Who encourages you to DIY?
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I love that!!! He sounds like the perfect partner in crime! Thanks for sharing
Your so lucky, I totally get you. I see a problem that we can fix and want to attack it as soon as possible and as inexpensive as possible which means doing it ourselves, we used to be that way, why I remember our first house and laying down vinyl tiles while 7 months pregnant and with 2 other young children. He was their as well, helping by redoing powder room. Now, forget it he won't do anything that we can handle especially since we have men now not babies. That's 4 men that can do job quickly. That can learn so that they can tackle jobs.
$$$ are my motivation do diy- certain things do get farmed out the pro's- electric and plumbing mostly- as this fixer has a few quirks. half the house has updated wiring and the other half doesn't. yes i can paint, change out hardware and sew/ clean just about anything. i can do basic carpentry- made a few small animal cages, put a salvaged counter top on salvaged legs- it's now a table in my breeze way. love spring clean up day when bulky items are out on the curb free for taking.