Hello World! Welcome Friends! Anyone who loves decorating and fixing up their home will tell you how much they love making changes and taking on new projects. The only thing is, these projects can really add up when it comes to costs, and one starts to wonder if it’s worth learning to do these things yourself. Your favorite DIY Youtuber will have you believing you can do just about every task in your home on your own, but is that really true? Can learning things on the internet replace the skill and expertise of a tradesman who has done the same job for years? In this article, we’ll go through some of the most common renovation tasks and whether it’s something you can do on your own or if it’s a job better suited for a tradesman.
Laying Down Tile
Tiling seems like an easy enough job. With a little grout, and the right tile you can transform your space. With the right YouTube tutorial you can learn how to lay down tile, but there’s one problem you might run into – cutting equipment, or lack thereof. While putting tile on the wall is easy to do, what’s hard is cutting the tiles to make sure they fit around plugs and other smaller gaps. In this case you will need a tile cutting machine, which most people won’t have in their homes and are just too expensive to buy for one use. Also, you have to get the surface nice and clean before you lay down the tile and that will go a lot faster with a professional at the helm.
Plumbing Fixes
The plumbing and pipe work of your house can seem like something you can do after watching a simple tutorial, but is it really? Can you fix that leaky area under your sink on your own? Well some plumbing fixes are pretty easy like filling gaps in your tile grout or fixing a blocked shower drain. Other fixes are a lot harder to do, and can be a sign of a deeper problem in your piping system, in this case you will need to hire a professional plumbing company. When you’re doing a renovation, you might need to reconfigure the pipes, and that is not a light job you can do by learning on YouTube. “Don’t make the mistake of trying to do that kind of work on your own,” says Nick’s Plumbing, a plumbing and sewer services company in Houston. “Otherwise, you might end up needing unnecessary emergency plumbing or doing very expensive damage to your home, which will just mean paying more money to fix it.” For more information, check out https://www.nicksplumbing.com/ to get in touch with a professional that will save you time and save you money. Gina, a loyal client says, “When I was remodeling my new fixer-upper house, one of the challenges I faced was fixing faulty old plumbing. Nick’s Plumbing was a tremendous help, and we managed to get it sorted out quickly and on budget. They are a very reliable team.”
Demolition
If you watch renovation TV shows, they make demolition seem so fun and easy, and something you can do on your own. For the most part if you’re doing something like removing cabinets, it is easy. But there are other demolition tasks that aren’t easy at all, and need a lot more consideration before you take a sledgehammer to a wall. Some demolition, like knocking down a wall, requires the consultation of an engineer so that load bearing and structural walls don’t get knocked down. Don’t make the mistake of rushing to take something down before you know the impact it will have on your home.
Painting Your Home
Painting your house is one of the easier home tasks that you can take on by yourself, as long as you have the right equipment and follow the correct method so that the paint lays on the right way. This is true for smaller rooms in your home, but if you want to paint the exterior of the house or any high walls and ceilings, hiring a contractor would be the better option. And the best thing is, it will save you a lot of time, which you can put to use doing something else, while someone else who is really good at the job helps you.
Being a crafty and handy person is all good and well, but that doesn’t mean you should ever overestimate your ability when it comes to some of the tasks that need to be done in a home remodel. Many people who do this kind of work have done so for years and are well-equipped to do it efficiently, expertly and correctly. Never give into the temptation to cut a few corners and save a few dollars. Making sure the job gets done right will always beat taking shortcuts.
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As always, love your tips and taking care of your home, and these ‘hire or diy’ tips are great, Kathryn!