Lindner Ace Hardwares notices increase in home improvement projects

(NBC 26) -- Are you looking for something to do while stuck at home?

As the weather warms up, chances are you've got spring cleaning and repairs on the brain.

NBC 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER TALKED TOA LOCAL HOMEIMPROVEMENT STOREABOUT SOME RECENTUPTICKS IN BUSINESS.ARE YOU LOOKINGFOR SOMETHING TODO?GOTTA STAY BUSY.BEING IN THE HOUSE ISNOT FOR ME.

GOTTADO THINGS.

THERE'S ALOT OF THINGS I CANDO TO CATCH UP INTHE HOUSE.

I GOTTASTAY ACTIVE.DAVID LINDNER OFLINDNER ACEHARDWARE SAYSMORE CUSTOMERSARE COMING UP ...SAYING THEY'VEBEEN COOPED UPINSIDE FOR DAYS ...AND NOW THEY'REREADY FOR APROJECT.A LOT OF PAINTING, ALOT OF INTERIORHOME REPAIR.

ANDTHAT KIND OFTRANSITIONING IN TOTHE SPRINGTIMEWHERE THERE'SALWAYS THINGS THATDEVELOP OVER THEWINTER, FROM LEAKYVALVES TO EQUIPMENTAND THINGS LIKE THATTHAT NEED TO GETREADY TO DO THEOUTDOOR WORK, ANDJUST THE NEED TO GETOUTSIDE AND DOSOMETHING.CUSTOMERS TELL HIMHAVING A HOMEIMPROVEMENT GOALTO TACKLE MAKESTHEM FEELPRODUCTIVEWE WEREN'T REALLYEXPECTING ANY REALVOLUME OF BUSINESS,BUT WE WERESURPRISED ONCE THESTAY IN PLACE ORDERSCAME DOWN, PEOPLEAT HOME DECIDEDTHEY WERE GONNA DOTHINGS THAT WERE --DESCRIBED TO ME BYSOME OF OURCUSTOMERS -- THATWERE GOOD FORTHEIR MENTAL HEALTH.TO KEEP HAVINGTHINGS TO DO, TO NOTDWELL ON THESITUATION.

AND WE'REGETTING IN TO THETIME OF YEAR WHEREPEOPLE NORMALLY DOTHEIR PROJECTSANYHOW.RACHEL HOPMAYER,NBC 26.LINDNER'S STORESARE CONSIDEREDESSENTIAL ANDREMAIN OPEN WITHTEMPORARY HOURS.