🔧 Tools & Equipment

Have the skill but not the tools? Sebenza equips you.

A rental marketplace built into Sebenza Pro. Find equipment near you, rent by the hour, day or week, and link it straight to the job you're about to accept.

Tools required for this job

Exterior painting — 2 days

  • Extension LadderR150/day
  • Pressure WasherR300/day
Job valueR3 000
Sebenza service fee (12%)−R360
Tool rental−R450
Estimated earningsR2 190
Rent tools & accept job

Eligible providers can reserve tools against an accepted job, subject to Sebenza's risk and deposit controls.

The old way vs Sebenza

Find job → discover you don't have equipment → decline job
Find job → identify required tools → rent tools → accept job → work → earn → return tools

Removing the equipment barrier turns declined jobs into income — for painters, gardeners, cleaners, handymen and every trade in between.

Available near you

Extension Ladder 6m

Delivery

Access & Lifting · Rand Tool Hire · 2.4 km

Hour
R30
Day
R150
Week
R700

Refundable deposit R500

Pressure Washer 150 bar

Delivery

Cleaning Machines · Sebenza Depot · 3.1 km

Hour
R60
Day
R300
Week
R1400

Refundable deposit R1 000

Petrol Lawnmower

Garden Equipment · GreenLine Equipment · 5.8 km

Hour
R45
Day
R220
Week
R950

Refundable deposit R800

Rotary Hammer Drill

Power Tools · BuildMate Hardware · 1.7 km

Hour
R40
Day
R190
Week
R850

Refundable deposit R700

Petrol Generator 5kVA

Delivery

Trade Equipment · Rand Tool Hire · 4.2 km

Hour
R70
Day
R380
Week
R1700

Refundable deposit R1 500

Industrial Wet & Dry Vacuum

Delivery

Cleaning Machines · Sebenza Depot · 2.9 km

Hour
R35
Day
R170
Week
R780

Refundable deposit R600

How a rental works

  1. 01

    Find tools near you

    Search by category, distance, price and availability.

  2. 02

    Reserve for a job

    Link the rental to an upcoming Sebenza booking.

  3. 03

    Pay in-app

    Rental plus refundable deposit, held by Sebenza.

  4. 04

    Collect or get delivery

    Pick up from the supplier, or request delivery where offered.

  5. 05

    Work the job

    Tools tracked against the booking for the rental period.

  6. 06

    Return & rate

    Return, deposit released, report damage if anything went wrong.

Providers also get rental history and can report damaged equipment directly from a booking.

How deposits work

Every listing shows its exact refundable deposit, and the full amount is confirmed before you check out. Deposits are held by Sebenza — never paid to the supplier.

  1. Step 1 · At checkout

    Hold placed

    The deposit is authorised on your card, not charged. It shows as pending and stays with Sebenza, never the supplier.

  2. Step 2 · For the rental period

    Hold maintained

    The authorisation is refreshed every 7 days on long rentals so it never lapses mid-job.

  3. Step 3 · Within 48h of return

    Capture (only if needed)

    Damage, loss or a late return is captured from the hold after the supplier's return check, itemised on your invoice. Late returns cost 25% of the daily rate per late day.

  4. Step 4 · Within 24h of a clean return

    Release

    The remaining hold is released automatically. Your bank can take a further 3–5 working days to clear it back.

Equipment categories

Power Tools

  • Power Drills
  • Angle Grinders
  • Welding Machines
  • Tile Cutters
  • Jackhammers

Access & Lifting

  • Extension Ladders
  • Scaffolding
  • Trolleys
  • Moving Equipment

Cleaning Machines

  • Pressure Washers
  • Carpet Cleaners
  • Industrial Vacuums
  • Floor Polishers

Garden Equipment

  • Lawnmowers
  • Brush Cutters
  • Hedge Trimmers
  • Leaf Blowers
  • Chainsaws

Trade Equipment

  • Generators
  • Concrete Mixers
  • Plumbing Equipment
  • Painting Equipment
  • Compactors

Who supplies the tools?

Sebenza Tools is a marketplace — Sebenza doesn't have to own everything.

  • Sebenza Depot
  • Approved tool-hire companies
  • Hardware stores
  • Independent equipment owners
  • Approved businesses

List your equipment

Suppliers create a profile and list equipment with daily and weekly rates, deposit requirements, availability, location and delivery options — then earn from gear that would otherwise sit idle.

Become a supplier