where to hold back.

The Reliable Backyard Grill: Nexgrill 4-Burner with Side Burner

The Nexgrill four-burner gas grill with side burner returns at $200, essentially the same workhorse model the store has offered in years past. It is not fancy, but it does exactly what a grill like this should: four burners let you run different heat levels on different sides, the top rack handles offset heat, and the side burner covers corn, boiling water, and other side jobs. For a quintessential backyard burgers-and-dogs grill, it will do the job for years if you keep it clean and use a cover.

If you want more smoky flavor, the Masterbuilt charcoal pellet-style grill at $400 is an interesting option, attempting to make charcoal behave like a pellet grill, and reports suggest it does a decent job of it. Traeger’s pellet grills also appear in the sale but at around $2,000 they feel overpriced for most backyard cooks.

Lawn Care Picks: Ryobi 40V HP 20-Inch Mower

The Ryobi 40V HP 20-inch cordless push mower is the tried-and-true average-yard option here, priced at $329 in the flyer. With the large battery it delivers up to 48 minutes of runtime, which should comfortably cover half an acre. If your yard is small, the 18V HP brushless 16-inch model at $300 is quicker and lighter, though it is clearly built for smaller spaces.

On the trimming side, be careful with the entry-level Ryobi string trimmer kit at $79: it only comes with a 1.5Ah battery and is not worth rushing into. The HP brushless string trimmer at $159 is a much stronger pick, and the 40V trimmer at $179 has enough power to throw rocks, so treat it with respect. The 18V 13-inch cordless string trimmer at $99 is a solid mid-tier option that comes with a good battery.

Combo Kit Strategy: Milwaukee M18 and M12 Options

Milwaukee’s M18 Fuel hammer drill and impact combo kit is the headline deal at $400. You get the hammer drill, the hex impact driver, two 5.0Ah batteries, a charger, and a hard case, plus a free high-output 8.0Ah battery as a gift with purchase. Since Milwaukee batteries are not cheap, that free battery adds real value to an already strong kit.

The M12 Fuel drill and impact combo kit at $229 is the most powerful option in the smallest package, including a 2.0Ah battery, a 4.0Ah extended battery with a flat bottom that stands up on a bench, a charger, a contractor bag, and a free 5.0Ah battery. For compact work, that is a genuinely good deal. One more Milwaukee pick worth flagging: a corded package pairing an SDS rotary hammer with a small angle grinder for $149, close to half off, effectively giving you the grinder for free.

Also worth knowing: Milwaukee is running a buy-more-save-more promotion during the event, with savings tiers at $350, $450, and $550 in spending. The best play is to buy items that are already on sale, ideally ones with bonus offers, so the tier savings stack on top.

The Standout Miter Saw: Ridgid 12-Inch Dual Bevel Sliding

The Ridgid 12-inch dual bevel sliding miter saw at $300 is one of the strongest values in the event, with 70-degree miter capacity and an LED drop-shadow cut line. Almost nobody else, aside from Harbor Freight’s Hercules on sale, comes close at this price. It is not a zero-rear-clearance design, but as a contractor-grade saw from a name brand it is a solid buy. Ridgid’s sub-compact half-inch impact wrench kit at $199 and the well-reviewed 18V multi-tool kit at $149 are also worth a look if you are already in that battery platform, with the usual caveat that Ridgid’s lifetime service agreement is not a traditional warranty and has known limitations.

DeWalt Power Stack and Multi-Tool Deals

The DeWalt Power Stack battery combo kit at $200 includes the two Power Stack batteries, which are genuinely excellent, plus a free tool of your choice. The best free picks are the brushless SDS, the brushless circular saw, or the XR brushless three-speed quarter-inch impact driver; the sander and the reciprocating saw are less compelling choices. Separately, the DeWalt Atomic multi-tool kit at $189 is not the standard multi-tool: it is the smaller Atomic version, bundled with a 4.0Ah battery and charger, at $46 off. That is a strong kit for detail work in tight spaces.

Hand Tool Value: Husky 44-Piece Combo Wrench Set

The Husky SAE and metric 44-piece combo wrench set at $60 is one of the simplest, most broadly useful deals in the whole event. A full wrench set covers everything from furniture assembly to automotive work, and at this price it is hard to find a reason not to have one in the garage drawer.

For a budget cordless option, the Ryobi HP 3-tool combo kit at $199 works out to about $50 per tool once you count the drill, impact, reciprocating saw, two batteries, a good charger, and a bag. HP means brushless, a clear step above Ryobi’s entry-level gear and a reasonable fit for a budget-minded pro or a serious DIYer.

Where to Be Careful

A few items did not earn a recommendation. The Milwaukee M18 dual-battery cordless mower at $1,000 is hard to justify when established mower brands offer comparable performance for roughly half the price. The Milwaukee 18V string trimmer is genuinely impressive in use but lands at $300 with the large 8.0Ah battery, so weigh whether you need that much power. Cordless “pressure washers” like the Ryobi at $79 are really light sprayers, fine for washing a car but not substitutes for a plug-in unit; the DeWalt 3400 PSI pressure washer at $500 is the serious option, with 2.5 GPM enough to start a small pressure-washing side business.

Conclusion

The spring Black Friday event rewards a little strategy: pair sale items with Milwaukee’s buy-more-save-more tiers, grab free-tool offers where the tool actually matches your needs, and skip the flashy big-ticket gear that does not fit your yard or workload. For most shoppers, the Nexgrill, the Ryobi 40V mower, one well-chosen combo kit, and the Husky wrench set cover an entire season of home projects at a reasonable total spend.